The deep brown earth of Biot, reminiscent of the ochres tones of Tuscany, gave birth to a garden paradise of century old trees and exotic flowering plants, pebble paths set in patterns, terraces leading to whispering fountains, lanes of orange trees, fields of agapanthus, ancient olive groves and giant cypresses that reach for an azure sky; all are echoes of nearby Italy. The scent of nature abounds and melds with the chant of the cicadas, the summer heat is dulled in the shaded loggia's and intimate vaulted veranda's, sheltering pots of fragrant plants.

The Chèvre d'Or garden was created from 1950 onwards by Nicole and Pierre Champin, who were inspired and advised by Charles de Noailles, the english botanist Basil Leng and the french/cuban architect  Emilio Terry. Since 1999 Antoinette and Alexander Redelé-Dutilh are looking for  subtle harmony between nature and architecture, in this renaissance the garden continues to evolve.