It is a spiral wall of stones lined with lean soil and pebbles. Its sunny location, its structure and its components reduce temperature variations, thanks to the accumulation of heat in the stones. The elevated shape also prevents stagnation of … Read More
The diversity of tomatoes in the Grand Potager.
More than 50 different species of old varieties of tomatoes are grown in the Grand Potager de Fontenille.
Colorful harvests at the Grand Potager.
The Mandala of the Grand Potager is still very green. Green beans are about to be harvested, as are carrots and spinach.
Courgettes are blooming at the Grand Garden of the Domaine de Fontenille!And soon on the plates !
A school visit to the Grand Potager of Domaine de Fontenille, signifies a stop at the henhouse … Visit the mobile enclosure, which allows to move the hens on plots that need weeding. And of course the egg collection…
Buttercups, Irises, Poppies… Colors in the garden.
Presentation of the compost to the children visiting the Grand Potager of the Domaine de Fontenille
Weeding, soil preparation at the Grand Potager of the Domaine de Fontenille … Romain, in charge of the vegetable garden, traces furrows with the hoe for a plantation of potatoes.