FLOWERS AND LANSCAPE LAYOUTS
The green spaces in Tavel stretching out over 5 acres are looked after
two town employees Brigitte and Thierry for the keeping up and for the creative achievements.

Tavel elected "Village Fleuri" in 2008

The every day task :
The 21 flowers setting in the village are planted with over 250 perennial varieties of flowers and plants, you can add to that:
59 large bowls, flower beds, windows boxes blossoming each year.
94 clipped trees
42 olive trees
24 mulberry plane trees
26 clipped hedges
2 wild hedges
And two pinewoods regularly kept up for preventing fire.

Managing the water supplies :
Brigitte and Thierry’s main preoccupation is managing the water supplies.
To avoid unnecessary waste of water, the dripping system is the main way of watering flower beds and trees.
What’s more, most of these plants and flowers are selected Mediterranean varieties needing a reduced amount of water.
These two garden technicians also take part in special formation concerning “dry” gardens, work shops organised by the county authorities.

Prize winning :
Each year the village takes part in the best flowered village in the county. We have won several prizes, the second prize in 2007.
In 2008 we won the “first flower”
The village also organises each year a local competition for the most beautiful flowered house and garden.

Respecting the soil and the surroundings :
Concerning the caring of the trees plants and flowers, chemical products are not used.
For fertilizing, only manure or organic fertilizers are used.
For treating, we use “bouillie bordelaise”, sulphur, Marseille soap and nettle liquid manure.
Insect killers are pesticides are also banned. As for weed killer, it’s only used in very small quantities on the roads sides and if one can’t do otherwise.

For this reason all the new plantations are covered with a special “geotextile” material covered with gravel or stone which stops weeds growing.

Concerning the processionary caterpillar, a specialist comes each year with a “bacillus Thuringiensis” treatment for the village pine trees.

What’s more the perennial plants are selected after observing wether they catch diseases. If one is noticed to be vulnerable it is eliminated and replaced by an other variety.

The Tavel Rose :
In 2002 “the Tavel Rose” was created by the Tavel Wine Syndicate in order to celebrate its 100 years birthday. It’s a rose tree of intense pink colour with a ruby red touch.

LES ESPACES FLEURIS DE TAVEL AU FIL DES RUES ET DU TEMPS


THE VILLAGE
AT THE ENTRANCE

THE VILLAGE
FLOWERS AROUND THE ST FERREOL CHAPEL

THE VILLAGE
THE VILLAGE FOUNTAIN WITH FLOWERS

THE VILLAGE
THE VILLAGE WASHING PLACE AND ITS FLOWERS BOLWS

THE VILLAGE
THE FLOWERING OF THE TOMPLE STREET

THE VILLAGE
THE FLOWER BEDS OF THE VILLAGE CHURCH CROSS

THE VILLAGE
THE VILLAGE WAR MEMORIAL

THE VILLAGE
WIDE VIEW OF THE PRESBITARY GARDEN

CEMETERY ROUND ABOUT
LANDSCAPE VIEW

THE WASHING PLACE
WIDE VIEW







CEMETERY ROUND ABOUT
VITEX

CEMETERY ROUND ABOUT
CYNARA

CEMETERY ROUND ABOUT
CLEMATITE JACKMANII

CEMETERY ROUND ABOUT
AGAPANTHUS UMBELLATUS

CEMETERY ROUND ABOUT
OENOTHERA

CEMETERY ROUND ABOUT
TAVEL ROSE

CEMETERY ROUND ABOUT
LEONOTIS LEONURUS

CEMETERY ROUND ABOUT
LYCHNIS CHALCEDONIA

CEMETERY ROUND ABOUT
GAILLARDA AND KNIPHOFIA

THE TOWN HALL
FLOWER BED

TOWN HALL
KNAUTIA

TOWN HALL ENTRANCE
PHLOX AND SCABIEUSE

TOWN HALL ENTRANCE
NEMESIA

WEST SIDE OF THE TOWN HALL CAR PARK
WIDE VIEW

WEST SIDE OF THE TOWN HALL CAR PARK
VERBENA BONARIENSIS

WEST SIDE OF THE TOWN HALL CAR PARK
LYCHNIS CORONARIAS

WEST SIDE OF THE TOWN HALL CAR PARK
RUDBEKIA

VILLAGE SCHOOL ROUND ABOUT
WIDE VIEW

VILLAGE SCHOOL ROUND ABOUT
WIDE VIEW

VILLAGE SCHOOL
ALBIZIA

VILLAGE SCHOOL ROUND ABOUT
VERONICA

VILLAGE SCHOOL ROUND ABOUT
BOT HEDGES AND PENNISETUM

VILLAGE SCHOOL ROUND ABOUT
BOT HEDGES AND

VILLAGE SCHOOL
ROCKERY

TOURTOUIL STREET
THE

THE DRY GARDEN OF TOURTOUIL
OPUNTUIA

THE DRY GARDEN OF TOURTOUIL
AGAVE AMERICANA

THE DRY GARDEN OF TOURTOUIL
BULBINELLA

THE DRY GARDEN OF TOURTOUIL
RED HELIANTHEME

THE TOMPLE CAR PARK
WIDE VIEW

THE TOMPLE CAR PARK
IPOMEE

THE TOMPLE CAR PARK
POMEGRANATE TREE



THE PRESBITERY
FLOWER BED

THE VILLAGE WASHING PLACE
FLOWER BOX

VILLAGE CENTER
DANCE SQUARE'S FLOWER BOWL

VILLAGE CENTER
DANCE SQUARE'S FLOWER BOWL

© Elan Sud