French Garden Design, Jardin à la Française, devolopped from the Italian Renaissance gardens. The style arrived in France in the 16th century and included symmetry, parterres and …

Favourite garden plants. A gardening guide to plants to choose for your garden from perennials to archictectural plants. With growing tips and plant care advice.

My favourite plants in France are on the whole the same favourites I had in England. Every garden needs a structure which can be given by hedges, shrubs and shaped box. A wide …

Roses: Roses are one of the stars of the garden. Growing and pruning tips for your roses.

There are a wide range of French gardens open to the public. These include the traditional formal gardens, laid out in the French garden design style in the grounds of French chateaux; and the …

Le Jardin des Plantes is a botanical garden situated in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, near to the Grande Mosquée de Paris. Explore the Jardin des Plantes. The garden covers a total of …

One of the largest gardens ever made the gardens of the Palace of Versailles are laid out on an enormous scale. The gardens are a superb example of French formal garden style. Designed …

Climbing plants for a cottage garden. Climbing roses to cover pergolas, walls and trellis. Honeysuckle - plant very scented varieties. Climbing French beans and/or runner beans. …

Irises have got to be the most common plant in French gardens. Every garden seems to have a clump of them somewhere and some gardens have great long Iris beds that look absolutely …

A growing guide to Agapanthus also known as African lilies. Give structure to your patios or garden with these beautiful plants which are very easy to cultivate.