Located in a suburb of Marrakech, these gardens were designed by the French painter Jacques Majorelle in the 20s and 30s, and owned by Yves St Laurent until he died in 2008. They are now owned by a Trust. Visually the gardens are very different from any others we’ve seen. Colours are used to blend in with the tropical plants, particularly the blue in the photo above that was supposed to be based on the colour of French agricultural workers overalls. It sounds naff, but is effective.
There are groups of wonderful specimens and here we are looking at cacti (without speculating on the unusual shapes). The next group below is palm trees with oleanders and the usual, unusual blue pots. The tending of the gardens is immaculate, not a leaf out of place, which is in striking contrast to the maintenance of other exhibits in Marrakech.
Altogether a most stimulating experience.
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