We visited the "jardin" on the jour de la patrimoine (free admission). From the Tourist office's brochure, "Nestling between the two Towers, the Medieval Garden has been designed to represent plantations as they could well have been laid out in the Middle Ages. The Bishop's Tower (12th century) and the King's Tower (early 13th century) are part of an ensemble which served as a residence for the Lords of Uzes. Over the ensuing centuries, the various heirs sold part of the ensemble to the Bishopric (1280) and another to the King of France Charles VIII (1493). Used later as prisons, they were repurchased by the town of Uzes in 1941. The Medieval garden is set within the enclosure formed by the ramparts and is used for shows and exhibitions."
A large number of the plants here were used in the Middle Ages for food, medicine, dyes for clothing as well as ornamental uses. The garden's main objective is conservation of rare plants native to the region.
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