Events 2021
Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 May
SPRING PLANT FAIR
28th edition of this essential rendez-vous for gardeners, plants people and nature lovers in the Limousin.
Entrance: 6 € / under 15 and members free. Light meals and beverages available. No dogs allowed. Wellie boots advisable in wet weather! |
Saturday 1 May to Monday 1 November
DISCOVERY TRAIL
OUR TREES, MAN'S DOCTER
Through 16 educational reading tables (in french only) you will learn the virtues and medicinal uses of 15 species of trees present in the Arboretum. Created by Ludivine COLAS, psychologist and practitioner in Traditional European Medicine (TCM), trained at the Professional School of Naturopathy in Lausanne, this route guides visitors to meet the 15 trees. Enthusiastic about botany and phytotherapy, Ludivine grew up in the Creuse and its nature. She wishes to give back to this region some of what she was able to learn from it through projects to raise awareness and respect for its plant heritage . Each reading table is illustrated with an original painting by Thérèse RAUTUREAU. Passionate about plants, Thérèse has illustrated the plant world through numerous collaborations. She lives on the Ile d'Aix in Charente Maritime. Open from Thursday to Monday from 2.00 to 6.00 Entrance: 6 euros |
Saturday 22 May to Sunday 2 August
EXHIBITION
BOTANICAL PAINTINGS BY THERESE RAUTUREAU
A retired applied arts teacher, Thérèse RAUTUREAU, is passionate about plants. She observes et takes great pleasure in drawing and painting them. Thérèse has illustrated the plant world through many collaborations and projects. At the Arboretum she has collaborated with the naturopath, Ludivine COLAS to produce 14 illustrations of the trees present on the reading tables of the new discovery trail. her original paintings of the trees are on exhibition. She lives and paints on the Ile d'Aix in Charente Maritime. |
© Therese Rautureau
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 June
RENDEZ-VOUS AUX JARDINS
The Arboretum de la Sedelle is participating in the 18th edition of the national event "Rendez-vous aux jardins" organized by the Ministry of Culture which will take place on June 5 and 6, 2021 with the theme "The transmission of knowledge".
This theme covers the transmission of knowledge between gardeners from generation to generation. Guided tour with the owner, Sunday 6 at 3:00pm 6 euros per person. English spoken. |
Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 Juin
PHOTOGRAPHIC COURSE
Céline JACQUINET is a passionate photographer who likes to contemplate the nature that surrounds her, and like any photographer to draw with light. She returns to the Arboretum to share her passion for photography with her 5th weekend workshop. She offers you an introductory and advanced course in nature photography over two days at the Arboretum. This internship is the opportunity to look and see nature from a new perspective, better understand how your device works and succeed in taking the desired photo.
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Sunday 20 juin
AFTERNOON TEA
The Association OPEN GARDENS/JARDINS OUVERTS invite you to an afternoon of encounters and conviviality. The Association, created in 2013, aims at raising money for donations to other charitable organisations by finding and encouraging owners to open their gardens to the public.
The garden opens at 14h and cream teas, coffee and homemade cakes served all afternoon. Guided visit in English 14h30 - 10 euros (booking required) Guided visit in French 16h30 - 10 euros (booking required) Individual visits: 6 euros Open from 14h till 18h. For enquiries and bookings please call 06 07 87 65 93 or email events@opengardens.eu www.opengardens.eu/ |
Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 October
AUTOMN PLANT FAIR
28th edition of this essential rendez-vous for gardeners, plants people and nature lovers in the Limousin.
Admission: € 6 - Under 15s and MEMBERS free Catering on site. Dogs not allowed. Boots recommended in wet weather. Organisation: Association Les Jardins de la Sedelle Further information: 05 55 89 83 16 or n.wanty@gmail.com |