Our selection of 5 pounds

1. “My France des Jardins”, by Stéphane Marie

Ed. Flammarion, in partnership with Silence, it grows !, 264 p. ; 34, 90 €.

Become popular with the show Silence, it grows! On France 5, Stéphane Marie is responsible for telling the most beautiful gardens in France.

Through the diversity of their flora, the depth of their history and the testimonies of their creators, he embarks the reader in twenty-seven places, recognizing that it was “a heartbreak of having to choose”. From Gargantua vegetable garden to the Rivau castle, in Indre-et-Loire, to topiary art-the decorative size of trees and hedges-from the Garden of Eyrignac, in the Périgord Noir, each site invites escape.

Carried by an elegant feather, illustrated with superb shots and supplemented by ornaments heads of chapters, the work is full of references, spirit … and practical information.

As summarizes with poetry Monique Dronet, from the Berchigranges garden, in the Vosges: “It is not always necessary to look for the flower, just look, to feel, to listen.” Like this book, which, much more than a collection of gardens, makes you want to take the road to discover them … life -size!

Estelle Couvercelle

Our opinion: PPP