tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297241541767981823.post1279633470710827247..comments2023-09-29T15:45:37.354+02:00Comments on Wishing I were in France: Gardener Princeladybirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690656561242165157noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297241541767981823.post-76523038527251427812010-04-14T19:37:26.302+02:002010-04-14T19:37:26.302+02:00Oops, I meant May. I'm so used to your June vi...Oops, I meant May. I'm so used to your June visits...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297241541767981823.post-50062494084378254282010-04-14T18:12:01.554+02:002010-04-14T18:12:01.554+02:00Ken, We'll be there in May, so I suppose all w...Ken, We'll be there in May, so I suppose all we'll get to see will be some flowering plants and maybe some tiny green strawberries. :(ladybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690656561242165157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297241541767981823.post-33474639815042914622010-04-14T17:48:25.605+02:002010-04-14T17:48:25.605+02:00Lassay-sur-Croisne is very close to Chémery and Sa...Lassay-sur-Croisne is very close to Chémery and Saint-Aignan, but I didn't know about the strawberry conservatory there. It makes sense, because the Sologne region is known for strawberries and for asparagus. June should be a good time for a visit -- it's strawberry season.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297241541767981823.post-62042644336147377892010-04-13T07:27:39.851+02:002010-04-13T07:27:39.851+02:00Chm, I agree with you about the castle. It's n...Chm, I agree with you about the castle. It's not really my cup of tea either! I don't know anything about the history of the Broglie family. I'll have to look it up before my next visit in May.<br /><br />Thib, Maybe now that spring is in the air, you could try and turn those ideas into projects ... :)<br /><br />Jean, I love cherry tomatoes too. They look great in a salad with hard boiled quail's eggs!<br /><br />Carolyn, The Conservatoire de la Fraise is located in the Château Dumoulin in a village called Lassay-sur-Croisne some kiometres North-West of Romarantin.<br />I'll keep you updated on plan A and B as soon as I've finished the program, which should be very soon now.ladybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690656561242165157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297241541767981823.post-2782744950709593822010-04-12T15:27:09.651+02:002010-04-12T15:27:09.651+02:00Martine, the tomato garden sounds fantastic. And ...Martine, the tomato garden sounds fantastic. And where is the conservatoire de la fraise you mentioned? We might need to go there.<br /><br />Everyone is thinking of gardens today.<br /><br />I hope we'll find out what your Plan A and Plan B are and also, after the trip, which places your gardening friend really liked.Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297241541767981823.post-3853584880951983252010-04-12T11:03:33.673+02:002010-04-12T11:03:33.673+02:00We have never visited this place but grow tomatoes...We have never visited this place but grow tomatoes every year, with varying success, largely depending on the weather and how dedicated we are at watering them and keeping them trimmed. My favourites are the little cherry tomatoes that we grow in pots hanging baskets around the patio. They are very sweet and seem to grow in huge abundance with very little effort.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297241541767981823.post-38649445732512777602010-04-12T10:48:01.253+02:002010-04-12T10:48:01.253+02:00Every year, on Easter weekend, there is a "fê...Every year, on Easter weekend, there is a "fête des plantes" at La Bourdaisière, which is a must for all gardeners and garden lovers. I went there 2 years ago (and posted about it), and took several good ideas for my garden.... unfortunately, some of them are still only ideas ;-((Thibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788623808410470446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297241541767981823.post-69954980885221646612010-04-12T10:40:12.117+02:002010-04-12T10:40:12.117+02:00I went to La Bourdaisière some ten years ago with ...I went to La Bourdaisière some ten years ago with Ken when they were vacationing in Vouvray. I was really disappointed by the château that looks more like a XIXth century pastiche of a Renaissance castle than the real thing.<br /><br />This being said, the gardens are absolutely magnificent.<br /><br />If I'm not mistaken, La Bourdaisière was bought by the Broglie brothers some thirty years ago.chmnoreply@blogger.com