Perched on a pile of granite rocks some 18m high, the garden offers a panoramic view of Morlaix bay from its viewpoint. Giant rockeries, water features, waterfalls, ponds and fountains guarantee a complete change of scenery. Created in 1987 by Daniel Person, a Roscoff hotelier, this exotic garden is spread over 1.6 hectares and boasts more than 3,400 different plants: exotic species from the southern hemisphere (South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, etc.) and islands in the Atlantic (Canaries, Madera, Azores, etc.), as well as cacti from Mexico, palm trees from China…The Jardin de Roscoff also houses several well known national collections as well as hundreds of eucalyptus trees, arborescent ferns, and South African bulbs.
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