La Cabane de Saint-Fiacre et son Jardin d'Éole

Discover a private garden and a fine collection of antique gardening tools in Juillé!

La Cabane de Saint-Fiacre and its Jardin d'Éole, a couple with two passions: the world of a garden through its perennials, flowers and insects, trees and birds, and the realm of a collector of antique gardening tools from the 17th to the mid-20th century.
You'll discover a pagoscope (a frost detector from 1914), an 18th-century terracotta watering can, 19th-century flower pickers, a crow's beak seed drill and many other tools related to soil and plants, as well as old documents relating to horticulture and grain merchants from another era. From the botanist's pick to the invention of the pruning shears and the gardener's compass, you'll discover the inventiveness of our ancestors in relieving the body and making this work the most beautiful profession in the world!
These antique tools, linked to the passion of this couple, were the subject of a documentary in 2022 on Arte entitled "Le Trésor du jardinier" (The gardener's treasure), as well as numerous exhibitions at plant and heritage festivals.

2 exhibition rooms for antique gardening tools and a tour of the garden (LPO Refuge).
Nature activities and guided nature walks available on request.
Out of season (May to October), open on request, no minimum number of people.
Prices: €4 per person, free for under-18s. Group rates on request.
Picnic area nearby.