Visiting the castle
History
Castle
Visiting the gardens
Map of gardens
(1) The Linden Walk
(2) The Court of the Lions
(3) The Medieval Enclosed Garden
(4) The Panoramic Moat
(5) The Rose Garden
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(3) The Medieval Enclosed Garden
The enclosed garden is of medieval and renaissance inspir.
(4) The Panoramic Moat
At the end of the hornbeam tunnel, on the feodal moat, you have the panoramic view of the “Saosnois” countryside and of the forests of the natural park of “Maine-Normandie”.
(1) The Linden Walk
As you enter, you start your visit by walking the “Linden Walk” with topiaries on your left and with mixed borders on your right.
(2) The Court of the Lions
In the “Court of the Lions” you find the drawbridge, flanked by two lion sculptures, you can access the enclosed garden that faces the keep.
(5) The Rose Garden
Then, you find a rose garden made of seven triangular beds with old-fashioned roses, fruit trees, clematis and peonies.
Garden
"Jardin remarquable" in Pays de la Loire
The garden at Ballon was created by Jean Gueroult in 1960
in the design of a medieval garden.
In the 1980’s, Jean Gueroult was helped in the choice of plants by Alain Richert,
a well-known garden designer.
The garden has been awarded the title “Jardin Remarquable”.
It is composed out of several parts :
Numerous botanic species
Botanic collections
Numerous remarkable botanic species and collections of roses and peonies are found including :
- 70 species of fruit trees
- 110 species of roses (> 200 rose bushes)
- 53 species of peonies
- 55 species of viburnum
- 45 species of clematis
