The Park and gardens of the Château of Beauregard

THE PARK AND GARDENS OF THE CHÂTEAU OF BEAUREGARD: A CONTEMPORARY PARK WITH HISTORIC ORIGINS 

The château’s gardens are a contemporary expression of the history of this vast 70-hectare estate. The jewel of the gardens is the “Garden of Portraits”, a plant tribute by the famous Paris-based landscape designer Gilles Clément.

At first glance, you will see 12 chambers of greenery surrounded by hedges. This seemingly ordered layout, which is based on the rules of the famous André Le Nôtre, turns out to be a mere impression upon closer inspection. Each chamber is designed to allow the plants to grow naturally and shrubs and perennials appear to thrive unhindered. In a way, it is the traditional English “ordered chaos” in a French “formal” setting!

The tip of a different-coloured shrub protrudes over the top of each chamber. There is something for everyone in this mixture of order and chaos: a children’s colour trail, information about historical figures, or simply an opportunity to get away from the noise and pollution. But who is the historical figure hiding in the black chamber?

THE PARK AND GARDENS OF THE CHÂTEAU OF BEAUREGARD, AN ODE TO ART 

Here, creation is art. In each of the plant chambers of the gardens of the Château of Beauregard, different coloured perennials form a stunning picture of exuberant flowers. The plants, flowers and trees have not been chosen randomly: from his plant palette, the painter-gardener has created a succession of six colour themes for six months of the year (from May to October).

THE PARK AND GARDENS OF THE CHÂTEAU OF BEAUREGARD, FULL OF COLOUR 

In the park, colour is everywhere, especially in the Bark Orchard, which is home to a collection of trees chosen not for their fruit but for their different appearances and the colour of their bark. Many of them are fruit trees, but some are also maples or ash.

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A discovery for all the family

On the edge of Artists’ Alley, home to a series of works of art, there is a very strange-looking tree. Its branches are covered not only with leaves but also with fun facts about the history of France. Did Ferdinand Magellan really circumnavigate the globe? How many assassination attempts did Henry IV escape? Did people really sleep sitting up in the past? The tree will give you all the answers!
Amid the botanical collections, a few chickens grace the park, to the delight of young and old. They are ornamental chickens with very evocative names such as Cocotte III, Duchess Codec and Perdrix of the Land of Brahma. Compare these with the head of the herd of Sologne sheep, Marquis Hugo III of Solognot!

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