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Jardin du Prieure St.Pierre
2 rue du Prieure, Reaumur.
The Monastic
gardens of the priory of Saint Pierre at Reaumur are only open for a
short period each year, but they make a quiet interlude while visiting
this part of the Haut Bocage. Very close to the centre of the village and the Manoir de Science
this large garden contains centuries old Yew tree which are trimmed
every year, the cuttings are collected and sent to a pharmiceutical
company where they are used in a cancer drug.
The small court yard inside the entrance gate has to the right the
oldest remaining building which date from 1695 and which was the
refectory,in front of you are the Loges, built in the 19th century on
the site of previous loges that were destroyed by General Westermann and
des colonnes infernales along with most of the village in 1794 during
the Wars of the Vendee.
There are small informal gardens around the Loges with a wide open
terrace with views over the large gardens and parkland. In the
center of the terrace two stone pillars with large white wrought iron
gates leads you through an avenue of Yews, inviting you to explore.
As you pass through the gate you will discover to your right a well
maintained potager (vegetable Garden) where all the vegetables and soft
fruit are grown for the house. As you pass on the avenue of Yews is
broken by a second set of white wrought iron gates with a vista into the
open countryside, but as you enter you will discover to your right a
vast rectangular sunken garden surrounded on three sides by wide grassy
avenues and mature trees. Within this area are long rectangular beds
with wide grass paths which contain four main groups, The small fruits,
the hardy perennials, the condiment & medicinal plants and the
ancient or forgotten vegetables. At the far end of the garden under the
shade of the trees is a new and extensive collection of Hostas.
Beyond the sunken garden the park descends down to the river Grand Lay
and there is pleasant walk, albeit quiet steep, down through the woods
to the river and then back up to the gardens.When your back by the house
look at the excellent collect of ancient gardening tools in the small
potting shed.
Photos of the Gardens
VISITE DU PARC en 2012
Heures de visite : 14 heures à 18 heures
Jours de visite :
3 au 5 juin "rendez-vous
aux jardins"
Juin : les Vendredi,
Samedi, dimanche 14h to 18h
Juillet : les jeudi,
vendredi, samedi, dimanche 14h to 18h
Août : les jeudi,
vendredi, samedi dimanche 14h to 18h
Septembre : les vendredi,
samedi dimanche 14h to 18h
Le reste de l’année sur
rendez-vous.
Prix de la visite : 5 € par personne, gratuit pour les enfants de moins de 12 ans,
4 € pour les groupes
(10 personnes minimum)
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