Terra Botanica : A unique training place

Terra Botanica never sleeps ! Just a few days after the closing of the 2016 season, the big worksites are already starting, as well as the wintering of the park's plants !

For several years now, Terra Botanica has created multiple exchanges with the training institutions of the plant sector in Angers and Anjou.

Thanks to an incredible wealth of plants, many students, apprentices, high school students in training in specialised establishments in the plant sector... come to train on site, in contact with particular specimens, but also on large-scale projects.

From pruning fruit trees, to planting, to wintering exotic plants, to preparing the work sites for the big novelties, there are plenty of opportunities to practice the theoretical notions taught in the field, and to discover the 100% natural maintenance techniques used at Terra Botanica : without chemical fertilizers or phytosanitary products.

Supervised by Terra Botanica's landscape gardeners, it is above all a moment of exchange between seasoned professionals and future professionals of the plant industry to deepen certain techniques, explain certain projects, or the difficulties encountered on a daily basis in the profession.

It is the moment to share experiences, tips and other advice. But it is also a chance for these future professionals, very curious and eager to learn the profession of landscape gardener alongside Terra Botanica employees. These are the landscape gardeners who work every day to maintain and enhance the 12 hectares of green spaces in a 100% ecological and natural way, in Europe's leading plant park.

A good learning experience for these students who discover that sustainable, natural and environmentally friendly actions are essential to achieve excellent results.

i: During the 2016 season, student classes were able to participate in the creation of the largest field of Dahlias ever opened to the public: the Féerie des Dahlias.

They are already participating:

Centre de formation du Frêne - CFPPA

Pouillé Campus

Maison Familiale Rurale de Chalonnes-sur-Loire

Maison Familiale Rurale de la Meignanne

National Centre for Horticultural Promotion - la Ménitré