The Festi’Jardin Fair, organized by the Saintes Association Open scene associated with Michel Derosier, a Professional Tapier, arrives at the Hippodrome Royan Atlantique de la Palmyre, seaside resort of the Mathes, on Saturday May 10 and Sunday 11, from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The event is part of the spring of Sablonceaux Abbey, which in 2024 had welcomed 4,000 visitors. “This time, we hope to do between 6,000 and 8,000 admissions,” says one of the organizers.
Amateur gardeners will be able to stop on stands of more than 110 exhibitors with horticulturalists, nurserymen, landscapers and craftsmen creating objects useful for the garden. “People who cultivate a vegetable garden will in particular find their happiness there. Especially since this is the best time to plant, ”says Michel Derosier.
Portfolio: 10 remarkable trees
They each have their name and their admirers. Here are ten trees which, by their “extraordinary characteristics of age, dimensions, aesthetics, specific features, of situation, history or legend”, were classified “remarkable” by the association trees
-Producers of craft cans or some winegrowers will also be present. The icing on the cake, the organizers announce a lingerie and swimsuit parade on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. with the Ouh La Lingerie store in Sajon.
A raffle
“Three euros (free up to 16 years old) will act as raffle tickets. The overall value of lots is between 4,000 and 5,000 euros. For example, there are tickets for the Blues Passion festival in Cognac or for amusement parks. The exhibitors also participated. And there are two boxes to be won worth 400 euros for three days in relay and castle, ”notes the organization.
The color of the year in the garden, according to the website of the show “Silence it grows!” “Is blue,” symbol of water, tranquility and serenity. Plants such as the Veronica Spicata Ulster Dwarf Blue, Vitex Agnus-Castus and the Teucrium Indyho or “Azureum” will bring a touch of freshness and elegance to the massifs, “it is indicated.
Festi’jardin Saturday May 10 and Sunday 11 May at the Royan Atlantic Hippodrome of La Palmyra. Restoration points and refreshments on site. Free parking.