Le Jardin de Silière

Today we were heading to Langres for a couple of nights, it’s about a 90 minute drive from us. We’ve never been there before, but I’ve been reading lots about it, and there’s lots to see and do.

First we stopped off at ‘le jardin de Silière’ in Cohons. It’s just 10 minutes from Langres, and only a short diversion from our route. The property is privately owned, and for €8 you can visit their rather beautiful gardens.

We were welcomed by their head gardener—maybe their only gardener, although he did say he had an apprentice. He provided us with a printed, laminated sheet in English that explained the history and structure of the gardens. Then he showed us where to begin and what route to follow.

It was around 36°C, so we spent as little time as possible in the sunshine, and made our way to the shaded lime tree walkway.

At the top of the garden there was a spring, which flowed down towards the house, and provided natural pressure for the fountains on the way.

Part of it had also been diverted to flow through the woodland, which provided interesting little streams and waterfalls.

Simply delightful on a hot day.

Within the woodland were some extremely old trees—250 years plus—and some extremely tall, and unusual, trees. It made for a rather interesting little escape from the heat of the day.