I spent 12 days in France with my sister Amy touring gardens (mostly potager gardens aka beautiful kitchen gardens)! They were so incredible!

Chateau Miromesnil https://www.chateaumiromesnil.com/
La Ferme Du Bec Hellouin https://www.fermedubec.com/english/ Charles Book, Miraculous Abundance https://amzn.to/3TnhnfT
La Roche Jagu https://www.brittanytourism.com/destinations/the-10-destinations/saint-brieuc-bay-paimpol-les-caps/la-roche-jagu/
Abbaye de Daoulas https://www.cdp29.fr/fr/presentation-daoulas
Chateau de Chambord https://www.chambord.org/en/
Chateau de Chenonceau https://www.chenonceau.com/en/
Chateau and Gardens of Villandry https://www.chateauvillandry.fr/?lang=en
The potager at Chateau Colbert https://www.chateaucolbert.com/

Garden Supplies/Tools I use:

Trellising for Tomatoes in the Tunnel: https://www.farmersfriend.com/p/qlipr-trellising-system?Hook%20Length=55-in&Quantity=125%20Unit%20Kit&rid=tsh
Silage Tarps, Row Covers, Ground Cover, Shade Cloth, Irrigation Supplies- https://www.farmersfriend.com/c/the-seasonal-homestead
Ultra Prebiotic https://collabs.shop/nxmly2 Use Code BECKYTSH for 10% off your order!
Soil Knife- https://amzn.to/3pmm4L4
Weed Torch https://amzn.to/3xm7Gpu
Weed Barrier Paper https://www.arbico-organics.com/product/weedguardplus-heavy-weight-rolls-smooth-creped/natural-organic-weed-control
Japanese Weeding Sickle- https://amzn.to/3Jy47jl
Favorite Large Tools- https://www.theseasonalhomestead.com/11-time-saving-garden-tools-for-a-large-garden/
Soil Blocker 2 inch- https://amzn.to/3Icy5ZX
Soil Blocker 4 inch- https://amzn.to/3VRvFp3
Soil Testing- https://rxsoil.com/nutrients?source=seasonalhomestead
Use code SEASONALHOMESTEAD for 10% off your order!

Garden Plants:
My favorite source for Organic SEED POTATOES, ginger, turmeric, comfrey, rhubarb, elderberry and more. https://shop.growingfarmers.com/?ref=wxoemquk Use code BECKYPORTER for $5 off your order!

Garden Infrastructure:

Caterpillar Tunnel & High Tunnel https://www.farmersfriend.com/c/the-seasonal-homestead

Garden Attire:

My Favorite Garden Overalls- https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2060467&u=3077997&m=126572&urllink=&afftrack=
Favorite Knee Pads- https://amzn.to/3LUDKVh
Garden/ Winter Boots: https://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=TYwrFVkpBYY&offerid=1471001.9&bids=1471001.9&type=3&subid=0
Garden Hat: https://amzn.to/49RjKx9
Green Garden Apron: can be found here https://amzn.to/43xtHha or here https://rstyle.me/+nENnhPD6cl7NTp-E_JtMKA

My blog: https://www.theseasonalhomestead.com/
Shop My Favorite Things: https://www.theseasonalhomestead.com/shop-my-favorite-things/
Music: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/5slh1q

Garden Planning & Preserving Journal:

Seedtime garden planner: https://seedtime.us/jkmel4ukl4tonac09iap-5fs?ref=becky-porter82
Amy’s (my sister) garden planner 2024 dated -printable pdf version: https://tidd.ly/3tGDkwv, for undated version click here https://tidd.ly/41CC5uZ
Amy’s garden planner -book version 2024! https://amzn.to/4aGThnl

Canning and Preserving Supplies:

Juicer: I have this one: https://amzn.to/47l5taa but you can find a similar one for cheap here: https://amzn.to/486YXoR
Freeze Dryer: https://affiliates.harvestright.com/1290.html
Dehydrator: https://amzn.to/3nV8JbW
Pressure Canner: https://amzn.to/42Hk0Lw
Waterbath Canner: https://amzn.to/3VYZgwD
Sauce Maker: https://amzn.to/43EFycq

Most links are affiliate links. Please know I will only recommend items I LOVE and use myself, at no extra cost to you, and it helps support the channel! You guys are the best! -Becky

00:00 Travel to France
01:02 Chateau Miromesnil
04:13 La Ferme Du Bec Hellouin
12:40 La Roche Jagu
16:05 Abbaye de Daoulas
18:20 Chateau de Chambord
22:55 Chateau de Chenonceau
25:57 Chateau and Gardens of Villandry
33:12 The potager at Chateau Colbert
38:42 Traveling Home

#frenchgardens #potager

25 Comments

  1. WOW!!! So Amazing!!! Thank You for sharing🤗 Learned a lot but also realized you are already doing things the best ways. So what we learn from you is perfect 💚

  2. Oh,what a wonderful trip and a great memories with your sister and friends. Some of the oldest gardens to learn from. Thank-you fo sharing

  3. Great trip and certainly very tiring. I once went on a trip like this to England, there are such beautiful gardens. And then it's easier with the language.

  4. The French are world famous for their gardening and fruit. I have always wanted to try a French strawberry. The Mara DeBois is supposed to be the most sweet strawberry in existence.

  5. I had no idea that rosemary didn’t overwinter easily. We had a HUGE rosemary bush in our garden when we lived in New Mexico, where the winters were very cold.

  6. That was wonderful to watch. Thank you for sharing!

    I haven't had the chance to watch the previous video, yet. I believe you mentioned you are pregnant again? How lovely! Congratulations!

    I would love to see any new ideas you implement.

    Thanks again for sharing and blessings to you and your family 🙂.

  7. I am extremely happy for you. What a joy! And how blessed! I have been to France 3 times but never thru the eyes of a gardener. Now that I am one, I would love to go on the same journey you took. However, thank you for sharing this trip with us so that I can at least have a taste. 😊❤

  8. That was trés magique! What a dream trip and so lovely you could experience it with Amy. Thank you for sharing these beautiful and practical spaces. ❤

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