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Château et Jardins de Villandry

RHS Partner Garden

Free access for RHS Members at selected times

3 Rue Principale
Villandry
37510
France

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Free RHS Member days
9am–6pm, September–December when open

Telephone
00 33 2 47 50 02 09

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About the garden

An example of a complete, reconstructed 16th-century garden, Villandry was laid out on a massive scale in the early 20th century, based on designs from 1540 by the royal gardener Androuet de Cerceau.

The formal potager alone spans a three-acre square and contains more than 50,000 vegetables, formally planted in nine eye-catching patterns. These patterns are renewed every six months. Above the potager lie formal flower gardens and the Garden of Love, full of colour symbolism.

The entire garden contains more than 31 miles of box hedging and trained yew trees, which provides structure throughout the year.

Facilities

  • Children’s play area
  • Plant sales
  • Refreshments
  • Toilets

Key features

  • Pond or lake
  • Colour themed borders
  • Organic management
  • Water garden
  • Potager

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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.