Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The Royal Vegetable Garden
Versailles's largest attraction is its castle and park. The Royal Vegetable garden - Le Potager du Roi - is lesser known but worth a visit especially in Summer and Fall when its fruits and vegetables are being sold. http://www.potager-du-roi.fr/site/potager/index.htm
Now in the Winter it is closed and we visited the hidden park next to it.
I was curious to see the willow fence because some years ago we saw students of the Horticultural school planting it. Willow branches just stuck in the earth cross wise and fastened - so uncomplicated and natural it seemed.
The result now is surprising -
and beautiful in its simplicity.