- In the current issue n°17 - Summer 2013
- Summer Flowers for Coastal Gardens
- Agapanthus at their best
From the shores of the Manche to the Basque country, agapanthus does well in coastal zones and flowers generously throughout summer. Discover France's leading agapanthus specialist at a legendary nursery on the island of Bréhat.
- In the current issue n°17 - Summer 2013
- The Art of Landscaping in the Mediterranean
- The listless beauty of a Moorish garden
Composed with a scrupulous sense of detail by landscape architect André Gayraud, this garden is an oasis of greenery transported into the heart of the city of Narbonne. Discover a timeless secret refuge, right out of A Thousand and One Nights...
- In the current issue n°17 - Summer 2013
- Flanders Roses
- The unstudied charm of musk roses
The roses created by Louis Lens brighten the low country where their flowering is constant, abundant and ethereal. Meet Anne and Rudy Velle, the talented heirs to Belgium's tradition of growing roses and discover their exceptional creations.
- In the current issue n°17 - Summer 2013
- A Garden by the Sea
- Intimacy bathed in sunlight
A few steps from the Côte d'Azur shoreline, this garden is a particularly personal ensemble of Mediterranean plants in the limited space of a small garden. A beautiful success thanks to careful selection and masterful arrangement.
- In the current issue n°17 - Summer 2013
- Small Urban Spaces
- Luxuriant patios and terraces
- Limited in size and not always in the most beautiful of surroundings, private gardens in cities need to find a happy balance between plants and builings. We show you two interesting solutions for creating a leafy haven within or on city walls, one by Pascal Gasquet, the other by Alexandre Tonner.
- In the current issue n°17 - Summer 2013
- A Passion for Hydrangeas
- The hydrangea lover's paradise at Haut-Bois nursery
- Haut-Bois nursery is specialised in a vast and regularly renewed collection of hydrangeas, from traditional round head beauties to the most spectacular paniculed spires.
- In the current issue n°17 - Summer 2013
- A Stroll through Quebec
- Memorable gardens
- We start in Montreal and follow the banks of the Saint Laurence river to show you the powerful natural beauty of Quebec, that clings to the foothills of the Appalachians, with meticulously upkept parks with gardens that explode with flowers in summer.
- In the current issue n°17 - Summer 2013
- Unexpected Weather
- Revenge of the Summer Flowers!
- Spring that starts at the end of May? This bizarre weather season has pushed us closer to a continental climate, with a narrower period of flowering like they have in Canada. Shall we be forced to focus on summer flowers like they do over there? It's too earlier to tell, but agapanthus, hydrangeas, roses and dahlias are this issue's stars.
