• Art and botany

    Art and botany

    When irises sculpt the landscape

    The park at Vullierens Castle in Switzerland brings together a unique collection of over 400 constantly renewed varieties of irises, including the latest cultivars, while also offering a stroll among monumental contemporary sculptures.

  • Palm tree passion

    Palm tree passion

    The whimsical palm grove of Sarthou

    In a protected site amidst the hills of Gascony, exotic plantings alternate with forest groves, meadows and a mosaic of crape myrtles over ten hectares. An extraordinary garden that combines botanical richness and poetry.

  • Rose gardens

    Rose gardens

    At Monfort Castle, the scent of English roses

    Extending into the courtyard of Montfort Castle, this rose garden is entirely dedicated to David Austin roses. Under the mild climate of the English Channel, the blooms follow one another for several weeks, from spring to early autumn. With a selection of the most beautiful english roses.

  • Rose gardens

    Rose gardens

    At Canon Castle, the rose is being revived

    At the gateway to the Pays d'Auge region of Normandy, the Castle of Canon perpetuates the cult of the rose that has marked the history of Norman gardens. Its new rose garden, enclosed within the walls of a Carthusian monastery, showcases the finest varieties of old roses from André Eve.

  • Rose gardens

    Rose gardens

    The Mill Rose garden

    In the southern Yvelines region, this rose garden pays homage to botanical and heritage roses, which climb the walls and carpet the surroundings of this faithfully restored mill. The atmospheres unfold across a series of gardens.

  • Roses special

    Roses special

    New roses from France

    This issue celebrates the indispensable presence of roses in gardens, with an overview of the many new products offered in the catalogue by French hybridizers.

  • Portfolio

    Portfolio

    Double primroses

    Among the jewels of spring, the primroses, with their double flowers, originate from a genetic anomaly that, in the wild, transforms the flower's reproductive organs into petals, thus multiplying their aesthetic appeal. Their ruffled corolla, sometimes enhanced with white-fringed edges, amplifies the decorative effect of the flower cluster emerging from the foliage.

  • Discovery

    Discovery

    On the east coast of Sicily, a festival of gardens and a garden festival

    From Taormina, Giarre, Catania to Syracuse in eastern Sicily, a circuit of parks and gardens to explore in spring or autumn away from the great heat.