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The 10 Best Gardens in Orne, Normandy
Discover the best top things to do in Orne, France including Jardin Interieur a Ciel Ouvert, Les Jardins du Manoir de la Bonnerie, Chateau de Sassy, Jardins de la Mansoniere, Jardins du Manoir de la Boisnerie, Le Jardin Francois, La Ferme Ornee, Jardin Botanique et Floral du Bois du Puis, La Petite Rochelle, Jardin Botanique et Floral du Bois du Puit.
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1. Jardin Interieur a Ciel Ouvert
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 87 reviews
Open to the public since 2011, this contemporary garden was started in March 2000 by the owners, Dominique and Benoit Delomez, both of whom are sculptors. It is managed so as to respect both the environment and biodiversity. Poetic, intimate or fun, tamed wilderness and luxuriance stand side by side with radicality in a completely restructured site, consisting of banks, pools and rocks. Water is a major feature: wild ponds, fountains, and water courses bring this garden to life, giving a calming effect, encouraging quiet lingering reflection, and the discovery of hidden-away places. Over 1200 varieties of plants are currently to be found here, including perennials, grasses and shrubs: species from the region feature as well as a collection of 136 taxa of heather. With its tones of red and orange, the vegetable garden, magnified by mirrors, has fruit trees, vegetables, as well as herbs and medicinal plants.
2. Les Jardins du Manoir de la Bonnerie
3. Chateau de Sassy
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 38 reviews
Reviewed By philrbruce - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
We visit this area of France regularly but we have never been here. We did visit it once before but it was shut! This time we were able to drive up the drive and waited outside until it was due to open at 2pm. At the opening time I duly went to the front door to see the 'fermé' sign. Not to be deterred I had a wander round for 5 minutes and returned to the front door to find the 'ouvert' sign and the door locked! Reading other reviews this is not uncommon. However, there is a sign underneath which tells you to push the bell on the left. This needs to be pushed hard and a few minutes later a man arrived and welcomed us in. From then on things improved dramatically. We got a guided tour (just the two of us) around a most interesting and beautiful chateau. The guide speaks french with a smattering of english but he spoke slowly and we understood most of what he said (we have some french although by no means fluent). Outside he took us to the family chapel and showed us to the small formal garden. The chateau is still lived in and is in a beautiful location with extensive woodland around it. It is well worth a visit but watch for opening times and push that bell!!!!!
4. Jardins de la Mansoniere
5. Jardins du Manoir de la Boisnerie
6. Le Jardin Francois
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 22 reviews
7. La Ferme Ornee
Themed gardens, botanical collections, farm animals. Here the bocage becomes garden, with the hedges shaped so as to shelter 7 themed gardens. Here the paths are flanked by scented shrubs (magnolia, viburnum, clethra, rhododendron...° Here the meadows are full of wild flowers for the delight of the farm animals.
8. Jardin Botanique et Floral du Bois du Puis
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
9. La Petite Rochelle
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
10. Jardin Botanique et Floral du Bois du Puit
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