Chabanais, the Chêne Vert

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The Vienne runs through this landscaped arboretum. Over 3,000 species of plant grow side by side as they please. A curious natural disorder which can be explored all through the year.

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Educational days, introductory courses...

All through the year, events and meetings are organised on site for children from nursery, primary and secondary ,schools as part of educational days. For the grown-ups there are introductory courses into gardening [drawing, creation, plants, upkeep...].

Landscaped Arboretum

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It is both a garden with neither fences nor banners, a vast underwood and a landscaped
arboretum. The Vienne flows by Almost 2200 indigenous and non-indigenous species flourish here [in fact those that feel at home].
There are the tall trees : the conifers including 60 varieties of pine, the broad-leaved trees [102 varieties of maple, 40 varieties of birch,...].
There are also the shrubs : the honeysuckles, the cornel-berries, the roses. There are perennials and other plants, with or without leaves, with or without flowers, all this living world of field and wood with grasses, ferns, bulbs...

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Official Charente Tourist Board - 21, rue d'Iéna - 16021 Angoulême Cedex - France
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