ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS Paradoxe The garden DESIGNERS The garden Etymologically, the word “garden” comes from the Indo-European “gortos”, which means “enclosure” and implies the notion of protection, while the word “ideal” comes from... Festival International des Jardins
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS Paradis terrestre The garden DESIGNERS The garden Mag Mell , is a paradise, a mythical island lying to the west of Ireland or a kingdom swallowed up by the ocean. Here, every pleasure abounds. Here, happiness is everla...
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS PURGATORIUM The garden DESIGNERS The garden The garden is a contemporary evocation of the myth of Thomas Aquinas, who conceived the idea of the deadly sins in the following manner : either we want something good,...
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS POUR L’AMOUR DE TONGARIRO The garden DESIGNERS The garden The legend tells of the volcanoes Taranaki and Ruapehu: formerly friends, they both fell hopelessly in love with the volcano Tongariro. A violent quarrel broke out betw...
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS PORTE-BONHEUR The garden DESIGNERS The garden These days, this mutant allegedly brings good luck. Haven't you ever spent a good hour searching a patch of grass in the hope of finding this precious clover, that will...
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS PHILEAS The garden DESIGNERS The garden The greenhouse becomes a cabinet of curiosities: old tools, herbalist's books and jars are piled high on the ramshackle shelves alongside these plant discoveries. Flowe...
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS PARCOURS INITIATIQUE, ALLÉGORIE AQUATIQUE DES 7 PÉCHÉS CAPITAUX The garden DESIGNERS The garden The seven scenes that we come upon as we first go along the wooden walkways that surround the central construction are: Anger is symbolised by the waterfall, pride by t...
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS PARADIGME The garden DESIGNERS The garden The garden is the fruit of a free re-interpretation of “The Chart of Hell”, commissioned in the 15 th century by Lorenzo de’ Medici from Sandro Botticelli. At the time,...
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS Outside-In The garden Designers The garden Outside-in is a garden that becomes a forest through a sensory illusion. An area for contemplation, a garden with a garden, Outside-in is a mini universe where landscap...
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS Osmose The garden DESIGNERS The garden Sustainability is the keyword for this garden. It showcases an automatic regulation system for collecting, storing and transporting water using natural irrigation. The ... Festival International des Jardins
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS Origines The garden DESIGNER The garden This garden is an ode to earth, the complex substrate from which life draws its provisions. Used through the ages and across the continents as a building material, it is... Festival International des Jardins
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS Orange mécanique The garden DESIGNERS The garden Might not this garden be the Hesperides, where the tree bearing golden apples is guarded by a dragon? Might not those precious fruits have become oranges here…? Planted...
