Every year, the Château de la Bourdaisière organizes the Plant and Spring Festival during the Easter weekend.
For this 30th edition, many loyal exhibitors will be offering plants, trees, plant collections, tools, garden furniture and accessories…
Something for all nature lovers!
The Château’s boutique also sells tomato seeds from the Conservatoire national de la Tomate de la Bourdaisière (approved by the CCVS, Conservatoire des Collections Végétales Spécialisées).
Not forgetting the sale of tomato plants prepared by our Head Gardener .
30th anniversary!
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Plant Festival, we’re launching the Kids Club!
Free admission for all those born in 1996 (with proof of age).
Egg hunts every morning
at 10:30 a .m. for children ages 3 to 5
at 11.15 a.m. for families, in the forest (look for logs in a defined area of the wood) – €1 per adult, in addition to the entrance fee. Payment in cash ONLY (please bring a deposit)
at 12:30 pm, prize-giving for the family egg hunt. To be won: a night at the Château, numerous gifts offered by the exhibitors present, tickets for our next festivals, tickets to visit tourist sites in the region, chocolates…
Registrations will be possible online on this page at the end of March.
Conferences – Events
Conferences with garden specialists:
Saturday at 3pm by Sébastien Wittevert, founding director of the Graines de Troc association,
Sunday at 3pm by Alix de Saint Venant, owner of Château de Valmer,
Monday at 3pm by Nicolas Toutain, head gardener at the Conservatoire national de la tomate.
Every day at 4:30 pm: Bonsai discovery by the Litérati Bonsaï Club association
At 5pm: Signing of the book “Le conservatoire de la tomate” by Louis Albert de Broglie and Nicolas Toutain, published by Ulmer.
Throughout the day, entertainment at the “Graines de troc” stand: seed recognition game and seed bomb making.
Escape game “Les graines d’Angelier” in the Château cellars, hosted by Cap découvertes
To register, click here: https://www.billetweb.fr/les-graines-dangelier-paques-2026
On Sunday, at 4pm, the association La P’tite Brosse” from Montlouis sur Loire will be offering visitors to the festival a croq’balade: a short stroll through the Bourdaisière forest, punctuated by breaks where you can take out your leaves, pencils or watercolors to draw what surrounds you.
You don’t need to be an experienced artist to open your eyes wide and immortalize your impressions!
Meet in the Château courtyard at 3.45pm, if possible with your notebook and pencils.
Catering
Menu (starter, main course, dessert): €23 per person, drinks not included, served from 12 to 2.30 p.m.
Sandwiches, pancakes, cakes and drinks served all day long
No picnics allowed!