page_title: Château de la Roche-Jagu
section_title: Gardens
hierarchical_section_title: Château de la Roche-Jagu / Gardens
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Palmeraie dans le parc du château de La Roche-Jagu, Ploëzal, Côtes d'Armor, France. English: Palm grove in the park of the castle of La Roche-Jagu, Ploëzal, Côtes-d'Armor, France.
context_page_description: The Château de la Roche-Jagu is a 15th century fortified house located in the commune of Ploëzal in the Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France. Since 1958, it has been owned and managed by the Council of the department of the Côtes-d'Armor who restored the château in 1968. Its extensive grounds are managed as a public park and the château itself houses exhibitions, concerts and other public events.
  Its situation on a steep promontory on the west bank of the estuary of the Trieux, gives it a commanding view of the surrounding area and in particular of the river which it was historically able to control.
context_section_description: The 30-hectare park and gardens are organised around a 350 year old oak tree in the main courtyard. There are three marked walkways starting from this oak tree each with its own theme: water (the source of the Stanco, the horse basin, the old retting basins), the path of the Orient (palm grove) and the Silver Rock. A promontory offers a panoramic view over the estuary of the Trieux. A forest area, an oak grove, medieval-inspired gardens (vegetable garden, medicinal plant garden, the bouquetier) and a set of 350 varieties of camellias make up the main part of the garden completed by the oaks collection, rose garden and various plants: honeysuckle, jasmine and wisteria as well as vine. The different spaces are delimited by fascines and braided plants.
  Wrought iron sculptures, line the paths leading to the promontory and a sculpture by Beatrice Coron, "Voyage Intérieur", is installed in the historical garden.
  In 1987, a storm devastated the park, following which the landscape gardener Bertrand Paulet led the restoration.
  The park and  gardens of la Roche-Jagu are free to visit, and nature workshops are also organised. These contemporary gardens of medieval inspiration were designed by the landscape designer Bertrand Paulet. They have been designated Remarkable Gardens since 2005  and since January 2017, the park has also been designated as an "Écojardin", thus rewarding the ecological management of the site and its respect for biodiversity.
caption: The palm garden in the park
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