Le Jardin du Grand Launay

Le Jardin du Grand Launay is located in the heart of the Brittany region of France. Against the backdrop of their 17th century manor house, Jean and Jacqueline Schalit have, over the past 25 years, created a series of rooms with the help of landscape designer Gael Boedec. These have become a green edifice thanks to the strong emphasis on structure with topiaries, particularly in the orchard where the clipped box spirals around the trunks of the apple trees like snakes, a nod to the Temptation Garden. In early Spring, this green backdrop is punctuated with colour, provided by various shrubs including camellias, rhododendrons, azaleas and magnolias.