Nature et Paysages

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Nature and Landscapes, also known as the Carnivorous Garden, is a botanical garden specializing in carnivorous plants. It is located in Peyrusse-Massas, Gers, Midi-Pyrénées, France, and open daily except Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged. The garden was created in 1986 by Jean-Jacques Labat.

In 1995 it was designed a national collection of carnivorous plants by the Conservatoire des Collections Végétales Spécialisés (CCVS), in 1999 was recognized by the Jardins botaniques de France et des pays francophones, and in 2003 opened to the public. Today the garden contains about 500 species of carnivorous plants, out of approximately 600 identified across the world, grown within a set of bogs and swamps. It describes itself as one of the larget such collections in the world.