Do you know these 5 unusual gardens?

By Lucas, July 05, 2022

Reading time: 5 min.

Five gardens – Five unusual nuggets that you may not know or never really know. From a garden showcasing the art of its museum to the garden dedicated to a certain animal species, via a garden linked to the awakening of our senses, you have not finished strolling differently this summer.

Bird garden in Couzeix — Do you know the bird garden?

Perched on a tree, the Couzeix bird garden

It could be described as a garden made up of 1000 species shrubs and perennials, trees and shrubs with berries or fruits. However, its specificity is to be totally dedicated to birds, with birdhouses, feeders and birdbaths in clay and chestnut handmade by a caring and creative owner.

>>> The Bird Garden, 5 Allée de Gorceix 87270 Couzeix | 06 87 70 05 28

Nature of art or art of nature, at the Cécile Sabourdy Museum and Gardens?

Gardens that complement a museum of contemporary and naive art, what a beautiful love story. The works present within its walls are finally exhibited in the greenery that surrounds it, so as to no longer simply suggest and image art. Rurality and its challenges in our current society are outlined in the Museum and three different areas of the Jardins Cécile Sabourdy.

>>> Cécile Sabourdy Museum & Gardens, Rue Chavaud, 87260 Vicq sur Breuilh | +33(0)5 55 00 67 73

The Pré en Bulle in Jabreilles-les-Bordes

A garden made up of sculptures, arrangements and unusual objects that reflect a desire for well-being and serenity. You will not only be welcomed by passionate owners but also by their companions Frimousse the cat, Filou the pony, Peluche the donkey, Woopy and Hermès the llamas, Biquette, Chocolat, Pimprenelle, Nougatine, Joséphine and Célestin the biquettes and Mado and Lulu the miniature Dutch hens.

>>> The Meadow in Bubble, 1 Route du Camp de César, Grand Vaud, 87370 Jabreilles les Bordes | 06 86 65 83 62

Borie castle and garden - OT Limoges — Borie castle and garden

Silence, things are moving: the Borie Gardens

« Do as much as possible with, and as little as possible against nature », here are the original ideas of the French landscape gardener/botanist, Gilles Clément, who have been revisited since 2017 by the new owners of the Château de la Borie estate. Built at Xth century, it houses various contemporary art exhibitions, combined with the discovery of its “Moving Garden”, composed of both native plants and trees and plants from the other side of the world.

>>> Borie Castle, 87110 Solignac | + 33 (0) 7 85 41 99 55

Garden of the Senses at Nexon — The Garden of the Senses in Nexon

Have you heard that you can see a Garden of the Senses in Nexon?

What is this very particular concept that we find in the Nexon Castle Park, twenty minutes from Limoges? An exchange between generations through the discovery of nature. Hearing, touch, taste, sight and smell are developed in contact with plants, flowers and all the vegetation that surrounds us.

>>> Nexon Garden of Senses, Rue des Ecoles, 87800 Nexon | 05 55 58 28 44