The Court of the Lions

Chateau and Garden, Pays de la Loire

The court of lions is named after the two stone lions that defend the entry to the draw-bridge.

Bordering the court, continuous with the linden walk there is a mixed border with a ceanothus, a willow, a maple tree, a paper mulberry tree, a dwarf elm tree...

Numerous botanic species

Botanic collections

Numerous remarkable botanic species and collections of roses and peonies are found including :

• céanothe
• salix fargesii (saule)
• acer creticum (érable)
• broussonetia papyrifera (broussonette à papier)
• exochorda giraldii
• aralia elata
• aralia schmidtii
• ulmus elegantissima Jacqueline Hilliers (orme nain)