It is an unofficial title, of course, but such a set of gardens of all splendour, of all softness, is undoubtedly unique in France!
Five exceptional gardens
We are not far from Dieppe, and the village that lies along the cliff unfolds its gardens, so beautiful that one of them can be thought to be the famous "extraordinary garden", which Trenet first sang in 1957!
Having integrated the concept of the four-season garden in the 1950s, under the impetus of the wonderful gardener Princess Greta Sturdza, these gardens are beautiful all year round. A date, if one is needed, may be noted at the end of October, when the village organizes its Plant Day.
Let's take a few steps in five exceptional gardens, among the fifteen or so remarkable gardens in the town....
The Launay Pond, a shock...
You innocently stroll along a wall of rhododendrons and magnolias, and here opens a magical perspective, a landscape painting of 6 hectares that took more than twenty years of work, in which three ponds nestle, and about 7000 plant species, coming from all over the world to meet each other, there.
And the author indicates that, when he arrived in 1990, there was nothing but meadows and swamps!
Morville Wood
Unlike the previous one, the sumptuous perspective that ends it is delightfully long overdue, since screens of camellias, holm oaks, or western azaleas hide to the very end the famous view of the Bois de Morville, the wooded valley that flows towards the sea, visible through a deliberate cutout, cut into the foliage.
The Vasterival garden, the princess' passion and know-how
1955, Princess Greta Sturdza bought a few hectares of woods and swamps. And it makes it a field of experimentation and discoveries that will revolutionize the art of gardening.
The valley has a harmony of colours, shapes and textures in all seasons, and the collections are lovingly cared for, such as that of the rhododendrons, with its...800 species!
The Bois des Moutiers
He's over 120 years old! It offers two large parts, a 4 hectare English garden, around the house, and an 8 hectare natural park, majestic trees and "rhododendron seas". A philosophy: the greatest freedom guides nature, in symbiosis with man and the divine.
The garden has been classified as a historical monument since 1975, and has been labelled as a "Remarkable Garden" since 2004.
Alexander's garden
He's still a baby, very recently born. The land has been profiled to obtain beautiful perspectives, 2000 trees have been planted, 7 small ponds have been designed and created...
It is interesting to read the full potential of this work in the making.
Mairie de Varengeville-sur-Mer
47, route de Dieppe
76119 Varengeville-sur-Mer
Tél. : 02 35 85 12 46
assoprotection.varengeville@gmail.com
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