One of the most beautiful country gardens I have ever seen, the one Peter and Orlando have created here is absolutely spectacular. When I first thought of creating a blog, I knew I would have to include pictures of the garden for all of you gardeners extraordinaire that have not yet seen it in person. Composed of paths and hedges, small rooms, a green house and a maze, it delights all that come upon it with its beauty. In disarray when they purchased the property, 
now it thrives with flowers, produce, herbs and citrus. The main goal when developing the garden was to be able to manage it easily with just two people, while providing organic fresh French garden produce for the cuisine cooked each evening here at the Manoir. Reknown for it's impeccable design, it really is a creative and imaginative dream come true for Orlando and Peter. Today, it is comprised of 40% vegetables, 20% fruit, 15% herbs, 15% jar
din d'agrement (pleasure or flower gardens), and 10% cutting gardens. The lemons are grown to make homemade limoncello, preserved lemons, and marmalade. The strawberries and tomatoes (18 vari
eties) have 
just begun their season, as have the fragrant sweet peas. The house cassis, added to the sparkling Gaillac wine each evening for aperitifs, is made of garden grown black, red and white currants. My favorite sorbet thus far has been the black currant leaf sorbet! The quince makes an excellent quince cheese, served each evening, always a favorite. We pick a couple of fresh heads o
f red oak lettuce each day for lunch, and actually, walking the scraps out to the compost pile can even be a nice break, believe it or not, as you have to traipse through the garden to get there. The roses were spectacular when I arrived, fragrant and beautiful in color- gorgeous, with a wide choice of variety. While I knew I had a knack for flower arranging, I never really expected the pleasure that would come with picking your own flowers each day for the house in such a beautiful environment. So... I'm sure there are more garden pictures to come, as the garden changes daily, but here are some to enjoy fr
om my first three weeks here in the Tarn...
now it thrives with flowers, produce, herbs and citrus. The main goal when developing the garden was to be able to manage it easily with just two people, while providing organic fresh French garden produce for the cuisine cooked each evening here at the Manoir. Reknown for it's impeccable design, it really is a creative and imaginative dream come true for Orlando and Peter. Today, it is comprised of 40% vegetables, 20% fruit, 15% herbs, 15% jar
din d'agrement (pleasure or flower gardens), and 10% cutting gardens. The lemons are grown to make homemade limoncello, preserved lemons, and marmalade. The strawberries and tomatoes (18 vari
eties) have 
just begun their season, as have the fragrant sweet peas. The house cassis, added to the sparkling Gaillac wine each evening for aperitifs, is made of garden grown black, red and white currants. My favorite sorbet thus far has been the black currant leaf sorbet! The quince makes an excellent quince cheese, served each evening, always a favorite. We pick a couple of fresh heads o
f red oak lettuce each day for lunch, and actually, walking the scraps out to the compost pile can even be a nice break, believe it or not, as you have to traipse through the garden to get there. The roses were spectacular when I arrived, fragrant and beautiful in color- gorgeous, with a wide choice of variety. While I knew I had a knack for flower arranging, I never really expected the pleasure that would come with picking your own flowers each day for the house in such a beautiful environment. So... I'm sure there are more garden pictures to come, as the garden changes daily, but here are some to enjoy fr
om my first three weeks here in the Tarn...
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