Join us on a five-day tour to some of the best gardens in Brittany in northwest France with our host,\nSissinghurst head gardener Troy Scott Smith, and tour leader, gardener and French specialist Kirsty Fergusson <\/p>

Tour leader Kirsty Fergusson and host Troy Scott Smith<\/a> will guide us through the trip, starting with the ferry crossing from Portsmouth, through garden visits including Kerdalo, the lauded garden recently acquired by footwear designer Christian Louboutin, with head gardener Tangi Rabin. Other visits include Le Jardin de Pellinec, a series of interlinked plantsman\u2019s gardens filled with a range of rare and beautiful plants from different climatic regions; Jardin Exotique, overlooking the Bay of Morlaix, a spectacular setting for its collection of sub-tropical plants; and Jardin Georges Delaselle on the Ile de Batz \u2013 an island with no cars. <\/p>

Le Jardin Exotique, Roscoff \u00a9 Herve Lenain \/ Alamy Stock Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>
This special tour also includes Le Grand Launay<\/a>, a contemporary topiary<\/a> garden featured in Gardens Illustrated<\/a><\/em>; Kerfouler, a private garden of 14 very different garden spaces, ranging from water and wildlife to grasses and perennials<\/a>; and Le Ch\u00e2teau de la Ballue, a 17th-century ch\u00e2teau with two dramatically different gardens, each designed to stimulate the intellect as much as the eye. Our hotel, the 5-star L\u2019Agapa, is exceptionally located facing the sea in the picturesque seaside town of Perros Guirec, between the C\u00f4te Sauvage and the Pink Granite Coast.<\/p>
Tour details<\/strong><\/h3>
**1-5 September 2024<\/strong><\/p>**
**Price per person, based on two people sharing, is \u00a33,250 (a single supplement of \u00a3425 is levied by the hotel).<\/strong><\/p>**
**$\"Le$** Le Grand Launay \u00a9 Annaick Guitenny – \u00a9 Annaick Guitenny<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The price includes four nights\u2019 bed and breakfast at the five-star L\u2019Agapa Hotel, Perros Guirec in Perros Guirec; plus three evening meals with wine and four lunches; return ferry crossing from Portsmouth to Caen; private coach transfers for the duration of the trip, starting and finishing at Portsmouth International Port; guided visits to gardens; services of the tour host and tour leader; detailed programme and garden notes.<\/p>
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This tour has been arranged exclusively for readers of Gardens Illustrated<\/em> by Fine and Cultural Tours \u2013 the home of Boxwood Garden Tours \u2013 a quality specialist garden tour company set up in 1990. Please note that itineraries may be subject to change for reasons beyond Gardens Illustrated<\/em>\u2019s control. <\/p>
*Please see Boxwood\u2019s booking conditions for further information.<\/p>*
Fine and Cultural Tours \u2013 the home of Boxwood Garden Tours, 1 West Street, Buckingham MK18 1HL, UK.Tel +44 (0)1280 430175 **Email<\/strong>** mail@boxwoodtours.co.uk<\/a> **Website<\/strong>** **boxwoodtours.co.uk<\/a><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n**
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