The Spring Plant Festival at the Château de Saint-Jean de Beauregard celebrates its 40th anniversary

The Spring Plant Festival returns to the Château de Saint-Jean de Beauregard from April 26 to 28, 2024. Celebrating its 40th anniversary, this new edition promises a host of exciting discoveries, starting with the presence of actor Elie Semoun, patron of the event. An avid garden enthusiast and a loyal supporter of the festival, he'll be on hand with 200 specialist exhibitors from the horticultural world to turn your garden into a fairytale setting.

Europe's top nurserymen and growers will be on hand to offer you a vast range of plants in all categories: trees, shrubs, bulbs, grasses, climbers, roses and perennials. You'll also find furniture, decoration, accessories, clothing and handicrafts. These three days are a unique opportunity to meet growers directly, who will give you personalizedadvice tailored to your garden.

This year's theme is "40 years of passion". For four decades now, the Fête des plantes de Saint-Jean de Beauregard has stood out as one of France's leading horticultural events. Despite the challenges posed by the weather, strikes and various health crises, this event has consistently promoted new or rediscovered plant species, which have subsequently become part of the classic repertoire of our green spaces. It has also played a crucial role in the recognition and promotion of numerous nurserymen, offering them an exceptional platform in front of an audience of enthusiasts from all walks of life. Although the range of plants on offer has evolved over time, enthusiasm for gardening remains unchanged, as witnessed by the emergence of numerous young nurseries, particularly remarkable over the last decade. These initiatives are all the more commendable given that they operate in a sector marked by uncertainty, and were particularly hard hit, especially during last winter. To celebrate this 40th anniversary, exhibitors promise to unveil the very best of their work, from innovations to the emblems of their range.

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The program includes the Awards and Trophies ceremony on Friday April 26 at 2:30 p.m., which, as always, rewards the tenacious work and excellence of the exhibitors. Conferences, events and workshops for young and old, most of them free.

The 2024 Plant Festival program:

Conferences :

Conferences & Signings

Saturday, April 27

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• 3:00 pm: Creating a resilient garden
  Presented by : Didier Willery (Editions Ulmer)
  A lecture focusing on adapting gardens to new challenges such as climate hazards, soil degradation and pest invasions. Didier Willery shares his approach to creating a resilient garden, capable of resisting and regenerating itself, based on plantings inspired by nature and adapted to their environment.
  Conference followed by a book signing.
  
  
• 3:30 pm: The fragrances of our gardens, an inexhaustible source of inspiration for perfumery
  Presented by : L'Osmothèque, Conservatoire International des Parfums
  Exploring gardens through the ages and their influence on the art of perfumery. This "olfactory" conference highlights how perfumers draw inspiration from gardens to create fragrances that capture the essence of nature.
  Conference with an immersive olfactory dimension.

Activities for young and old :

• Gardening workshop: Les Jardiniers en Essonne offer potting, transplanting and cutting workshops, plus a vegetable recognition game for children aged 4 to 10. Available Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. More info at www.jardiniers91.com.
  
  
• Floral art demonstrations: The Association des Auditeurs de Cours du Luxembourg (A.A.C.L) offers demonstrations of how to make beautiful bouquets. Available at the stand on all three days. Further information at www.aacl.fr.
  
  
• Painting workshop: Introduction to flower painting with Jean-Francois Gaulthier, focusing on form, light and color. For participants aged 10 and over, Saturday and Sunday, 2 pm to 3 pm. Groups of 6, children and adults welcome. Materials supplied. Further information at www.gaulthier.com.
  
  
• Kokédama workshop: Florence Alary teaches how to make kokédamas with indoor plants. For children aged 7 and over and adults, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 3pm. Limited to 6 participants per workshop, duration 1h, cost 15 euros per person (materials included). Follow us on Instagram : @atelier.flore.et.sens.
  
  
• Plant exchange: The Jardiniers en Essonne association organizes plant exchanges, enabling the sharing of discoveries and the enhancement of knowledge. Available Saturday and Sunday. Further information at www.jardiniers91.com.
  
  
• Guided tours of the potager fleuri à la française: Guided tours of a potager classified as a Historic Monument and Remarkable Garden, departing daily at 2:30 and 4:00 pm from the entrance to the potager. Tours free of charge.
  
  
• Transplanting workshop: run by apprentices from the Lycée Horticole et Paysager St Antoine - Fondation d'Auteuil. For children only, available Saturday and Sunday from 2 pm to 4 pm. More info at www.saint-antoine.apprentis-auteuil.org.
  
  
• Les Bougies de Carole: Reuse personal containers to create scented candles. Choice of 40 fragrances. More info at www.lesbougiesdecarole.com.
  
  
• Mes Petits Crayons: Demonstration of pencil sharpening from wooden branches, available continuously in the pigeon loft. Follow on Facebook: @mespetitscrayons.
  
  
• Felco pruning shears overhaul and maintenance: Botanique Editions offers a complete overhaul service, including cleaning, sharpening, adjusting and polishing. To be dropped off at the Botanique Editions stand at the entrance to the kitchen garden. Spare parts not included. More info at www.botaniqueeditions.com.