Jardin de la fausse rivière

The second garden we visited was ‘Le jardin de la fausse rivière’. It was tucked away at the back of Essoyes next to a little canal. The owner, an 82 year old gentleman, had created a little oasis of calm and colour, which was approached by a metal and wooden bridge.

He had divided the garden into blocks, planting each one fully with either flowers or vegetables. All looking very healthy.

He had built a couple of green houses, which were full of tomato plants. He had also added some unusual little decorative installations. One was a collection of blue glass bottles on a bottle drier, another was a bed head used to support some rambling roses. He also had some very unusual plants, of which I hadn’t seen before. A garden to be justifiably proud of.