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  • Monday, June 15 – Friday, June 26 – France

    Join Pacific Horticulture for an adventure through beautiful countryside, stunning chateaus, and sumptuous gardens of France, June 15 – 26, 2015. You’ll explore Normandy, Picardy, and the Loire Valley taking in botanical and historical treasures along with fine food and wine.

    Linda McKendry, PHS board member, will escort this tour.  Visit Rouen for four nights, visiting the Arboretum d’Harcourt, Giverny, the Jardins d’Angelique, Princess Sturdza’s iconic Vasterival Garden, and the Gardens Agapanthe.  In Tours, you will spend time over four days at the International Garden Festival at Chaumont-sur-Loire, the Chateau Chenonceau, Le Jardin du Plessis-Sasnieres, Chateau du Rivau’s Rose Gardens (pictured) and Fairytale Gardens, the Chateau de la Bourdaisiere park, and Villandry. On to Chantilly, to the Chateau de Courances organic fruit and vegetable garden and park, the Chantilly Castle and Park, the Conde Museum and Museum of the Horse.  A complete, mouthwatering itinerary may be found at http://www.sterlingtoursltd.com/France2015.html. The cost is approximately $5,000 per person.

  • May 5 – May 14 – The Loire Valley and the Festival of the Domaine de Courson

    Explore the beautiful and storied Loire Valley in northwestern France in springtime, May 5 – 14, 2011. This exclusive American Horticultural Society tour will provide entree to some of the finest privately-owned historic chateaus and gardens, including Chateau de Cheverny (below, also called the Chateau of Tintin,)  Chateau de Chenonceau, and the inspirational ornamental potager at Villandry.  For the grand finale, you will enjoy the international “Journees des Plantes” festival at the Domaine de Courson, south of Paris.  For complete information, contact AHS travel planner MacNair Travel at 866-627-6621, or email ahs@macnairtravel.com.