Why do we love to visit the potted trees - outside the majestic Orangerie of the Versailles castle? - Primarily for the heavenly smell from the orange and lemon flowers. Secondly for the beauty of the cut boxwood trees in the fashion of Le Notre. His 400th birthday is celebrated this year and the gardeners have put extra special attention to the potted trees of the Orangerie and the entire park.
These little trees are carefully cut ever so often because we always see them snipping after the historic cut out forms. Time consuming disciplining and keeping up with the tradition!
Then there is the wild beauty of the untamed old trees glad to still sprout green leaves.
