VARENGEVILLE-SUR-MER
VARENGEVILLE-SUR-MER
The Shamrock Garden
The Shamrock garden
The most important hydrangea collection in the world.
This exceptional collection was opened to visitors in 1997. Some of the wild plants originally from Japan were collected by Corinne Mallet in the course of five expeditions. Along with the Japanese species are American and Asian ones which altogether amount to more than 1400 plants
Situation :
This collection is situated at Varengeville-sur-Mer, near Dieppe in Upper Normandy.
The aims of the collection :
research, introduction of new plants, identification, behavioural study and the spread of knowledge throughout the world.
This collection is now internationally recognised. In 1999, it was declared National Collection by the CCVS (Specialised Plant Collection Institute) – the equivalent of the British NCCPG.
The garden covers 2 hectares (5 acres) and is made up of more than 1400 plants (species, sub-species and cultivars) occurring naturally or from over a century of selection by horticulturists. Corinne Mallet started this collection in 1984 and continues its development.
The collection is open to the public every day
except Tuesday morning from 15th June until 15th September
from 10h00 to 12h00 and from 2.30 – 6pm.
From the 16th until 30th September
it is open every afternoon except Tuesdays.
Some plants in this collection are unique to the western world. They most frequently come from Japan, the birthplace of a large number of hydrangea species. The collection is organised into two areas. In the first, each bed is devoted to a species, classified by country or region. This arrangement allows the world of hydrangeas to be easily understood and makes the Shamrock collection a living museum. The beds are given the shade necessary to most hydrangeas by the planting of buddleias and paulownias. The second area is wooded: “the Green Dragon Wood “where the Asian undergrowth species are grown.
Visitors are given a colour guide to accompany their visit and when the visit is over they can take advantage of explanation and advice from Corinne Mallet
Translation: Alison Dufour
Adresse :
Jardin Shamrock Collection nationale d’hydrangéas CCVS
route du Manoir d’Ango 76119 Varengeville sur Mer.
Téléphone : (33) 02 35 85 14 64
Nous Contacter :
Mairie de Varengeville sur Mer
47, route de Dieppe - 76119 Varengeville sur Mer
Tél : 02 35 85 12 46
Horaires d'ouverture des bureaux:
Lundi, mercredi et vendredi de 10h à 12h
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