For Rendez-vous aux Jardins 2024, the public is invited to the Vallée-aux-Loups estate in Châtenay-Malabry, a valley inhabited by deer, roe deer, wild boar and wolves. An ideal opportunity to spend the day in nature, surrounded by remarkable trees, thanks to a wide range of activities open to all. The 60-hectare estate boasts a rich cultural and botanical heritage, and the Arboretum, a former Croux nursery, continues the site's horticultural vocation today.
Unique plant collections of convolvulaceae, alders and hydrangeas have been added to the century-old trees. The Ile Verte garden, created by the poet Jules Barbier and home to the painter Jean Fautrier from 1945 to 1964, offers visitors a stroll in a "timeless", wild and romantic place where atmospheres blend and mingle, not far from the Maison de Chateaubriand, where the author lived from 1807 to 1817, and wrote Les Mémoires d'Outre-tombe. His passion for botany led him to introduce rare species to the park, reflecting his travels: the Cedar of Lebanon, the bald cypress...
Discover the greenhouses with the people in charge of the collection
10:30 am * 2:30 pm * 3:30 pm * 4:30 pm
Meet on the small square below the entrance to 102 rue de Chateaubriand
Come and meet the head of the bonsai collection, to the accompaniment of traditional Japanese music.
2pm - 6pm
Meet directly in the bonsai greenhouse.
Craft workshop to make bamboo planters and faggots to perfume laundry, with Arboretum gardeners.
Meet on the small square below the entrance to 102 rue de Chateaubriand.
A guided tour of the Arboretum's biodiversity
with Jacky Libaud.
Meet on the small square below the entrance to 102 rue de Chateaubriand.
Dates and Opening Time
From June 1st, 2024 to June 2nd, 2024
Location
Parc de la vallée aux loups
Parc De La Vallée Aux Loups
92290 Chatenay Malabry
Prices
Free
Official website
rendezvousauxjardins.culture.gouv.fr
