The 1424m Vosges mountains display the typical features of a high-altitude garden: a climate characterized by widely varying temperatures, early and late frosts, snow in winter, poor soil, sloping terrain and difficult access.
Two outstanding examples prove that, despite nature’s hostility, gardens here can be absolutely magical. At a height of 700m, the Berchigranges garden contains several thousands of plants from all over the world that grow alongside primroses, narcissus and ancient varieties of perennials and alpine plants. Not far from here, along the Route des Crêtes at a height of 1228m, is the Haut-Chitelet garden, founded in 1903 and dedicated entirely to growing plants from the various mountain regions of France and the world.
JARDIN DE BERCHIGRANGES, GRANGES-SUR-VOLOGNE
JARDIN D'ALTITUDE DU HAUT-CHITELET, XONRUPT-LONGEMER
