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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|Vauville]], [[Manche]], [[Basse-Normandie]], [[France]]. It is open afternoons in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged. |
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|Vauville]], [[Manche]], [[Basse-Normandie]], [[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 |
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 [[windbreak]]s of diverse [[eucalyptus]] and [[bamboo]]. Collections include [[aloe]]s, [[Dimorphotheca]], ''[[Echium pininana]]'', and [[palm tree]]s. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 04:11, 8 November 2008
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, Basse-Normandie, France. It is open afternoons in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged.
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.