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PARC FLORAL D'APREMONT

Partner Garden
Free access for RHS members at selected times

Château d'Apremont
18150 Apremont-sur-Allier
France
18150 Apremont

Free parking in the village.

11 acres

Tel
00 33 2 48 77 55 06

Visit website

Opening Hours

1 Apr–15 Oct. Please see website for more opening dates and times.

Admission

Please see website for admission prices.

RHS members

Free access (member 1 only for joint memberships) applies May and Jun.

Facilities

  • Accessible facilities
  • Accessible garden
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Dogs welcome
  • Free carer entry
  • Gift shop
  • Group rates
  • Parking
  • Refreshments
  • Toilets

Features

  • Arboretum
  • Autumn colour
  • Colour themed borders
  • Pond or lake

About the garden

Owned by
Louise Hurstel

Enter into the magic of this garden and let yourself be charmed by the coloured and scented festival of the many varieties and species of trees, plants and flowers from all over the world. Your fairytale walk will be punctuated by waterfalls, buildings and invitations to travel and discover the talent of its fanciful designer, the great traveller and nature lover Gilles de Brissac. 

The Parc Floral opened in 1976. Major works had been undertaken, a valley dammed to enable the water to flow in a succession of ornamental pools; pastures turned into lawns, flowerbeds, mixed borders and rare trees planted. A waterfall made with 650 tons of rocks was built in an unused quarry. Vita Sackville-West’s 'white garden' in Sissinghurst (England) was the inspiration for a border of shrubs and perennials with white flowers and silver leaves, at the entrance of the garden.

In spring, the long racemes of Chinese and Japanese wisteria form a scented archway leading to laburnums, clematis and pink acacias. The enchanting garden is decorated with follies, in the fashion of the second half of the 18th century. They were designed by painter and architect, Alexandre Sérébriakoff. The Pagoda Bridge with its fish-scale roof transports the visitor to China, the Turkish Pavilion and its decoration evoke the banks of the Bosphorus and the past splendours of the Ottoman Empire.

The Belvedere, the last of these follies to be built, dominates the river and the village roofs. Eight panels showing the Commedia dell’arte Pulchinelli puppets travelling around the world decorate its walls. They were created by the Montagnon faience factory in Nevers and took more than 10 years to complete.

Plants of special interest

  • Agapanthus
  • Alliums
  • Asters
  • Autumn bulbs
  • Begonias
  • Camellias
  • Chrysanthemums
  • Clematis
  • Conifers
  • Cyclamen
  • Daffodils
  • Dahlias
  • Delphiniums
  • Fruit blossom
  • Fruit bushes/trees
  • Fuchsias
  • Grasses
  • Heathers
  • Hellebores
  • Hemerocallis
  • Hostas
  • Irises
  • Laburnum
  • Lavender
  • Lilies
  • Magnolias
  • Rhododendrons/azaleas
  • Roses
  • Shade-loving plants
  • Snowdrops
  • Spring bulbs
  • Sweet peas
  • Topiary
  • Waterlilies
  • Wisteria

Get involved

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.