Villandry Chateau Renaissance Gardens

. size: large

. open to public, entrance fee

. photos from May 2017
. the original garden was reconstructed at the beginning of 20th century

The ornamental garden, also called jardin'd amour. It contains four squares representing: 

- tender love (hearts with pink/orange flowers),

- passionate love (12 broken hearts with colorful flowers),

- fickle love (butterflies and horns with white/yellow flowers),

- tragic love (swords with red flowers).

Pavillon de l'Audience

The kitchen garden behind the ornamental garden

Vegetables are grown in nine squares of the kitchen garden (jardin potager). Vegetables are planted in March and June.

Villandry chateau jardins also contain a maze, a herbal garden and the Sun garden with a fountain.