The Herboretum Calendar of Events

International Year of Biodiversity in the Herboretum

Saturday, May 22, 2010: "The garden and plant diversity"

• Conference : "Biodiversity: From the nature to our garden"
  Indoors: From 10:00 to 10:45 and from 14:30 to 15:15
  
• Discovery trail of biodiversity in the gardens of the Herboretum
  On the field: From 10:45 to 12:30 And from 15:15 to 17:00

Concepts addressed:
- What is biodiversity? (Species, genes, environments, selection and adaptation, specialization, ...)
- Life is everywhere including under our feet (living in the soil)
- Life moves everywhere and is organized
- That brings us to biodiversity? (Food, clothing, housing, fuel, medicine, oxygen, climate control, limiting erosion, wellness, ...)
- How does it expressed in our gardens? (Plants, insects, birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, horticultural varieties)
- How to preserve? Small reservoirs (concept of wasteland, the walls, the wood pile, the pile of stones, gardening practices respectful of nature, ...)

Entries: 5 € per adult 2.5 € per child and senior

To find us:
The Herboretum
Domaine de Voisins
Route de Huisseau
45130 Saint-Ay
France
02 38 88 99 05 / 06 98 19 45 45

January 2010

2010, the International Year of the Biodiversity

For the International Year of the Biodiversity, The Herboretum will set up an exhibition explaining concretely that is the biodiversity in a context of sustainable development.

Around this exhibition, 5 events will come to articulate, intended for the general public and for a regional echo. These events with different themes, will take the shape of guided visits of The Herboretum,
varied animations on the site
and around the exhibition.

All these events will take place between May and October, 2010.

The exhibition dedicated to the biodiversity
The exhibition will consist of educational panels and a collection of pen portraits illustrating the various aspects of the biodiversity in the garden.

The 5 events

5 events Around this exhibition will be organized:

• May 22nd, 2010: "the garden and the vegetable variety"
  In partnership with Xavier Riffet, our expert on biodiversity.
  How to facilitate the biodiversity and to manage it durably?
  - Conference " From the Nature to our garden "
  - Visit of The Herboretum
• June 6th, 2010: "the garden, the pollinators and the flowers"
  In partnership with Apipioger, operating beekeepers-harvesters.
  The pollination of plants, the lives of bees and honey production in the apiary of the Herboretum.
  - Discovery of pollinators
  - harvest of honey ·
• July 4th, 2010: "the garden and the plants to butterflies"
  In partnership with Xavier Japiot, naturalist Follow the evolution of biodiversity thanks to our butterflies, valuable indicators of its state.
  - Workshop - Trade
  - Visit the gardens of The Herboretum·
• September 26th, 2010: "the garden and our friends, the birds" *
  In partnership with the League for the Protection of Birds Loiret.
  Recognize the birds and encourage their implementation by a judicious choice of plants.
  - Discovery of plants which encourage the introduction of birds, listening, observation, etc...
  - Exhibition on the birds of Loiret
• October 10th, 2010: "the garden, the fruits and the flavours"
  In partnership with the association of “Croqueurs de Pommes” TSG
  Discover the good fruits of the soil.
  - Visit of the Garden of Temptations of The Herboretum
  - Workshops on the theme of the apple (exhibition, tasting, juicing, books, etc...)
  
  * Additional dates to September 26 and October 24, 2010

October 2009

Sunday, October 11^th 2009: 2nd edition of The Exhibition "Fruits of the Soil" at The Herboretum

For the second consecutive year, The Herboretum opens its doors on its October 11, 2009 on the occasion of the exhibition "Fruits of the Soil" organized in partnership with The Association of Apple Croqueurs Terroirs South Gâtinais and Apipioger.

Throughout the day, visitors can discover or rediscover a hundred varieties of apples called "classics" such as Queen of Reinette, Reinette Reinette Tramp or Orleans, but also regional varieties forgotten or ignored as Jolibois, Pied Nu Belle Fleur or Mary Magdalene.

Besides the exhibition, various workshops on the theme of apples will be offered to visitors:

• Workshop "grafting"

  The Association of Apple Croqueurs will give lessons about tree planting methods and size and maintenance techniques.

• Workshop "making of apple juice":

  This workshop will allow the public to know make a delicious apple juice local.

• Visit the orchard:

  Visitors can visit the orchard of The Herboretum, which brings together more than 80 varieties of apples including twenty varieties of the Region Centre.

• Workshop on beekeeping:

  An exhibition about the pollination of flowers of the orchard by bees and a demonstration on the art of beekeepers are also available to the public thanks to the intervention of Apipioger, beekeepers-growers in the Region Centre.

The Herboretum, garden of preserved and shared biodiversity of 9 hectares, holds regular Open Doors in collaboration with its partners to educate the public about the preservation of biodiversity.

Admission: 2.50 to 5 €

Departures tours: 10H-10H30 and 14H-14H30

Adresse :
The Herboretum
Domaine de Voisins
Route de Huisseau
45130 Saint-Ay
France
02 38 88 99 05 / 06 98 19 45 45

May-June 2009

In May and June 2009, The Herboretum will open its doors to the public, and stage a variety of activities relating to biodiversity.

- Saturday 16^th and Sunday 17^th May 2009:

The Herboretum will celebrate nature for Nature’s Day. A plant and animal biodiveristy discovery-path will highlight the interaction between animals, insects, and plants.

- Friday 22^nd May 2009:

The Herboretum will take part in the World Biodiversity Day. Biological diversity will be under the spotlight, with lectures by experts (scientific and beekeepers) who will share their passion and knowlegde on biodiversity.

- Saturday 6^th and Sunday 7^th June 2009:

The Herboretum will organise Rendez-vous in the Gardens. This event, now a favourite of the season, will shine the light on this 9-hectare garden of protected and shared  biodiversity, revealing all the wealth Nature provides.

During these special events, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., visitors will be able to join several activities:
- Guided visits through The Herboretum gardens, accompanied by biodiversity specialists
- Activities and exhibition on beekeeping, with harvesting beekeepers who focus on protecting bees and biodiversity
- Bird discovery paths and exhibition with the Loiret region Bird Portection League (LPO) as a special guest, on Sunday 17^th May
- Painting exhibition on the theme of nature, with regional painters, on Sunday 7^th June

The Herboretum looks forward to welcoming you all for these exceptional events!

Upcoming open day event:
Sunday 11/10/2009: 2^nd edition of the "Fruits du Terroir" (Rural Fruits) exhibition

March 2009

On the 25^th March, The Herboretum celebrated the Spring of Regional Biodiversity!

The Herboretum is a Garden of protected and shared Biodiversity. It opened its doors to celebrate the arrival of Spring!

For this first open day event in the season, organised in partnership with the Croqueurs de Pommes Terroirs Sud Gâtinais Association and a harvesting-beekeepers farm in the Centre region, The Herboretum offered the public a variety of activities based on regional biodiversity.

Throughout the day, thirty or so local varieties of Apple trees were planted in the orchard, and a dozen beehives were set up in the ecological gardens in the greatest interest of an attentive public.

The Herboretum would like to thank you for your visit, and hopes to see you again soon on the estate!

Upcoming visiting days:
- 16^th and 17^th May 2009: Nature’s Day
- 22^nd May 2009: World Biodiversity Day
- 6^th and 7^th June 2009: Rendez-vous at the Gardens
- 11^th October 2009: 2^nd edition of the ‘Fruits du Terroir’
(Rural Fruits) exhibition