Five plant festivals to make your garden bloom again

THE MORNING LIST

From tomato seeds to rare iris rhizomes, you’ll find what you’re looking for in this selection of five plant festivals, which take place in April and May.

At the Bourdaisière, at the tomato castle

National Tomato Conservatory at the Château de la Bourdaisière.

The Plant and Spring Festival at the Château de la Bourdaisière (Indre-et-Loire) is a bit like the baby of Louis Albert de Broglie, the gardener prince, both owner of the premises and author of best-sellers on art. of the landscape. Sat 27e edition will be held from April 8 to 10: in addition to attending conferences and gardening demonstrations, you can stock up on tomato plants. For the first time, tomato seeds from the Bourdaisière National Tomato Conservatory – approved by the Conservatory of Specialized Plant Collections – will be on sale at the shop. Also on the program, for children and their parents, three days of Easter egg hunts in the castle grounds. At stake, tempting prizes: a night in the 3-star hotel of the castle, entries for the summer festivals and, of course, chocolates.

From April 8 to 10. Admission €7.50, free for children under 10. Labourdaisiere.com

In Barbizon, a festive village in the land of painters

Barbizon Parks and Gardens Festival.

From April 29 to 1er May will see the second edition of the Barbizon Parks and Gardens Festival, a celebration of both plants and biodiversity in Seine-et-Marne. Inseparable from the regional natural park of French Gâtinais and the forest of Fontainebleau, Barbizon rose to fame with its school of romantic painting, which included Camille Corot and Jean-François Millet. A breath of fresh air on the fringes of Greater Paris, the village had attracted 12,000 visitors in 2022 for the first edition of this new event. Nurserymen, landscapers, producers of regional products and craftsmen are gathered this year around the theme of the revegetation of public space. A free and family event in a village full of charm. And the opportunity to flower your garden (or your balcony).

From April 29 to 1er may. Free. Barbizon.fr

In Valmer, when the Loire Valley blooms again

The vegetable garden of the Château de Valmer.

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