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The castle of Ainay-le-Vieil in the course of the days

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The Rose Garden of the Castle

The rose garden is located opposite the two Renaissance Pavilions and bordered by the canals of the Grand carré en l'île and the Carré long des Pavillons.
In the perspective of the aviary and the château, the rose garden presents a collection of old roses that are as beautiful as they are ephemeral, since most of them only flower once, in June.

The rose garden has been designed to showcase old roses, for their aesthetic qualities, their fragrance, and as a tribute to the horticultural creations of the past.

It takes the visitor on a journey through history, through encounters with different varieties with evocative names: Napoleon's hat, Souvenir de la Petite Malmaison, Empress Josephine... The amateur will also find roses from renowned collectors.

Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil, under a beautiful sun, in the distance the postern seen from the flowered arches of the rose garden
Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil, close-up on the delicate flowers of a Rosa gallica L. in the aviary pavilion
Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil, view of the Renaissance pavilion from the aviary pavilion, blue sky, rosebushes in bloom on wooden trellises
Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil, the Renaissance pavilion known as the aviary, a metal garden room installed under the flowering rosebushes trained on the wooden trellises.
Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil, the aviary pavilion overflowing with climbing roses
Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil, the postern seen from the arches carved out of the hedges