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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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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"

Posted in: Testimonies

2025-10-24

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

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Landscape inspiration: the wall!

Design: Thierry Duteuil, Landscape consultant, Département 17
Landscape illustration: Amélie Desman, DPLG landscape designer and drawing enthusiast www.ameliedesman.com

Landscape inspiration

Walls and facades are important surfaces and supports for adding the green touch that rural villages need and deserve.

The range of plants used should be in keeping with the local architecture, limestone and clay tiles. The configuration and size of the streets mean that planting is limited to small spaces, with climbing and prostrate plants. The quick-reading plant compositions and combinations are sober and evocative of the rural garden, simple, fresh and full of flowers.

The range of plants chosen plays on the plasticity, shimmering forms and color variations of foliage, fruit and flowers, with vibrancy but sobriety. Simple and low-maintenance, this combination meets the management needs of the technical teams of small communities.

Thierry Duteuil

Landscape consultant for the Charente Maritime department (17)

30 years of setting the scene in towns and villages. 30 years of changing plots and squares. 30 years in the service of nature, changing cultures.

The Charente-Maritime department, through its Arbre et Paysage mission, supports small communes in their reflections and programs to improve and enhance the communal landscape by giving pride of place to trees and plants.