boxwood articles Tag

The Gardens of Marqueyssac: a unique curiosity in France

naissance gardens, he applied their principles to Marqueyssac and transformed a former vegetable garden into a pleasure terrace planted with thousands of boxwood or Buxus sempervirens. Julien de Cerval spent thirty years planting 150,000 boxwood plants on his estate. Acquired in 1996 by Kléber Ros ...

08
Mar
2010

Lemon Festival in Menton: behind the scenes

designs and floats For its part, the city's Parks & Gardens department is responsible for going to the mountains or the hinterland to collect all the boxwood needed to draw the outlines of the motifs. It is 70 m3 of boxwood that are woven into garlands in this way each year. Each float and pattern ...

04
Mar
2011

How to save water in the garden?

n. If your garden is not sheltered by a wall or a hedge, create a protective screen with slightly tall and drought-resistant plants such as lavender or boxwood, for example. If you have a lawn, do not cut the grass too short, but leave it at a height of at least 6 to 8 cm: the roots will be protect ...

24
Apr
2009

The Floral Naval Battle: A Carnival Tradition in Villefranche-sur-Mer

n flower crop) and mimosas... The tradition continues even today and it takes no less than 30,000 carnations, 600 kg of mimosas, 900 bouquets, and 80 boxwood garlands to decorate the twenty pointus participating in the battle. 2024 Edition The 2024 edition of the Villefranche-sur-Mer Flowered Naval ...

29
Jan
2016

Windy balcony: 5 windbreak tips to protect plants.

blossom • goji berry-producing lycium or Lycium barbarum • Escallonia For low borders, you can use shorter but equally wind-resistant plants such as boxwood, thyme, heather, lavender, and even chives! 3- Choosing the right location for your windbreak Whatever solution you choose to prot ...

09
Aug
2023

Eyrignac and its Gardens: all the new features for 2026 of the Périgord's plant jewel.

l collections of topiary art in France. Designed in the 17th and 18th centuries, these French formal gardens create a living decor of hornbeams, yews, boxwoods, and cypresses, maintained every day of the year (yes, even when the winter dew nips at the fingers). The press release reminds us that the ...

14
Jan
2026