A century of experience
When Luxembourg was transferred to the Senate in 1879, the Senate Presidency had its own department for the Petit Luxembourg and the Presidency greenhouses. The two departments merged and the Conservation of the Luxembourg Garden was born. It is responsible for the upkeep of the public gardens, the decoration of the Palace's reception areas and the production of all green and flowering plants.
The quality of the floral decorations and upkeep is a testament to the skills of the gardening staff, who are recruited by competitive examination and have a century's worth of experience. The Conservation of the Luxembourg Gardens is in a sense a horticultural enterprise, producing more than 140,000 bedding plants and 7,500 flowering pots and green plants each year.
The Fruit Garden
The fruit garden was officially recognised in 1991 as a "conservatory orchard" by the French Association for the Conservation of Plant Species (A.F.C.E.V.) and is dedicated to the reconstitution of the Carthusian fruit collection. This collection has been awarded the "national collection" label by the Conservatoire des Collections Végétales Spécialisées (C.C.V.S.).
The Greenhouses and Orchid Collection
The Luxembourg greenhouses have been administered and managed by the Senate since 1879. They are both a place where plants are produced to embellish the gardens and decorate the Luxembourg Place with flowers, and a place where plant heritage dating back to the middle of the 19th century is preserved.
Remarkable trees
Just like the Palais, the Luxembourg Garden is a historic garden. Some of its trees date back to the early 19th century, others may have belonged to Marie de Medici in the 17th century, while others in the orchard bear witness to the garden's horticultural tradition, which dates back to the 13th century.
The Luxembourg School Apiary
The Luxembourg School Apiary continues the unusual tradition of an apiary in the heart of central Paris.
The Horticultural School
The horticultural school of the Luxembourg Garden allows everyone to benefit from the know-how of the staff of the Conservation of the Luxembourg Garden.
A Totally Organic Garden!
The Luxembourg Garden has long been involved in developing the most natural possible maintenance techniques and methods for combating pests.
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