Botanical & Public Gardens: 15 English-Speaking Business Directory Entries in The AngloFILE Jardin Botanique du Tourmalet: 2 hectares of rocks, clearings, moorland and forest provide the home to the infinite variety of wild flora in the Pyrenees. Commentary is provided each afternoon at 15:00, 16:00 and 17:00. Open 15 May to 15 September. View/Print full details Send an e-mail Tel: 05 62 92 18 06 / 05 62 42 09 85 La Borde d'en Haut: Contemporary design garden. 100 year old oak tree date grove and ponds. Located in Demu, Gers. View/Print full details Tel: 05 62 08 54 97 La Palmeraie du Sarthou: Exotic plants including banana, palms, bamboos etc. Discover the history and culture of these plants and participate in the picking and tasting of the fruits in the orchards. Open all year except 2nd half January. 09.30-12.00, 14.30-19.00 Website · (new window) View/Print full details Send an e-mail Tel: 05 62 09 01 17 Fax: 05 62 09 01 17 Le Gouffre D'Esparros: A mineral garden exhibiting a variety of delicate and original mineral secretions. A unique classified and preserved site. 1 hour visits in 13 degree temperatures. Website · (new window) View/Print full details Tel: 05 62 39 11 80 Le Jardin Carnivore: Discover thousands of carnivorous plants and learn about the fascinating cycles of plantlife. Open 01/06-30/09. Website · (new window) View/Print full details Send an e-mail Tel: 05 62 65 52 48 Fax: 05 62 65 50 44 Le Jardin des Sens: This medieval vegetable garden in heart of Castelfranc has been transformed into a restful place for all to visit View/Print full details Send an e-mail Tel: 05 65 36 21 46 Le Labyrinthe des Roses: Located at the foot of the Chateau de Saint-Dau in Figeac and built on a Roman site. More than 1,000 climbing roses chosen for their scent and colours. Also Iris, Clematis and a Carp pond. View/Print full details Send an e-mail Tel: 05 65 14 12 20 Les Jardins de Bonzom: 30,000m2 of parkland with a range of atmospheric conditions. Woodland, wetlands, a lake, kitchen garden and cactus collection. Located in Cravenceres, Gers. Open from April-October Wednesday to Sunday 10:00-19:00 from June 15 to August 31, Sunday openin View/Print full details Tel: 05 62 08 53 44 Les Jardins des Coursiana: Gardens created in 1974 with an arboretum (occupying 6 hectares and containing 700 different species of trees and shrubs) an English garden, medicinal garden and a small family vegetable plot. Tea rooms also available. Located in Le Romieu (32) View/Print full details Send an e-mail Tel: 05 62 68 22 80 Fax: 05 62 28 80 33 Les Jardins du Grand Couvent: A relaxing haven with a 1.2 km walk. Colourful flowers, aromatic and medicinal plants, a large wood and a meadow with horses and donkeys. Museum, tea room shop and exhibition hall. Located at 33, ave. Louis Mazet, Gramat. View/Print full details Tel: 05 65 38 73 60 Les Jardins Habitee: Three gardens from olden times with life size models from the Middle Ages in traditional costumes. Located at the Musee Rural de L'Autrefois Quercynois, Route de la Gare, Saint-Pierre-Toirac-Bas. View/Print full details Tel: 05 65 34 26 07 Les Jardins Secrets: Gardens with an educational, medieval theme. Located in the centre of Cahors. Guided visits available via the tourist office. View/Print full details Tel: 05 65 53 20 65 Les Senteurs du Quercy: 3 hectare park with 1,000 varietes of iris which flower in May and a further 150 varieties which flower in June and July. Located at the Mas de Freysse, Escamps. View/Print full details Tel: 05 65 21 01 67 06 33 79 99 32 Visite du Jardin du Pelerin: Imaginary garden in Lauzerte, Tarn and Garonne, retracing the pilgrimage of St Jacques de Compostelle and the life of the pilgrims en route. Open 9.00-18.00 every day. View/Print full details Tel: 05 63 94 61 94 Fax: 05 63 94 61 93 Visite du Jardin Massey: Public garden in the centre of Tarbes, with trees dating back to 1830. Lush vegetation, a maze, X1V cloisters, greenhouse and museum. Open 08:00;18;00 every day. View/Print full details Tel: 05 62 51 30 31 Fax: 05 62 44 17 63 |
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