Les jardins de Roquelin, Botanical garden and rose collection in Meung-sur-Loire, France.
Les jardins de Roquelin is a one-hectare private rose garden beside the Loire in Meung-sur-Loire, laid out in the English style around an old farm. It holds about 400 rose varieties, mostly old roses, with pergolas, perennials such as irises, geraniums and salvias, an orchard and ponds of aquatic plants. Chestnut-wood fences and trellises recall vine training and give a medieval impression.
Les jardins de Roquelin grew up around an old farm beside the Loire in Meung-sur-Loire, within the Val de Loire area inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage. The private property covers one hectare and was listed as a "Jardin Remarquable" in 2010.
The garden is laid out "à l'anglaise", an informal English-style arrangement rather than a geometric French one, with about 400 rose varieties, mostly old roses, mixed among perennials, pergolas and ponds. Chestnut-wood barriers and espaliers built like vineyard trellises give the grounds a medieval feel. A shop and nursery end the visit.
The garden is open from 30 April to 16 October, every day except Tuesday, 10am to 6pm; an entrance fee is charged. It lies near the Loire in Meung-sur-Loire, within the UNESCO-listed Val de Loire perimeter. Allow time for the plant shop and nursery at the end of the route.
The location operates its own shop where visitors can purchase the rose varieties and other garden plants grown here directly. This allows garden enthusiasts to bring home the same specimens they have seen during their visit.
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