Jardin botanique du Château de Vauville
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The Jardin botanique du Château de Vauville (4 hectares), also known as the Jardin botanique de Vauville, is a private botanical garden located on the grounds of the Château de Vauville near Beaumont-Hague in Vauville, Manche, Normandy, France. It is open afternoons in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged.
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The garden was begun by Eric Pellerin in 1948 on a windy site located within 300 meters of the Atlantic Ocean. Today it contains more than 900 semi-tropical species of plants from the Southern Hemisphere set within windbreaks of diverse eucalyptus and bamboo. Collections include aloes, Dimorphotheca, Echium pininana, and palm trees.
See also
References
- Jardin botanique du Château de Vauville
- French Gardening description
- Parcs et Jardins de France description (French)
- Parcs et Jardins de Normandie description (French)[permanent dead link]
- Conservatoire des Jardins et Paysages description (French)
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