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…
Architecture and landscape are closely interwoven at Domaine de Kerguéhennec. The park, which has been home to a sculpture path with many works by important 20th-century artists since 1986, is both a recognised cultural monument and a park which was laid out in the 19th century as a landscape garden. Kerguéhennec is characterised by two…
The Georges Delaselle Garden was originally created in 1897 and is home to more than 2,500 species of plants from all the continents. Located on the eastern tip of Ile de Batz, this garden is a remote oasis on a large area of rock buffeted by the winds. The garden covers 2.5 hectares and is…
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 landscape part of the Botanical Garden offers numerous charming views across its slightly upward-sloping lawns and of its ponds and various groups of trees and bushes. The garden designer Bergmans (1892 – 1980) combined the basic principles of landscape style as described by English garden designer Humprey Repton (1752 -1818) with the modern use…
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,…