Jardins de Kerdalo, Historical garden in Trédarzec, France.
Jardins de Kerdalo is a large garden with a pond, multiple water basins, and terraced sections planted with exotic species across a valley landscape. The different elevation levels create distinct zones where water features and plant collections are organized throughout the property.
The garden was established in 1965 when an old farm was transformed into a manor house with facades rebuilt in 17th-century style. This foundation allowed for the gradual development of exotic plant collections and water features that grew over the following decades.
The garden blends English landscape design with Italian formal style through its water features and decorated grotto. As you walk through, you notice how these different traditions come together in the shell-adorned structures and garden layout.
The garden lies in a sunken valley sloping down to the Jaudy, with paths linking the manor courtyard, the Italian terraces above it and the ponds at the bottom. To reach the shell-decorated grotto you cross a water basin on paved steps. The ground is uneven and drops steadily, so allow time for the climb back up.
In May 2025 the New York Times placed Kerdalo among the world's twenty-five most beautiful gardens, at 18th, on a list drawn up by landscape gardener Louis Benech. The garden was bought in 2021 by shoe designer Christian Louboutin. A stone dovecote from the 17th century stands in the far north of the grounds.
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