I'm not a gardener, could the flower that I remember as a chrysanth, actually be another type? My flower was round, 'blue,' the flower head was about 1" in diameter, looked a bit like a small dandelion head only denser and it was one of those flowers that you could squeeze the head gently between your thumb and forefinger and it would just bounce back into shape again. It had tiny pale type leaves surrounding the flower head and the stem had been cut about an inch below the head to ensure best fit into the little vase. The flowers were growing all over the garden. I just remember it as a nice bit of early morning theatre.
Anyway, you have now inspired me to find out again where the house and garden was. I looked up my records, then looked at my IGN map and have just found it. Its in the Massif Central region, a few miles south of Malbouzon situated at a crossroads, (a dusty dirt farm tractor track) and the house is called 'Ferme de Gentianes.' The countryside surrounding it is farmland, woodland is further on. Its a fairly big house and to the rear of the garden there are some large farm buildings. When I left there, I walked out of their drive to the track, turned left to the crossroad about 30 yds away, then walked straight on to a small hamlet with a drinking fountain called Finieyrols and then a few miles of open countryside after that. My route was the GR65 (part of the French Camino route) from Le Puy en Velay to St Jean Pied du Port in the Pyrenees. I turned right onto the GR6 to Rocamador at Figeac. If the house still functions in the same way and if its still owned by the same family, I would certainly recommend the route to anyone and a stay at a very attractive stop over point.
I didn't get my breakfast as a free gift, it was part of my bill, I ordered the main evening meal and my breakfast when I first arrived the previous day.