LE JARDIN AUX OISEAUX

Couzeix, France, France

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Le Jardin aux Oiseaux (Garden of Birds) is a 2,800-square-meter private garden in Couzeix, Haute-Vienne, France, created in 2019 by passionate gardener and bird enthusiast Raymond Mazerolas specifically to serve as a refuge for passing and resident birds.

The garden houses an extraordinary collection of 2,000 plant species, including 1,000 shrub and perennial varieties, designed with an English garden style featuring hedgerows, berry-producing and flowering trees that provide seeds and food for birds year-round. 

Notable features include collections of viburnums, acer (Japanese maples), trees with decorative bark, hémérocalles, épimédiums, numerous cornus flowering for weeks from April to June, and climbing rose vines reaching over 10 meters in height that climb various garden structures. 

The garden is officially registered as a "Refuge LPO Limousin" (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux) and is open to visitors only by reservation for 1.5-hour guided tours during May, June, and October, while July through September openings depend on weather conditions and close during heat or drought.