n°20 L'Orail
Le Mesnil-Villeman
A garden that reminds us of the good old days
Here we have a garden in the middle of the countryside which exhales a perfume of times gone by with a profusion of well loved flowers, a chequerboard vegetable garden, and a mass of elegant and unusual topiaries – the speciality of the master of the house, Jean Faucon, who has even achieved a (small) copy of the Eiffel tower.
Colette his wife has an eclectic collection of tools and objects from the past displayed in the properties’ cookhouse. A keen and knowledgeable local historian, she will enthuse about her passion, if you ask her to.
Collections
- many perennials
- annuals
- roses
- Hydrangea quercifolia (oakleaf) and Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’…
Outstanding plants
- Lebanon cedar
- Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica) in front of the house
- Salix integra ‘Hakuro-nishiki’
- magnolia x soulangeana with light pink flowers…
Surface
- 5 000 m²
Visit l'Orail
- Open 16-17 June, 14-15 July and 4-5 August, Saturdays from 14.00 to 18.30, Sundays from 10.30 to 18.30
- Admission: 3 € for charity
Bed-and-Breakfast:
- Please contact us
Directions to l'Orail
- From Gavray, go towards Villedieu, then take the D 38 (towards Le Mesnil-Garnier); at the junction on le plateau de La lande, continue towards Villedieu (D 33); at the junction for Mesnil-Villeman (D 579 on the right), take the road opposite (signposted L’Orail, gîte au jardin); L’Orail is 1,5 km further on.
- From Villedieu-les-Poêles, take the D 33 (towards Gavray); after the Mesnil-Garnier, l’Orail is the 3rd road on the right (signposted L’Orail, gîte au jardin), opposite the D 579 for Mesnil-Villeman ; L’Orail is 1,5 km further on.
- GPS: 48° 52’ 04 14’’ N 1° 19’ 06 96’’ O
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