- In the current issue n°16 - Spring 2013
- Flowering Ambiances in the Causses
- The Quercy is full of suprises for garden lovers
The gardens of Quercy are a succession of sophisticated passages and thematic gardens set in the green hills. This intriguing labyrinth offers many surprises and entertaining plant compositions.
- In the current issue n°16 - Spring 2013
- A Park for Bushes in Acidic Soil
- Azaleas find a happy home at Boutiguéry
Graced by waves of azaleas, this park will enchant you with hidden corners, valleys of ancient oaks and moss-covered rocks. The plants are from seedbed or from other plants on location.
- In the current issue n°16 - Spring 2013
- A Romantic Refuge in Southern Normandy
- Forgetting the city at the Jardin Retiré
In the spa town of Bagloles-de-l'Orne, Annie Blanchais wanted to envelop her "sanitarium" in a romantic garden. Twenty years later, this cocoon of greenery is flourishing.
- In the current issue n°16 - Spring 2013
- For the Love of Palms
- A grove of sculpted palms at Saint-Aygulf
Jacques Brian's grove at Saint-Aygulf features an impressive sampling of palm trees that have been acclimatized, sculpted and artistically displayed. Brian is a "healer" who does what he can to protect palm trees from the scourge of insects currently devastating palms in the Mediterranean region.
- In the current issue n°16 - Spring 2013
- The Wild Bunch: Eglantines and their Cousins
- Roses face-to-face at La Javalière
- Patrick Masure has assembled a collection of several hundred species roses a La Javalière garden, in a bucolic setting that makes the most of their untamed character.
- In the current issue n°16 - Spring 2013
- Species Roses
- Enchantress of the woods and hedges
- Generous but fleeting: species roses may not be as magnificent as elaborately crafted hybrids, but they have kept all the lightness of the eglantines.
- In the current issue n°16 - Spring 2013
- Flowering Perennials for Dry Soils
- Spires and velvety leaves for summer flowers
- Cold winters, hot dry summers: not the kind of extremes that many plants like. From France's Quercy region, we show you sages, phlomis and other interesting plants that flower willingly in dry soils.
- In the current issue n°16 - Spring 2013
- The Gardens of Menton: The Riviera's True Jewels
- Legendary gardens, superbly restored
- Serre de la Madone, Fontana Rosa, Val Rameh... We take you to Menton, Pearl of the French Riviera, capital of the lemon, and show you rare garden gems saved from oblivion and finally preserved, restored and polished with care.
- In the current issue n°16 - Spring 2013
- Peonies: Timeless Elegance
- Discover - or rediscover - this magical plant
- As with many of the flowering plants that were once a must in our grandmothers' gardens, herbaceous peonies are making a comeback thanks to their generous flowering, gracious scent and their ephemeral nature that adds all the more magic to their presence.
