Very yellow and dry lawns. The Château d’Amboise is not spared. Garden lawns are well damaged by drought. A few days ago, the administration took The decision not to water the soil anymore Gardens in Naples and the East in particular. Lawns are completely deserted until the end of drought alert. This allows the site Save up to 50% of water every day.
Watering only at night, but not everywhere
During the day in the gardens of the memorial site, it is impossible to encounter a gardener watering this summer. Watering is done at night only to avoid evaporation, and not in all garden areas. Some sectors are watered every two nights, while only The central lawn is watered every night“The most visible and which hosts the most demonstrations” explains Marc Mitai, director of Château d’Amboise.
The Amboise Gardens are said to be the Mediterranean, (characteristic association with Italian or Algerian cultures), Made up of rosemary, jasmine or even Portuguese laurel, these are heat-tolerant varieties that require little water. “Like what, we can do aesthetic things while being virtuous in terms of water consumption” Mark Mitai rejoices.
It is important for us to take the lead, that companies, like archeology, participate in the collective effort to tackle drought – Marc Mitai, director of Château d’Amboise.
Château d’Amboise participates in the collective effort
Gardeners could continue watering, but management’s decision was likely to expect drought and Take a turn in terms of the environmentAnd the “We are not waiting for state decisions to do so.” Mark Mitai says: “It is important to us that we take the lead, and that companies, like Archeology, participate in the collective effort to tackle drought, among other things. We must not remain with blinkers, we can still continue watering, we have a right, but our view of gardens must evolve.”
Tourists do not bother them, on the contrary
In the face of these decisions, the director also advances with the gaze of his visitors naturally “It may appeal to some, those who are accustomed to seeing very green gardens, watered all over, and unlike people who care so much and are therefore surprised to see green lawns in such a critical period when we ask everyone to make an effort.”
Then the yellow meadows when you visit the emblematic site of Amboise, It doesn’t matter what the tourists say. “We can see it’s dry this summer, it looks like our garden” This is Noémie’s first reflection. “It puts the Château d’Amboise in its time, it is a castle that has passed through the ages and ours is now a dry one” This tourist sums it up perfectly from Essonne (91).
As for Frank, who came from Saint-Denis (93), “The space as a whole and the beauty of the place is what is most important, rather than stopping at the aesthetic side of the gardens.” On her part Karen of Lyon can only agree to the management’s decision, “With the fires raging this summer, if everyone didn’t try to do a little, it would be a shame.”
Saving water is the first step in the green transformation
Contemplation is currently underway to create covered vegetation spaces in the gardens, to create shade, for the convenience of visitors. “We’ll see trees grow soon” Director Mark Mitai warns, “But not the tall trees, we will protect the wonderful view of the Loire.” The president since 2020 reassures the site.
Managing water in the face of drought is only a first step for Château d’Amboise. The monument will adapt sustainably to environmental issues. As of next year, the administration deals, for example, with Château insulation, which today is considered a real thermal sieves.
