{"id":2404,"date":"2010-11-22T14:44:54","date_gmt":"2010-11-22T14:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=2404"},"modified":"2014-06-11T19:44:31","modified_gmt":"2014-06-11T17:44:31","slug":"le-jardin-secret-the-secret-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/le-jardin-secret-the-secret-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Le jardin secret (The Secret Garden)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  \" src=\"http:\/\/www.creamint-decoration.com\/images_user\/produits\/trompe-l-oeil-arcade-jardin-secret-B-creamint.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">D\u00e9couvrir votre jardin secret (Discovering your secret garden)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now, take a look around you, and tell us what you see?<\/p>\n<p>Walk on <em>les dalles <\/em>(the pavers)\u00a0which form\u00a0<em><strong>l&#8217;all\u00e9e<\/strong> <\/em>(the path) making your way to\u00a0<em><strong>la terrasse<\/strong> <\/em>(the patio) and you will see why people outside don&#8217;t know about your\u00a0<em>jardin secret<\/em>: It is thoroughly surrounded by\u00a0<em><strong>une haie<\/strong> <\/em>(a hedge) and\u00a0<em><strong>une\u00a0<em>cl\u00f4ture <\/em><\/strong><\/em>(a fence.)<\/p>\n<p>Along the path, there is\u00a0<em><strong>une bordure<\/strong> <\/em>(an edging), which of course you won&#8217;t cross, because you wouldn&#8217;t want to step on\u00a0<em><strong>le gazon<\/strong> <\/em>(or <strong>&#8220;<em>la pelouse<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong>, meaningthe lawn.)<\/p>\n<p>Right next to the green\u00a0<em>gazon<\/em>, there&#8217;s plenty of\u00a0<em><strong>arbres <\/strong><\/em>(trees) and\u00a0a beautifully colorful\u00a0<em><strong>massif<\/strong><\/em> <em><strong>de fleurs<\/strong> <\/em>(a clump of flowers), which you can admire in broad daylight, or even at night sometimes (if you happen to experience occasional<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-maximum-vocab-dormir-to-sleep-part1\/\">insomnies<\/a> !<\/em>) thanks to\u00a0<em><strong>une lanterne<\/strong> <\/em>(a lantern) that you&#8217;ve installed for that very reason.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.renaud-bray.com\/ImagesEditeurs\/PG\/1017\/1017498-gf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"520\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A good French book for beginners which teaches you how to create your own massif de fleurs (clump of flowers)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Not far from your <em><strong>plate-bande<\/strong> <\/em>(flower bed), you have a nice little <em><strong>bassin de jardin <\/strong><\/em>(a garden pond), which contrasts very well with <em>la rocaille <\/em>(the rock garden) just a few steps away.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nOnce you&#8217;ve made it to <em><strong>la terrasse<\/strong> <\/em>(again, the patio), you&#8217;ll see <em><strong>une table de jardin<\/strong> <\/em>(a garden table), <em><strong>des chaises<\/strong> <\/em>(chairs), all under a beautiful <em>pergola<\/em> (a pergola, or an arbor) which can be used decoratively to support\u00a0<em><strong>d<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>es plantes grimpantes <\/strong><\/em>(climbing plants), such as <strong><em>la<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>bougainvill\u00e9e<\/em> <\/strong>(Bougainvillea)\u00a0or <strong>le <\/strong><strong>ch\u00e8vrefeuille <\/strong>(honeysuckle.)<\/p>\n<p>Having <em><strong>une<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>pergola<\/strong> <\/em>is actually a wonderful idea, because it allows you to have <em><strong>de l&#8217;ombre <\/strong><\/em>(shade) in your <em>jardin<\/em> while enjoying <em><strong>l&#8217;air frais<\/strong> <\/em>(fresh air.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Valentin Green - Conseils de d\u00e9co de jardins.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CNtmJ-G0_LM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The secrets are now out: Refreshing<em> conseils<\/em> (advice) of the French\u00a0<em>paysagiste <\/em>(landscape gardner)\u00a0Valentin Green:\u00a0<em>Forme,\u00a0couleur<\/em>,\u00a0<em>mati\u00e8re <\/em>(material)<em>,<\/em> are all very important when it comes to decorating or redecorating your\u00a0<em>jardin secret.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, your garden wouldn&#8217;t preserve\u00a0<em>sa beaut\u00e9 <\/em>(its beauty) if you didn&#8217;t take good care of it.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, you hold all of your <em><strong>outils de jardin<\/strong> <\/em>(garden tools) inside <em><strong>la remise<\/strong> <\/em>(the shed.)<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow, we will open the shed, and find out the French name of each one of these tools.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><em>\u00c0<\/em> demain !<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2010\/11\/trompe-l-oeil-arcade-jardin-secret-B-creamint-350x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2010\/11\/trompe-l-oeil-arcade-jardin-secret-B-creamint-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2010\/11\/trompe-l-oeil-arcade-jardin-secret-B-creamint-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2010\/11\/trompe-l-oeil-arcade-jardin-secret-B-creamint.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Now, take a look around you, and tell us what you see? Walk on les dalles (the pavers)\u00a0which form\u00a0l&#8217;all\u00e9e (the path) making your way to\u00a0la terrasse (the patio) and you will see why people outside don&#8217;t know about your\u00a0jardin secret: It is thoroughly surrounded by\u00a0une haie (a hedge) and\u00a0une\u00a0cl\u00f4ture (a fence.) 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