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In the context of an ancient medieval city, what could be more natural than finding a… medieval garden too? At the foot of the King's tower, sheltered by the high stone walls erected in the 12th century, today there is a lovely green space that evokes the days of old. Created in 1995, it accommodates 450 varieties of plants, selected for their properties, medicinal, useful, dyeing or even food. And if you sometimes come across a plant that we used to classify among the so-called "weeds", it is necessarily because we hitherto ignored its remarkable properties!
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Medieval garden of Uzès ## The herbarium in the garden One of the most peaceful places in the garden, from where you would expect to see the leaning silhouette of a monk come out, a memory of the distant history of the city.
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Medieval garden of Uzès ## View from the King's Tower Dating from the 12th century, the King's Tower is an exceptional viewpoint that offers a dominant view of the city's rooftops and its surroundings.
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Medieval garden of Uzès ## Perfumed roses Happy is the one who has the happiness of breathing the scent of a Damascus rose! An unforgettable and captivating fragrance which visitors can enjoy in summer.
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Medieval garden of Uzès ## The massifs plessés The massifs plessés participate in the development of plant species. Here, the good practices of ecological gardening are all implemented: use of compost, harvesting of seeds for sowing from one year to the next, production of plant manure for the enrichment and treatment of crops…
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Medieval garden of Uzès ## Flowering of a peony The flowering of the peony is as sumptuous as it is fleeting. If you visit the garden in the spring, make the most of this spectacle!
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Medieval garden of Uzès ## The Bishop's courtyard The Bishop's courtyard, elegantly flowered, also hosts an astonishing display in its flowerbeds. Do we get closer to see better? It is an amazing hotel for insects, invited to stay there to contribute naturally to the ecological balance of the place.
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Medieval garden of Uzès ## Rest area under the white mulberry tree Here the welcome is neat, the garden does not hesitate to offer visitors a fresh herbal tea, to be tasted in the shade of the white mulberry tree.
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Medieval garden of Uzès ## Cereals and messicoles The category of so-called messicoles plants includes varieties which, traditionally, coexist with cereals in cultivated fields. Among them, we find in particular the poppies, the dot matrix and the blueberries so characteristic of the image of Epinal of our campaigns.
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Medieval garden of Uzès ## At the herbarium So characteristic of the regions around the Mediterranean, the rock rose flourishes in all its delicate splendor under the walls of the ancient city.
