Ethnobotanical gardens of Gardie

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The Ethnobotanical gardens of La Gardie are botanical gardens located near the Museum of Prehistorama, in the hamlet of Pont d'Avène, Rousson, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. They are open daily except Monday in July and August, and weekend afternoons in May, June, and September; an admission fee is charged. The gardens are organized as a series of woodland cleanings that illustrates the rural ethnobotany of the Basses Cevennes region, representing typical woodland management, family farming, and shepherding.

Their main features are orchards and cereals of the past; Botanical, medieval, and herb gardens; beehives; Dry stone walls; and a carcoal kiln. The gardens contain a range of local heirloom plants including more than 60 varieties of wines; 23 types of olive trees; fruits and berries including arbutus, elderberry, jujube, loquat, and mulberry; and vegetables from the Middle Ages including cabbage, chicory, leeks, lettuce, onions, spinach, turnips, and white beans.