My partner, a garden lover, has never been to Paris unlike me.
We%26#39;d like to share some new experiences together this summer however we only have 3 days.
Our hotel %26#39;La Demeure%26#39; on Boulevarde St Marcel is near La Jardin des Plantes. Parc de Monceau is another garden I%26#39;ve read about.
Help!
Your suggestions please.
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Both of those are nice. Also nearby is Luxumbourg Gardens. One place we discovered is Parc Buttes Chaumont which is more out of the way, but pretty amazing to see.
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i think you should go at musee rodin, when its sunny the gardens are really nice, with sculptures, its not too big, and there is the museum. its really nice over there its near the invalides.
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All the above mentioned gardens are nice, but classic. You could also sample the more recent additions to Paris gardens:
- My favorite is Parc André Citroën in the 15th, with its huge lawn, fountains and green house.
- Parc de Belleville (20th) is an unknown gem with the best view in Paris, but no tourist in sight, unlike tacky Sacré Coeur
- The Jardins de Bercy are also something to discover, between the Bercy rather upscale open air shopping mall and the new Cinémathèque. By then, this summer, the passerelle Simone de Beauvoir and the adjacent swimming pool on the Seine should be up and running, so that%26#39;s something to discover.
- Opinions differ on the Coulée verte from Bastille to Daumesnil: it%26#39;s nice because you are %26quot;gliding%26quot; among the buildings, but it is a tad narrow and even claustrophobic at places.
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Other places of interest :
Inside Paris :
Among the old classics, the Jardin des Plantes, botanical gardens dating back to the early 1600%26#39;s, with big tropical and cacti greenhouses, alpine garden, etc
For modern and unusual gardens :
Of course, as suggested, the wonderful Parc André Citroën, with its groves and Australian greenhouses,
The Parc de la Villette, with its red %26quot;follies%26quot; and themed %26quot;groves%26quot;,
The Jardin atlantique, modern garden built above the Montparnasse train station tracks
The indoor tropical gardens in Les Halles shopping centre (near the swimming pool) and at the Gare de Lyon no 14 metro station
The %26quot;vertical garden%26quot; (vegetal wall) of the Museum of primary arts (Musée desarts premiers), due to open later this year,
Just outside Paris :
The Serres de la ville de Paris (municipal greenhouses of Paris)
The Parc floral de Paris, off in the Bois de Vincennes
The parc de Bagatelle, in the Bois de Boulogne (including its fantastic rose garden well worth seeing during the blooming season)
The Jardins Albert-Kahn, in Boulogne (Japanese style garden)
Further away in the suburbs, the Roseraie at l%26#39;Haÿ-les-roses, another famous rose garden in the Paris area
For 17th century formal parks :
The Parc de Saint Cloud
The Parc de Sceaux
Of course, the gardens of Versailles and Trianon,presently the largest historical garden restoration project in France
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Hi
%26lt;%26lt;The parc de Bagatelle, in the Bois de Boulogne (including its fantastic rose garden well worth seeing during the blooming season%26gt;%26gt;
During our last summer in Paris we were walking through the Bois de Boulogne and visited The Bagatelle Gardens. They were stunning.
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I%26#39;m sure somebody else will be able to fill in the blanks here, but there is a very famous garden designer who specializes in vertical gardens that are grown several stories up the sides of buildings. I seem to recall that he is based in Paris and that there are several of his installations that can be viewed by the public. Anybody know the details???
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And of course, the must see for real garden buffs is the festival international des Jardins de Chaumont sur Loire, in the Loire valley. It%26#39;s creative gardening at its best: each year 26 garden designers from all over the world are given a theme and must create a small garden in the park of this otherwise nice Loire château. Last year it was %26quot;nostalgia gardens%26quot;, this summer it%26#39;s about %26quot;playful gardens%26quot;. Of course, it%26#39;s two hours from Paris, but worth it if you are a die hard garden fan.
chaumont-jardin.com/site/…accueil.php
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The %26quot;vertical gardener%26quot; is Patrick Blanc and you can do a web search to see examples and find address of his work in Paris. They%26#39;re really quite interesting.
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For a garden lover with limited time in Paris, I recommend La Jardin des Plantes (check the hours it is open, it also has a wonderful alpine section) and Albert Kahn (http://jgarden.com/gardens.asp?ID=495). They are located on opposite ends of the Metro line 10.
While Albert Kahn is the only place in Paris (probably Europe) with an extension azalea collection (of mostly Japanese hybrids, typically Kurume, and various deciduous hybrids), it is not exclusively a Japanese garden. There are area representations of French style (espalier) and English country. Interestingly, the English garden here is a traditional offering, (large grassy areas, lakes, and tree plantings) and not the style make popular by William Robinson and later Gertrude Jekyll (cottage gardens) more commonly thought of as English gardens (at least in the US). Albert Kahn is a very underrated location (almost unknown among tourists) and well worth the visit.
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There are the grand jardins and parcs already mentioned, which are indeed wonderful. But one of Paris greatest pleasures are the smaller, sometimes hidden %26#39;..treasures..%26#39;---%26#39;neighborhood%26#39; parcs and gardens scattered about like %26#39;jewels%26#39; strewn all across the city... some fairly large and others barely there.
Though Jardin du Luxembourg get all of the notice, just blow here are the lesser visited Jardin de Observatoire de Paris.
Out at the western edge of the city out in the 16eme is JARDINS du RANELAGH, 75016, Metro: La Muette (adjacent to Musée Marmottan) with its carousel and shaded paths.
Tucked away down in the same corner of the 7eme are the charming SQUARE CHAISE RÉCAMIER,75007, Metro: Sèvres-Babylone (up the tiny rue Récamier %26#39;passage%26#39; from the busy rue de Sevrès...and the SQUARE des MISSIONS ÉTRANGÈRES on rue du Bac....and the JARDIN CATHERINE LABOURÉ, tucked away behind a non-descript stuccoed wall.
For the late Princess Diana fans, in the lower-Marais there is the Le JARDIN CLOS de la PRINCESSE de GALLES (Princess Diana Memorial Garden) 21 rue des Blancs Manteaux, 75004—Open: SAT %26amp; SUN ONLY 1:30-5:30 PM
Enter through large, dark red doors near non-descript buildings—garden owned and operated by Mairie de Paris—Garden located next to Eglise Notre Dame des Blanc Manteaux
In addition to the well known PLACE des VOSGES up in the Marias, there is a tiny little %26#39;gem%26#39;, tucked into the %26#39;fold%26#39; behind the Musée Carnavalet, the SQUARE GEORGES CAIN on rue Payenne--just a tiny, shaded %26#39;greenspace%26#39; with a MAILLOT nude surronded by trees and benches. The Square du Temple at rue du Temple %26amp; rue de Bretagne...or...the SQUARE EMILE CHAUTEMPS between Blvd. de Sebastopol %26amp; rue Saint Martin, 75003, Metro: Arts et Metiers (just across from the Conservatoire des Arts at Metiers).
But in some respect, there%26#39;s really nothing %26#39;special%26#39; about these and so many other) parc and gardens...they%26#39;re simply scattered about all over the city...and if you meander about enough, you%26#39;ll %26#39;discover%26#39; your own %26#39;..secret garden.....a bit like Goldilocks, ones that aren%26#39;t too much this or not enough that...ones that are %26#39;..juuust right..%26#39; for you.
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