Shamrock Garden, Botanical garden in Varengeville-sur-Mer, France.
Shamrock Garden is a botanical garden in Normandy that specializes in hydrangeas and displays large collections of these plants. The grounds are divided into several sections, each offering different varieties and arrangements.
Corinne Mallet began assembling the hydrangea collection in 1984 and opened the garden to the public in 1993. It was enlarged and moved four times before settling near the Manoir d'Ango in the winter of 2000–2001. The collections were labelled a national collection by the CCVS in 1999, and the garden received the Jardin remarquable label in 2015.
Corinne Mallet named the garden Shamrock, the English word for clover and Ireland's national symbol, after returning from the Green Island. Since 1994 the Association des Amis de la Collection d'Hydrangéas Shamrock has supported the garden; it has 240 members, a third of them abroad. The beds are arranged by breeder and by region of the world.
Shamrock Garden lies near the Manoir d'Ango in Varengeville-sur-Mer and is open daily from 22 June to 10 September, except Mondays and Tuesdays. The two-hectare grounds are split between the first section, with beds laid out as a maze and many benches, and the wooded Bois du Dragon Vert, where Asian understorey hydrangeas grow.
A large part of the collection comes from Asia and Europe, showing the range of varieties and their origins. This makes the garden an important place for understanding this plant family worldwide.
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