Jardin LACORE
Alain Gribet, the owner of Jardin Lacore, began creating this garden over 40 years ago. In 2018, members of Open Gardens/Jardins Ouverts had the privilege of being the first to visit. Since then, Jardin LACORE has been recognized as a Jardin Remarquable and now opens to the public independently. This extraordinary garden features a maze, a viewing tower, and life-sized sculptures made from mosaics and glass enamels—all crafted by Alain himself. We are thrilled that Jardin LACORE will continue to collaborate with us by opening once a year exclusively for our cause.

Arboretum du Château de Neuvic d'Ussel
Madame Beatrix d'Ussel has kindly opened the gates of her outstanding Arboretum to Open Gardens/Jardins Ouverts' members on several occasions.
Personally guided tours finished by a picnic on the château's terrace have delighted our members.
"We had a great time, and we kept lots of memories of this lovely outing"
"What an amazing collection of trees and plants. I was most moved by the chapel. Please thank our hostess thoroughly..."
"We absolutely loved it! A thoroughly enjoyable day."

Arboretum de la Sédelle
Philippe and Nell Wanty have been supporters of Open Gardens/Jardins Ouverts for nearly ten years. Their beautiful, nationally recognised, arboretum has been the venue of many events ranging from musical concerts to Afternoon Teas.
Philippe's multilingual guided tours of the arboretum are informative and interesting.
"Please pass back our thanks for such a wonderful and informative tour today. We shall definitely visit the arboretum again and look at further visits with Open Gardens."

'Afternoon Tea' at the Arboretum de la Sédelle

'Concert sur l'herbe' at the Arboretum de la Sédelle

Madame Beatrix d'Ussel's guided tour.

Beautiful trees at Jardin Lacore