Last winter, water has carved itself new paths to previously unexplored lands. On the southern slope of the gardens, large waterfalls were born to surprise and extend the visit.

The idea wasn't born yesterday: since day one of the Jardin d'Eau creation, the Bernard family, creators and owners, have been dreaming of elevating their inspirations by shaping waterfalls that would blend into the spirit of the place. It took nearly 25 years for structures to rise and offer a vertical and harmonious movement to the water, which, like everywhere else in the gardens, plays the leading role.

An original and playful scenography!
The author's inspiration is well known: the Monte Palace tropical garden in Madeira. Here in Carsac-Aillac, the setting is still somewhat raw; plants and water will quickly age it! Waterfalls and three new basins create an aesthetically pleasing movement as you discover this new 1.5-hectare space overlooking the "Rivière Espérance", beyond the bamboo mazes. The music of the water, the hues of the stone mingling with those of terrestrial and aquatic plants... but not only! The eyes of all young adventurers (and of the older ones who have kept their childlike soul) will sparkle: the tour path passes behind the water walls. How many will want to dip their hand in and let the spray refresh them?

Exotic and hardy varieties
Every year, nature submits to the force of the elements to follow the perpetual movement of the seasons. Trees fall, new varieties are introduced. Planted in full sun and facing it, many of them are Mediterranean and drought-resistant. No mean feat in times of global warming! Around the ponds, connoisseurs and neophytes alike will be able to recognize the generosity of the Fatsia in the shade of an oak, yield to the invitation to travel of an ornamental banana, be seduced by the rustling leaves of golden acacias, and finally lose themselves in the small world of the meadow...

MAGICAL WATER LILIES AND LOTUSES