France has endured record-breaking successions of heatwaves this summer, which have led to massive wildfires and a spike in the normal death rate, according to French public health services. Gardeners are also struggling with the scorching heat, including at one of the country’s most cherished landmarks: Claude Monet’s gardens in Giverny, Normandy.

“It’s incredibly sad,” Rémi Lecoutre, deputy head gardener at the Claude Monet House and Gardens museum, told France 24. “This is the first time it has happened to this extent. It’s awful.”