An Extraordinary Garden
5:17 AMWhat makes a garden extraordinary? If you happen to pass by the region of La Vendee, France off to the west coast, particularly headed towards Les Sables d'Olonne, you can stop by Le Potager Extraordinaire on the way. It can be translated as " The Extraordinary Vegetable Garden." It is located in Les Mares, La Mothe-Achard.
This was where I chose to celebrate the afternoon of my birthday. At first glance, we all wondered what makes it extraordinary. It's about 4-hectares in size with more than 1500 plant varieties. We spent the first 20 minutes browsing around on our own. We looked at each other with big question marks on our faces, "Now what?"