Le Vasterival
Le Vasterival was the garden that I was most looking forward to seeing on our trip. It is world renown and it is one that I had not been able to visit before, as you can only visit it as part of a group. It was created by Princess Greta Sturdza and her husband Prince Georges Sturdza of Moldavia in the mid-twentieth century and Princess Greta continued to develop it until her death a few years ago.
It is a spectacular collector’s garden that still manages to be very beautiful. The plants are planted in naturalistic groupings, mostly in a woodland setting. The combinations are stunning. 
An exquisite Acer palmatum 
All sorts of beautiful cultivars grow in the garden.
Acer palmatum
Magnolia
Fothergilla sp.
Another Acer palmatum – ”Dissectum Atropurpurea”-Group or something, together with Dicentra.
Variegated leaves, maybe on a Cornus.
A mossy path, strengthened by hollow pavers.
Lovely spring shades
Another Magnolia that had me gasping.
A stunning azalea, reminds me of ‘Persil’
A yellow large flowered hybrid.
And a Davidia.
HA
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4 Comments
Ingmarie We/Refugium
Underbara foton från ‘din fransyska visit’. Jag njuter verkligen av de vackra fotografierna.
HA
Tack! Det är fler på kommande bara jag hinner gå igenom dem!
Piia Anneli @ annelivia
These are so exquisite! I would love to visit such a lovely garden – all the Acers are making my heart thump!
HA
The Acer palmatums sure are wonderful, I had to by a few for the large border that I’m just making! Two “Dissectum Atropurpureums” and one “plain” green ‘Dissectum’. I’ll just have to hope that I can protect them from rabbits (hares) and that the cold will not be too bad for them. My mother has a few in one of her borders, the rabbits are the far worse threat..