Garden Club visit

03/07/2025 @ 2:30 pm-4:30 pm – On Thursday afternoon, July 3rd, the Garden Club will visit the Jardin de la Closerie in Fondettes.  You can find information about this garden on their website. This guided visit will take place in French.  The cost of the visit is 5€.  If needed, we can try to arrange a ride for you. We always […]

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Garden Club visit

05/06/2025 @ 2:30 pm-4:30 pm – On Thursday afternoon, June 5th, the Garden Club will visit the Arboretum in Angers.  You can find information about the Arboretum here.  This guided visit will take place in English.  The cost of the visit will vary depending on the number of people attending but it should be no more than 12€.  If needed, we […]

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Garden Club visit

15/05/2025 @ 2:30 pm-4:30 pm – On Thursday afternoon, May 15th, the Garden Club will visit the Jardin des Arcands located in Segré en Anjou Bleu.  You can find information about this garden on their website at www.LesJardinsDesArcands.fr.  The guided visit will take place in “Franglais” – that is the owner promises tell as much as she can in English with […]

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Garden Club visit

03/04/2025 @ 10:30 am-12:30 pm – On Thursday morning, April 3, the Garden Club will visit the Parc Oriental in Maulévrier where we look forward to seeing the cherry trees in bloom.  You can find much more information about this park on their website at www.parc-oriental.com.  This guided visit of two hours will take place in English! Our tour is scheduled […]

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Garden Club Annual Planning Meeting

30/01/2025 @ 2:00 pm-4:00 pm – Join us for our annual planning meeting.  We will discuss potential garden visits for 2025 and rank our preferences.  The schedule of garden visits will be available and posted here in March. A reservation at La Cour has been made for a noon lunch before the meeting.  If you would like to join for lunch, […]

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Garden Club visit at Terra Botanica

24/10/2024 @ 10:00 am-5:00 pm – On Thursday, October 24, meet at the entrance to Terra Botanica at 10am.  The group will explore some of the highlights of the park in the morning, followed by lunch together at La Table du Roi René (a restaurant inside the park) at 11:30am.  If 10am is too early for you, and you want to arrive just […]

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Garden Club visit

05/09/2024 @ 2:30 pm-4:00 pm – On Thursday, September 5, we will visit the Chateau Colbert potager & butterfly exposition in Maulévrier.  The original plans for this garden date from the 18th century, and the 8000 square meter, organic kitchen garden was twice elected the “plus beau potager de France” (in 2016 and again in 2021).  The one-and-a-half-hour visit is guided […]

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Garden Club visit

01/08/2024 @ 10:00 am-12:00 pm – We will visit Les Jardins du Puygirault in Saumur the morning of August 1st.  This troglodyte garden was named “Jardin Remarquable” in 2023 by the Ministre de Culture, in recognition of their respect for the environment (e.g., using only green fertilizer from compost).  In this garden you will find over 1000 plants spread over 14 […]

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Garden Club visit

04/07/2024 @ 2:30 pm-4:00 pm – On Thursday, July 4, the Garden Club will visit the Parc & Jardin du Chateau d’Epiré, rue de l’Ancienne Eglise, in Savennieres (https://www.chateau-epire.com/en/). This garden, potager, and vineyard has existed non-stop since 1882. The owner will provide a visit of the family estate, and the Epiré church, which is right next to the park.  He can […]

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Garden Club visit

06/06/2024 @ 2:30 pm-4:00 pm – Our June visit will be to the Jardin Exotique du Moulin Neuf in Ingrandes-Le Fresne-sur-Loire. This garden of 2700 square meters includes cacti, palm trees, Agaves, a blue Yucca, bamboo, roses, water lilies, aromatic plants, and more. The owner says “a little English” will be possible. The cost of 10€ includes a drink together after […]

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