Green Wonderland …
The gardens of Marqueyssac
One of my favourite walks is through the magnificent gardens of Marqueyssac overlooking the beautiful hills and valleys of Dordogne. Listed as France “Jardins Remarquables” the garden created in 1861 by Julien de Cerval consists of spectacular evergreen boxwood hedges symmetrically arranged in circles and wave patterns. A must stopover when visiting the Périgord …
The green labyrinth of Marqueyssac
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Fantastic! And I didn’t know about them – thank you.
Yes worth the visit
Lovely! Like a storybook illustration. The tree trunks are SO effective in this image. I like this very much.
Thank you and the place is also magical
awesome greens. well done
Thank you … green – colour of hope colour of nature colour of life
Reblogged this on aimeesparkes and commented:
“Jardins Remarquables” indeed! if you’re looking for interesting places to visit, i suggest you include these gardens in your travel plans.
Like something out of Alice in Wonderland. I’m just glad I don’t have to maintain them!
Yes it takes several specialized gardeners to hand pruned them twice a year
Fantastic! thank you !
I’ve been to France but missed these. How gorgeous. The greens are amazing. It almost seems surreal. Thks Leanne
Thank you … there are so many wonderful gardens in France and sometimes it is easy to miss out some of them
Wicked photo…love this…
Thank you …..
Absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you very much appreciate the comments !
Fantastic .
Thank you for the lovely comments …
Fantastically grenn!
Thank you …
oooops, should’ve been “green”
Thanks for bringing this work of nature art to our attention.
Steve Schwartzman
http://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com
Brilliantly captured…