The White Garden
The White Garden The White Garden is a recent addition to Eyrignac, dating from the year 2000. The White Garden is the perfect complement to the existing French Garden, harmoniously blending perspective and sculptured clipped plants. Located at the edge of the magnificent green garden, it brings poetry and lightness to the entire garden. The... View Article
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The Nature Trails
The Nature Trails To discover the flora and fauna of the Dordogne and enjoy the panoramic views from the hills surrounding the Eyrignac Estate, you can take either of the two Nature Trails. The first trail is 2.5 km long and the second one is 4.5 km. The trails are open to everyone. The first... View Article
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The Spring-fed Garden
The Spring-fed Garden: combines pure poetry and the precision of the French style garden The Eyrignac Estate takes its name from the Occitan "ey" which means "water". Eyrignac is a place where water flows. The Spring-fed Garden celebrates the precious resource without which life cannot thrive in this sun drenched region. Created in 2013, the... View Article
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The Flower Garden and the Kitchen Garden
The Flower Garden and the Kitchen Garden By definition, the flower garden is also called the ‘cut-flower garden’. It is where flowers are cultivated which are destined to be cut to make bouquets. This rural area is characterised by the abundance of vivid colours mingled with the greens of stems and foliage. From spring until... View Article
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The French-style ‘Parterre’
The French-style ‘Parterre’ The parterre is a fundamental component of the ‘ornamental garden’. It exists in all garden styles, composed of boxwood, or of a single type of flower. In the Middle Ages the parterre was basically four squares, bounded by low borders, either of wooden trellis or boxwood and modestly planted. With the dawn... View Article
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The Chinese Pagoda
The Chinese Pagoda The Eyrignac gardens have elements of architectural decoration recognised as "quality workmanship" one such piece is the Chinese Pagoda situated at the end of a majestic prospect – the Hornbeam Avenue. It is not uncommon to find Chinese inspired pieces in 18th-century gardens, so-called Anglo-Chinese gardens. The taste for the Far East... View Article
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Artaban’s Manor House
Artaban’s Manor House The manor house, dating from the XVII century, is set in the heart of the gardens, in an enclosed courtyard with yellow sand, reminiscent of the ochre colour of its facade. Two pavilions are located at each side of the courtyard facing the main house. This building, more bourgeois than noble, was... View Article
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Green Sculptures
The art of topiary, or the art of clipping trees and shrubs The art of topiary is an ancient craft practiced since Antiquity. It is to plants what sculpture is to stone ; that is to say the art of changing a raw material into an intelligible form either geometric or free-form. Eyrignac is the indisputable... View Article
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