Bois Richeux is one of the oldest fortified farms in France, dating back to Celtic times. It has a Medieval garden, reconstructed on the basis and inspired by historic ... read more
Jardin Botanique du Château de Vauville (5 ha), surrounding the magnificent castle (from the XIIth and XVIth Century), houses over 1,000 species of plants from the ... read more
Botanic Gardens of the Villa Thuret (3.5 ha), were created in 1857 by Gustave Thuret (1817-1875), and specializing mainly plants, trees and shrubs, originating from ... read more
Desert du Retz is a 18th century French landscape garden with ten structures still surviving, such as the "Colonne Brisée", the Temple of Pan, an open-air ... read more
The Jardin des Plantes (28 ha), planted in 1635, as a former Royal medicinal herb garden (the 'Jardin royal des plantes médicinales'), is today the main ... read more
Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil is, together with the Parc de Bagatelle, Parc Floral de Paris and l'Arboretum de Paris, part of the Jardin botanique de la Ville de ... read more
Jardins des Plantes, Angers (4 ha), daters back to 1777, but has been remodelled early 1900s in English style with a cascading stream. The garden's last expansion ... read more
La Bambouseraie en Cévennes has an extensive collection of plants, and contains the world's largest bamboo nursery. It was created by the spice millionaire Eugène ... read more
La Roseraie du Val-de-Marne or Roseraie de L'Haÿ was created in 1892 by Jules Gravereaux (founder of Bon Marché). The designer was Eduard André. It contains more ... read more
La Vallée-aux-Loups, La Maison de Chateaubriand is the country estate of the famous writer, politician, diplomat and historian from 1807 until 1818. It is now a museum ... read more
Le Jardin des Cinq Sens, nestled next to the Châteay d'Yvoire, in a medieval village among the Most Beautiful of France, the garden enjoys a wonderful place on the ... read more
Le Potager du Roy was created between 1678 and 1683 by Jean-Baptiste de la Quintine, the director of the royal fruit and vegetable gardens, in order to provide fresh ... read more
Les Grandes Bruyères (12 ha) consists of eight gardens and two arboreta (6 hectares), planted by geographical origin, including woody plants, Ericaceae, old garden ... read more
Jardins de Brécy date back to the 17th century and consist mainly of a series of four differently planted terraces, ending in the wrought-iron gates. read more
The Muséum de Toulouse is a museum of natural history, dates back to 1796 but was opened to the public in 1865. It houses large collections of over 2.5 million objects ... read more
Parc de Bagatelle (25 ha) was built in 1775, and is one of Paris’s four botanical gardens. It is a charming and romantic park, with giant trees and big variety ... read more
Parc Oriental de Maulévrier is the largest Japanese garden in France, with numerous features. It was created between 1899-1913 on the grounds of Château Colbert (now a ... read more
The Prieuré d'Orsan dates back to the 12th century. The highly sophisticated recreated kitchen gardens, with many garden rooms, are open to the public. The ... read more
