Particularly sensitive to the nature and climate of the Riviera, Lawrence Johnston settled on the Côte d'Azur, a fashionable destination for his fellow British citizens. It was in Menton, between the wars, that this botanical enthusiast laid out his estate, modulating spaces and structuring perspectives. He built arbors and staircases, modernized the cisterns, cultivated olive trees, fig trees and vines, and added sculptures... It was here, in this astonishing garden, that he introduced species from all over the world.
Now owned and preserved by the Conservatoire du Littoral, the estate cultivates its taste of paradise.