Jardins des Martels
The Jardins des Martels is a large garden covering three and a half hectares.
The garden is laid out in an 'English style' with large colour themed flower borders. There are also large ponds filled with waterlillies, a tropical greenhouse and even a mini farm there is a lot to see in this garden and you can even buy many of the plants you have seen in the garden centre at the end of the visit.
In 1994 the Reynier familly decided to stop farming and devote their time to their hobby - plants. Three years later the garden des Martels was opened to the public. Today more than 40 000 visitors enter the garden each year.
Some favourites plants in the garden include: roses (150 species), irises (120 species), ceanothus (55 species), and viburnums. The ceanothus collection is the biggest in France.
Jardin des Martels
The garden can be accessed as part of the Chemin de Fer Touristique du Tarn. This is a small tourist railway line which stops at various interesting places along its route.
Garden guide:
The garden is open every day from May to August 10h - 18h, every afternoon in April, September and October 13h - 18h.
This garden is 30km north of Toulouse.
Address: Jardins des Martels (Parc Floral and Mini Farm)
81500 Giroussens
Tel: 05 63 41 61 42