Parc botanique du Prieuré d'Orchaise
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The Parc botanique du Prieuré d'Orchaise (3 hectares) is a botanical garden
and park located on the grounds of the former priory at the Place de l'Eglise, Orchaise
, Loir-et-Cher
, Centre, France
. It is open daily except Friday in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged.
The priory itself comprises buildings from the 15th and 19th century on ancient foundations, and between the two world wars was home to Gabriel Hanotaux
(1853–1944), historian and Minister for Foreign Affairs. Its park, created by Hubert Treuille who traveled the world collecting specimens, received First Prize from the Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France in 1993.
Today the park contains over 2,200 trees and shrubs, including magnolia
s, peonies
, rhododendron
s, and Japanese maples, as well as two lily ponds and a statue ("La Transparente") by Romanian sculptor Christian Breazu.
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
and park located on the grounds of the former priory at the Place de l'Eglise, Orchaise
Orchaise
Orchaise is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France....
, Loir-et-Cher
Loir-et-Cher
Loir-et-Cher is a département in north-central France named after the rivers Loir and Cher.-History:Loir-et-Cher is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Orléanais and...
, Centre, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is open daily except Friday in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged.
The priory itself comprises buildings from the 15th and 19th century on ancient foundations, and between the two world wars was home to Gabriel Hanotaux
Gabriel Hanotaux
Albert Auguste Gabriel Hanotaux, known as Gabriel Hanotaux was a French statesman and historian.-Biography:...
(1853–1944), historian and Minister for Foreign Affairs. Its park, created by Hubert Treuille who traveled the world collecting specimens, received First Prize from the Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France in 1993.
Today the park contains over 2,200 trees and shrubs, including magnolia
Magnolia
Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol....
s, peonies
Peony
Peony or paeony is a name for plants in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the flowering plant family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, southern Europe and western North America...
, rhododendron
Rhododendron
Rhododendron is a genus of over 1 000 species of woody plants in the heath family, most with showy flowers...
s, and Japanese maples, as well as two lily ponds and a statue ("La Transparente") by Romanian sculptor Christian Breazu.