Lasbadies near Moncrabeau
Thursday 11th May.
We are delighted to be visiting this lovely garden, entirely created by Alan and Jennifer Story
Located on a hilltop site on the Lot et Garonne and Gers boundary, 4km from Moncrabeau, in 1998 the site was a field of wild flowers with a ruin needing much attention. To provide shelter in such an exposed situation the garden was divided into different spaces each protected by hedges or a structure to create garden rooms each with its own character. The rooms include a large cobbled area with rill, a fountain and herbaceous beds bordered by a white wisteria and rose walk on one side and a raised hornbeam hedge on the other. Other rooms include a smaller circular garden with sculpture, cypressus and more vibrant planting, a box parterre, a potager and a secluded space with pool and abri. The roooms wrap round the house and are linked by paths, grassed areas and hedges giving a strong structure to the garden throughout the year.
Lieu dit Lasbadies
47600 Moncrabeau
47600 Moncrabeau
Directions from Condom: Take
the road to Agen, after about 4 km turn left at double bend, signed Moncrabeau
and Lasbadies. Keep on this small road for another 5 km (ignoring left turn to
Moncrabeau) and turn left into hameau Lasbadies as signed at top of hill. It is
the last house on the right. Parking will be signed.
Date for your diaries:
Please note also that our June outing
will take place on Thursday 1st June
we will visit Nancy Hushion’s beautiful
garden at Roques
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