The Lauris preschool children discovered the principle of the compost in the Grand Potager of the Domaine de Fontenille. The children took turns cutting fruit and vegetable peelings into small pieces and throwing them into the compost. This activity allows … Read More
The bioclimatic greenhouse of the Grand Potager of the Domaine de Fontenille is an essential tool at the end of winter and the beginning of spring, to prepare the seedlings, protected from the last frosts. It saves several precious weeks … Read More
Easter eggs hunt at the Grand Potager ! 11 leaves and flowers, chosen to be easily identifiable and recognisable, were taken from the vegetable garden, around the aromatic garden. They were placed on a board and presented to the children … Read More
The plots of the bioclimatic greenhouse of the Grand Potager have been cleaned and prepared in order to accommodate the winter seedlings. The turmeric plantations have thus been moved to make room for the mesclun seedlings which will benefit from … Read More
To fulfill the important demand of the kitchens, some sprouts of Moroccan mint left the greenhouse for a large strawberry garden container. The strawberry plants were then transplanted to an earth bed near the spinach seedlings.
To prepare for spring, spinach seeds and young shoots from the bioclimatic greenhouse of the Grand Potager of @domainedefontenille were sown and transplanted onto a cultivation bed previously weeded and prepared using the campagnole. In order to stagger the harvests, seedlings … Read More
Autumn is the ideal time to prepare the vegetable garden before winter. Florian and Marie came to help Emile. The strawberry beds in the Grand Potager de Fontenille had grown so much during the season that we were able to … Read More
The Grand Potager’s herb spiral benefitted from the last months’ sunny weather. Thyme, sage, rosemary, oregano, savory, chervil or even basil have developed on the low wall’s rocks. The aromatic garden is surrounded by a willow hedge which was braided … Read More
At the Grand Potager on the Domain of Fontenille, we tried out a raised mound technique, connected by a teepee giving inclined support to climbing beans and marrows, thanks to a weaving which was handmade with ropes. This green cover … Read More
The bioclimatic greenhouse allowed us to be right on time to prepare all the seedlings that are now growing in the garden. There are still some zucchinis to prick out, and an incredible nasturtium which spent the winter in the … Read More
