Schloss Augustusburg and Schloss Falkenlust in Brühl together form a Gesamtkunstwerk which combines architecture, sculpture, painting and garden design. The ensemble is an example of a completely preserved 18th-century prince’s residence and has been recognised as a UNESCO cultural world heritage site since 1984. The Baroque garden dating from 1728 has survived almost intact to…
The Park of La Roche Jagu is an outstanding work of contemporary landscaping art, inspired by the Middle Ages. It combines lush “Tregor” vegetation and creative landscaping. Visitors are entering an imaginary world of tales and legends. Perched above the Trieux, the medieval Château de la Roche Jagu overlooks the valley, its garden gently sloping…
Château de la Ballue and its gardens can be found above the green valley of the Couesnon river and combine with the surrounding landscape to form a perfect unity. The garden is influenced by mannerism and comprises – a contemporary interpretation of topiary modelled on the 16th-century Italian practice of arte topiara and thus placed…
Located deep in the bay of Brest, the park at Daoulas abbey benefits from a mild climate which favours the acclimatisation of plants from all five continents. An exceptional garden of medicinal plants can be found here. Inspired by the monastery gardens of the 14th century, it is home to more than 350 species of…
A garden is a work of art. Above all, however, it provides an opportunity for exchanging ideas, sharing experiences and meeting other plant lovers. Marie and Gérard Defaÿsse live this adventure to the full and are passionate enthusiasts of Botrain manor. They have given it back its genteel beauty by surrounding it with theme gardens.…
The Botanical Garden of Haute-Bretagne is a contemporary creation located in a 25-hectare landscape garden dating from 1848. The gardens are divided into three areas which simultaneously evoke spring, summer and autumn: “Arcadia” is a reference to ancient mythology: “The Garden of Olympus”, “The City of Knossos”, “The Ancient City or The Garden of Alcinous”,…
The Botanical Garden of the house of Yves Rocher is a place of scientific activity where more than 1,100 species of plant are classified, presented, studied and conserved according to their use. As a plant observatory, it provides a source of inspiration for the botanical experts and biologists at Yves Rocher. Waiting to be discovered…
The Gardens of Kerdalo were developed in 1965. They owe their existence to the creative imagination and artistic talent of Peter Wolkonsky, who was fascinated by the acidic soils and hilly terrain of an old farmstead overlooking the Jaudy river. “Kerdalo is a fragile world; it is at the mercy of the weather, climate change…
The spa gardens have their origin in the avenue with double rows of linden trees, which was laid out by prince bishop Ferdinand von Fürstenberg in 1669. An avenue at right angles to this was added at the beginning of the 18th century. Today these two avenues still determine the basic structure of the park,…