A Mediterranean Country Garden

The Mediterranean climate in the South of France is really a wide diverisy of “micro climates” and these, combined with the huge variety of soils and minerals enable a fantastic range of plants,trees and flowers to thrive.

The Southern France vineyards have been famous since the Greeks settled here, many years before the Romans came. And for over two thousand years wonderful gardens have been nurtured and cherished by owners of estates in the regions of the South of France.

More recently, the chateau owners and owners of vast wine estates, who often established their domians on land previously cultivated by monestaries, with their new wealth from the markets opened for their produce by the industrial revolution of the 19th century, invested for their own pleasure in gardens and parks. Many of these treasures are hidden and not well known, but can be visited by appointment.

I have just heard of a new service which arranges guided tours of some of the best examples – of course as many are in wine domain youcan examine the fruits of the vine from the inside (and outside) of a glass.

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Hello
I just wanted to let you know about a new enterprise which we have recently launched: Hidden Gardens Hidden France, featuring tours of the gardens and countryside of the Languedoc region of southern France, including some historical sites. And of course, some serious wine-tasting!

Take a look at our site: http://www.hiddengardensfrance.com

With very best wishes,
Liz