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Think ahead to warm (or even hot) Spring days in Provence – add the magnificent Pope’s Palace (Palais de Papes) in Avignon and a stunning exhibition of roses – sounds vert enticing ! 9-12 May 2013 are the dates for the 2012 edition of this annual celebration of the beautiful Rose. For 4 days the ………Continue reading Avignon and the roses at AlteraRosa The Villes et Villages Fleuris is a national scheme whereby villages and towns compete to be awarded the French equivalent of “Britain in Bloom” awards – although seemingly more permanent than the British scheme. Awarded for the consistent use of flowers, plants and green spaces to enhance the local environment, the siting of the ………Continue reading Villages fleuri France’s Ministry of Culture organises a weekend in early June each year (3-5 June 2011) to celebrate France’s gardens: Rendezvous aux Jardins – with open days in all the French regions – parks and gardens, large and small, public and private. More than2000 gardens throughout France open their doors at the very height of the ………Continue reading Garden Days throughout France The Domaine de Rayol holds its Open Days on 11-12 December 2010 to celebrate the pleasures of mediterranean gardens – even in the depth of winter! Situated at , Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, (83 Var, Provence) west of Cavalaire on the Mediterranean coast ………Continue reading Mediterranean Winter Plant Celebration Throughout the EU the countries of the Council of Europe hold annual open days to 17/18 September 2011 The weekend provides endless opportunities to discover and explore a wealth of France’s cultural and sometimes industrial treasures – history, archictecture, arts and crafts, museums and galleries – wherever you are that weekend look out for the ………Continue reading European Heritage Days in France Annual Festival of the Tomato at Chateau de Labourdaisiere near Montlouis-sur-Loire ………Continue reading Tomato Festival, Montlouis-sur-Loire Chaumont-sur-Loire (41 Loir et Cher, Centre) between Tours and Blois on the Loire river, holds its International Garden Festival (le Festival International des Jardins) from 25 April 2012 – 15 October 2012. The spectacle will include 30 designer gardens on the year’s theme which in 2010 was “Body and Soul” (corps et âme) – in ………Continue reading International Garden Festival at Chaumont From 7-9 April 2012 the Chateau de la Bordaisiere at Montlouis-sur-Loire, just east of Tours (37 Indre-et-Loire, Centre) hosts the 16th Festival of Plants (Fete des Plantes). With over a hundred exhibitors specializing in the plants and garden art and the theme of the festival is designed to complement the United Nations declaration of 2010 ………Continue reading Plant Festival at Montlouis-sur-Loire One of the most important and well-known gardens in France at Chateau de Villandry(37 Indre-et-Loire, Centre) has gone organic. No more synthetic seeds, chemical fertilisers or pesticides etc – just environmentally friendly insects and techniques. In the heart of the Loire Valley on the south bank of the Loire west of Tours, the Chateau ………Continue reading Going Organic – Villandry Gardens |
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