Jardin des Arômes, garden in France

The Jardin des Arômes is a two-hectare municipal botanical garden on the banks of the Eygues along the Promenade de la Digue in Nyons. It holds more than 200 kinds of aromatic and medicinal plants of the Mediterranean region, among them rosemary, lavender, sage, thyme, catananche and viburnum, plus cedars, Judas trees, chestnuts, cypresses, junipers, olives and pines. The garden is now in a state of neglect.

The Jardin des Arômes was created in 1983 on the banks of the Eygues, on the Promenade de la Digue in Nyons, as a municipal botanical garden devoted to the aromatic and medicinal plants of the Mediterranean region. It now holds more than 200 kinds, among them rosemary, lavender, sage, thyme, laurel and olive, cedar, cypress, juniper and pine. The sources record no still or distilling equipment, and the garden is described as being in a state of neglect.

The Jardin des Arômes is a municipal garden, and its collection is grouped by use: rosemary, thyme, lavender and sage for cooking and remedies, alongside cedars, olive trees, cypresses and Cercis siliquastrum. The rosemary in the garden bears pale violet-blue flowers with mottled white and violet throats along its upright woody stems. The garden is now in a state of neglect, so the beds read as an overgrown collection rather than a tended one.

The garden is free to enter year-round and can be explored on your own or visited with a guided tour for groups. The best time to visit is May through September when most plants are in full bloom and their scents are strongest.

The garden was created in 1983 on the banks of the Eygues and now holds about 200 kinds of aromatic and medicinal plants, among them rosemary, thyme, lavender, sage, olive, cypress and juniper. It is maintained by the municipality of Nyons and is free to enter every day. The sources record no still or distilling equipment on the site.