Gardens in Rhne-Alpes - Gardens in Ain, Gardens in Drme, Gardens in Haute-Savoie, Gardens in Isre, Gardens in Loire, Gardens in Rhne (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Gardens in Ain, Gardens in Drme, Gardens in Haute-Savoie, Gardens in Isre, Gardens in Loire, Gardens in Rhne, Gardens in Savoie, Ch teau Du Touvet, Jardin Botanique de Lyon, Jasinia, Arboretum Des Grands Murcins, Arboretum de Ripaille, Arboretum Robert Ruffier-Lanche, Arboretum de Combe Noire, Arboretum Du Val D'ainan, Parc Botanique de La Teyssonnire, Jardin Des Armes, Jardin Botanique de Saint-Chamond, Jardin Botanique de Mont Cenis. Excerpt: The Ch teau du Touvet is a French castle built in the 13th century, with a garden la franaise and a water garden built in the 18th century, located between Grenoble and Chambry in the Isre Department of the Rhne-Alpes Region of France. The gardens are classified among the notable gardens of France by the French Ministry of Culture. The chateau and gardens are privately owned, but open to the public. The 13th century castle has five towers, a moat and a drawbridge. Within the castle is the residence rebuilt in the 18th century, with the original furnishings and paneling. The 7-hectare garden features a stairway of water, using a hydraulic system built in the 18th century. The garden is made up of a series of terraces, with six parterres of broderies made of boxwood. It also has a small enclosed garden, called the jardin de la comtesse; a kitchen garden, and an alley of linden trees. The castle has been in the same family for five hundred years. It was originally built in the 13th century to guard the borders of France against the Dukes of Savoy. In the 18th century, Pierre de Marcieu, the Lieutenant-General and commander in chief of Dauphin, rebuilt the chateau and built the gardens around it. The water garden was created between 1758-1765. Owners of the castle included Guigues Guiffrey,... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=22575362