Jardin de la Noria

Jardin de la Noria is a private garden near Avignon that was designed by Arnaud Maurieres and Eric Ossart for the owners Mr and Mrs Deparis. The garden was created out of a hectare of level orchard on the grounds of their farmhouse. The garden features extensive use of water as in this pool.

A view of the plantings with an old Mulberry tree which is very sculptural and is still alive.

Below is an obvious reference to Moorish garden design. Such water features would make the garden lovely and cool in the hot summers.

Below is the water wheel or Noria after which the garden is named. The well was here originally but the water wheel has been restored.

Other parts of the garden are more wild in nature but still very much under control

The design is a lovely mixture of formal and informal planting

A great hedge with contrasting plant shapes and textures