Surrounded by a wall more than 2 m high, the property is organized as in the 19th century. You will enter through the so-called "postman's gate" used daily by Jean-Henri Fabre to go botanizing in the surrounding countryside. After visiting the house, continue your way to the garden. There bloom some 500 species, varieties of Mediterranean shrubs and plants chosen by Fabre and his successors. There is also a basin, adorned with two fountains, restored by the naturalist to attract aquatic fauna, dragonflies and midwife toads! All around, admire the large Banks rose bush, forsythias and photinias, marigolds and lilies, as well as a collection of typically Mediterranean plants such as asphodels and santolines. Further on, the atmosphere becomes exotic in front of a bamboo clump.
Small squares and large trunks
The orchard-vegetable garden, a faithful reconstruction of an old Provencal food garden, is also worth your visit. There are kept squares of aromatic and medicinal plants, as well as ancient vegetables. Also make the detour through the arboretum, its holm oaks and kermes, its Aleppo pines, pistachio trees, fig trees, wig trees and laurels in sauce. Trees from afar are also invited, including the Atlas cedar and the pencil tree, known for its dense wood and characteristic odor.