Open University of Versailles - 400th anniversary of the birth of Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinie: ‘The King's Kitchen Garden: a theatre of agriculture through the centuries’
Open University of Versailles - 400th anniversary of the birth of Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinie: ‘The King's Kitchen Garden: a theatre of agriculture through the centuries’
Ivan Thé, head gardener at the Potager du Roi, explains the transformations undergone by the kitchen garden and details the challenges ahead for this remarkable garden, classified as a historic monument, which has never ceased to produce crops.
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Ivan Thé, head gardener at the Potager du Roi, explains the transformations undergone by the kitchen garden and details the challenges ahead for this remarkable garden, classified as a historic monument, which has never ceased to produce crops.
Designed to supply the King's table with high-quality fruit and vegetables, the kitchen garden is above all a place of technical expertise. However, it does not deviate from the aesthetic rules imposed on 16th-century gardens, as it is also a showcase for the excellence of French agriculture. Through its architecture and successive developments, the Potager reveals itself to be a veritable theatre through its landscaped staging.
by Ivan Thé, head gardener of the King's Kitchen Garden
