First a royal and then an imperial kitchen garden, a leading training centre for gardeners, horticulturists and future landscape designers, the Potager du Roi has stood the test of time.
By retracing the key moments that shaped the evolution of the site and, more broadly, the teaching of horticulture and landscaping in France, from the end of Louis XIV's reign to the creation of the École Nationale Supérieure de Paysage (1976), this lecture highlights the enduring historical and cultural values around which the history of the Potager du Roi has been written – and continues to be written.
by Chiara Santini, Professor of Garden and Landscape History, École Nationale Supérieure de Paysage.
by Chiara Santini, Professor of Garden and Landscape History, École Nationale Supérieure de Paysage.
