{"id":9575,"date":"2025-09-17T15:04:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/?p=9575"},"modified":"2026-01-10T12:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T11:11:58","slug":"garden-greenhouse-of-the-madonna-secret-blade-of-menton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/garden-greenhouse-of-the-madonna-secret-blade-of-menton\/","title":{"rendered":"Jardin Serre de la Madone: the secret soul of Menton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br><strong>Nestling in a secret valley just a few minutes from the centre of Menton, the <a href=\"https:\/\/serredelamadone.fr\/fr\/\">Jardin Serre de la Madone <\/a>reveals itself like an unsuspected treasure. Here, every step, every terrace, every leaf tells a story of travel and botanical passion. A place where art, science and poetry have been in dialogue for almost a century, under the aegis of a visionary man: Lawrence Johnston.<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/garden-greenhouse-of-the-madonna-secret-blade-of-menton\/#Aux_origines_un_explorateur_reveur\" >The origins of a dreamy explorer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/garden-greenhouse-of-the-madonna-secret-blade-of-menton\/#Une_renaissance_apres_loubli\" >A renaissance after oblivion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/garden-greenhouse-of-the-madonna-secret-blade-of-menton\/#Une_scene_botanique_unique\" >A unique botanical scene<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aux-origines-un-explorateur-reveur\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aux_origines_un_explorateur_reveur\"><\/span>The origins of a dreamy explorer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/39-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"France. Menton. Jardin Serre de la Madone.  At the foot of the Madonna, you can admire the superb Victoria regia water lilies.\" class=\"wp-image-9630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/39-1K-JPEG.jpg 819w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/39-1K-JPEG-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/39-1K-JPEG-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/39-1K-JPEG-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/39-1K-JPEG-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/39-1K-JPEG-19x24.jpg 19w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>France. Menton. Jardin Serre de la Madone. At the foot of the statue, you can admire the superb Victoria regia water lilies.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>In the 1920s, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lawrence_Johnston\">Lawrence Johnston<\/a>an American botanist who became a naturalized British citizen, was looking for a setting to match his ambitions: to acclimatise rare species collected from the four corners of the world on the Riviera. He chose Menton, a gentle town where the sea and mountains intertwine, offering a microclimate that is unique in Europe. Between 1924 and 1939, he patiently fashioned nine hectares of restanques, adorning the terraces with staircases, pergolas and ponds, and creating a dialogue between Mediterranean rigour and tropical exuberance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-une-renaissance-apres-l-oubli\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Une_renaissance_apres_loubli\"><\/span>A renaissance after oblivion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4929-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"France. Menton. Set on the slopes of the Madone hill, the eponymous garden is made up of around fifteen terraces planted with exotic species. \" class=\"wp-image-9631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4929-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4929-1K-JPEG-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4929-1K-JPEG-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4929-1K-JPEG-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4929-1K-JPEG-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4929-1K-JPEG-36x20.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>France. Menton. Set on the slopes of the Madone hill, the eponymous garden is made up of around fifteen terraces planted with exotic species and linked by stone staircases. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>After the death of its creator in 1958, the garden fell into oblivion. It wasn't until the end of the 90s that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservatoire-du-littoral.fr\/\">Coastal Conservatory<\/a> became the owner and, together with the town of Menton and the Association pour la Sauvegarde des Jardins d'Exception du Mentonnais (ASJEM), embarked on a major restoration project.<br>Today, the garden is listed as a Historic Monument and has been awarded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.culture.gouv.fr\/aides-demarches\/protections-labels-et-appellations\/label-jardin-remarquable\">\"Remarkable garden\"<\/a>and has been designated an emblematic regional site for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missionbern.fr\/\">Heritage Loto 2025<\/a>This national recognition accompanies its ambitious renaissance project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-une-scene-botanique-unique\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Une_scene_botanique_unique\"><\/span><strong>A unique botanical scene<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4950-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"France. Menton. Serre de la Madone. A cherub watches over a pond full of frogs. \" class=\"wp-image-9633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4950-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4950-1K-JPEG-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4950-1K-JPEG-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4950-1K-JPEG-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4950-1K-JPEG-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4950-1K-JPEG-36x20.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>France. Menton. Serre de la Madone. A cherub watches over a pond full of frogs. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br><br>A stroll through the Serre de la Madone is like travelling without a passport. Visitors move from a shady pergola to a lush tropical grove, from a pebble-paved courtyard to a Hispano-Moorish garden with Andalusian accents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La Serre de la Madone unfolds like a theatre in several acts. As visitors move from one terrace to the next, linked by stone staircases, they move from one set to the next as if they were changing stages.<br>But be careful, as our tour guide Christophe points out, we are in a \"garden\".\u00a0<em>Art and Craft<\/em>\u00a0\" In other words, the transitions are always delicate! Johnston<strong> <\/strong>had a good idea every 3 minutes!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Serre-de-la-Madone-Menton.jpg\" alt=\"France. Menton. The Serre de la Madone garden is home to several species of wisteria, including a Wisteria floribunda &#039;Violacea plena&#039; with long clusters and Wisteria multijuga &#039;Rosea&#039; with pale pink inflorescences.\" class=\"wp-image-9639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Serre-de-la-Madone-Menton.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Serre-de-la-Madone-Menton-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Serre-de-la-Madone-Menton-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Serre-de-la-Madone-Menton-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Serre-de-la-Madone-Menton-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Serre-de-la-Madone-Menton-32x24.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>France. Menton. The Serre de la Madone garden is home to several species of wisteria, including a Wisteria floribunda Violacea plena with long bunches and Wisteria multijuga rosea with pale pink inflorescences.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>The garden is home to more than 1700 species, including three approved national botanical collections: the <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Araliaceae\">araliaceae<\/a>with spectacular foliage creating a temperate canopy effect never seen before on the C\u00f4te d'Azur, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantes-botanique.org\/famille_pittosporaceae\">pittosporaceae<\/a>these fragrant essences from Asia and Oceania, and finally the <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Proteaceae\">Proteinaceous<\/a>These plants, native to South Africa and Australia, offer graphic, colourful blooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The restoration work underway is not limited to saving the structures and plants. It aims to make the Serre de la Madone a garden for the 21st century, one that is resilient, ecological and open to all.<br>Visitors are free to explore the terraces or choose a themed guided tour. But here, in the Serre de la Madone garden, nature and mankind always speak softly to each other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4946-1K-JPEG-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4946-1K-JPEG-1.jpg 576w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4946-1K-JPEG-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4946-1K-JPEG-1-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4946-1K-JPEG-1-338x600.jpg 338w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4946-1K-JPEG-1-14x24.jpg 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4962-1K-JPEG-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4962-1K-JPEG-1.jpg 576w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4962-1K-JPEG-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4962-1K-JPEG-1-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4962-1K-JPEG-1-338x600.jpg 338w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4962-1K-JPEG-1-14x24.jpg 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Getting there<\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serredelamadone.fr\/fr\/\">Jardin Serre de la Madone<\/a><\/strong><br>Length of visit: 1? to 2 hours to enjoy the terraces and pools.<br>Tip: it's best to visit in the morning or late afternoon for the light and peace and quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also in Menton :<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jardinbotaniquevalrahmehmenton.fr\/fr\">Val Rahmeh Botanical Garden <\/a>(exotic collections).<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.menton-riviera-merveilles.fr\/offres\/jardin-fontana-rosa-jardin-des-romanciers-menton-fr-3051844\/\">Fontana Rosa<\/a> (Blasco Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez's literary garden).<br>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.menton-riviera-merveilles.fr\/offres\/jardin-dagrumes-du-palais-de-carnoles-jardin-public-menton-fr-3051967\/\">Palais Carnol\u00e8s<\/a> and its orangery.<br><strong>Good plan<\/strong> The \"Pass Jardins de Menton\" allows visitors to visit several of the town's outstanding gardens at a reduced rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Text : <\/strong>Laurence Gr\u00e9my<br><strong>Photos : <\/strong>Madonna greenhouse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nestling in a secret valley just a few minutes from the centre of Menton, the Jardin Serre de la Madone reveals itself like an unsuspected treasure. 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