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Sapho looks forward to seeing you at IPM ESSEN 2026

Posted in: Our news

2026-01-21

Faithful to this major international event, Sapho looks forward to seeing you at IPM ESSEN from 27 to 30 January...

Best whishes and Colour of the year 2026

Posted in: Our news, Plant palette

2026-01-05

To you, your loved ones, your teams, your company and our industry, Sapho wishes you all the best for 2026!And to get...

A nurseryman's word: ‘Plants with remarkable characteristics’.

Posted in: Testimonies

2025-12-18

Testimony of Pierre de Prémare, manager of Domaine de Chapelan and Pépinières Guillot Bourne II

Breeders' talk: "Sapho allows us to concentrate on our passion"

Posted in: Testimonies

2025-11-20

Testimony of Alexis and Liliane Le Duigou, passionate amateur gardeners - Les Jardins de Treuscoat

Collectivity's talk: "Innovation is important for renewing our projects"

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2025-10-24

Testimony of Anne Seznec, head of plant purchases for the city of Biarritz

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Landscaping inspiration: Embellishing life!

Landscape design and illustration : Clara DAVID

Enhancing the lives of patients at the Clinique de l'Anjou: a wonderful project that has now been planted! Once the planting period is over, users will be able to enjoy this colourful patch of greenery without delay.

Bringing the garden into the care corridors

Founded by Dr Nicolas Paillocher, the Cité des soins association aims to improve the quality of life of patients undergoing cancer treatment at the Clinique de l'Anjou. They offer a range of activities, including theatre, writing, relaxation therapy, adapted physical activity and plant-based mediation.

The desire to develop the green space at the Clinique de l’Anjou to enhance plant mediation emerged in 2019. The idea was not only to benefit the patients taking part in the workshops, but also to create a friendly space for care staff taking a break, families visiting their loved ones and hospitalised patients wanting a breath of fresh air.

So the association called on Atelier des vertus and Clara David began to rethink the 200 m² space. A vegetable garden was created in 2021 and became part of the association's plant-based mediation programme the following year.

This new space, bursting with colour, will be a source of many activities for patients attending Cité des soins workshops. They will be able to maintain the garden, learn how to prune shrubs and make bouquets as the seasons change. This ‘garden therapy’, as Dr Gérard Lorimier calls it, makes a major contribution to the well-being of patients, who can feel useful by having a manual activity and getting their creative juices flowing.

Débuts du projet à la Clinique de l'Anjou.

L'Atelier des vertus

Founded in 2021 by Clara David, the Atelier des vertus designs landscaping and offers plant-based activities mainly for medico-social and educational structures, but also for businesses and private individuals.

From drawing to realization

landscape design of the Embellir la vie garden scene by Clara David

photo location of the Embellir la vie plantation, by Clara David

after planting the plants in the Embellir la vie garden scene by Clara David

Sapho plants associated with the landscape project

The patients themselves, with Clara's expert help, were able to choose the varieties they would like to see. Blending everyone's tastes and colours, Clara has designed a garden where flowers and foliage can be picked to make bouquets to brighten up the clinic's reception areas. She has taken care to ensure that at every time of year, this garden will always be in bloom. She has also increased the height of the garden by placing the smaller species at the ends of the L-shaped garden and the larger shrubs in the corners. The result is not intended to be harmonious, but to offer plants to suit all tastes.