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'''Alain Baraton''', born 10 September 1957 in [[La Celle-Saint-Cloud]], is a master gardener. Since 1982, he has been gardener-in-chief of the park at the [[Palace of Versailles]]<ref>[http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14482178r/PUBLIC Notice d'autorité] de la [[Bibliothèque nationale de France]].</ref> |
'''Alain Baraton''', born 10 September 1957 in [[La Celle-Saint-Cloud]], is a master gardener. Since 1982, he has been gardener-in-chief of the park at the [[Palace of Versailles]]<ref>[http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14482178r/PUBLIC Notice d'autorité] de la [[Bibliothèque nationale de France]].</ref> |
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Alain also works as a writer, television and radio commentator. He speaks regularly on radio ''[[France Inter]]'' and is the producer of the show ''La main verte'', also broadcast on ''France Inter''. |
Alain also works as a writer, television and radio commentator. He speaks regularly on radio ''[[France Inter]]'' and is the producer of the show ''La main verte'', also broadcast on ''France Inter''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rencontre avec Alain Baraton, le jardinier de Versailles - Le Mague, Arts, Société et Sens Critique |url=http://www.lemague.net/dyn/spip.php?article2213 |website=www.lemague.net}}</ref> |
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Alain Baraton, born 10 September 1957 in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, is a master gardener. Since 1982, he has been gardener-in-chief of the park at the Palace of Versailles[1]
Alain also works as a writer, television and radio commentator. He speaks regularly on radio France Inter and is the producer of the show La main verte, also broadcast on France Inter.[2]
Career
Alain has been working as a head gardener of the national estate of Trianon and at the park of the Château de Versailles since 1982.[3] In 2009, he has been appointed as the head gardener of the national estate of Marly-le-Roi.[4] At the same time, he writes columns for radio (France Inter since 2003) and television (France 5 since 2014).[5] He has also written numerous books and articles on gardening, plants and versailles.
In 1999, he banned the use of insecticides in the gardens of the Château de Versailles.[6]
In October 2003, he became a member of the National Council of Parks and Gardens (Conseil national des parcs et jardins) as a representative of the Minister of Culture,[7] then again in January 2007 as a qualified personality, chosen for his expertise in the field of parks and gardens.[8]
In April 2006, he was appointed as the national correspondent to the French Academy of Agriculture.[9]
In 2009, he was entrusted with responsibility for the national estate of Marly-le-Roi.[10]
Gardener
In July 1976 he got a seasonal job at the Versailles estate as a cashier at the park entrance[3] where he fell in love with the place and the old trees.[11] Later in September of the same year, he became a trainee assistant gardener.[12]
Publications
- Le Monde des écorces, photographies de Christophe Madamour, Rodez, Éd. du Rouergue, 2003
- Le Monde des arbres d'ornement, photographies de Christophe Madamour, Rodez, Éd. du Rouergue, 2005
- Sagesse paysanne: 366 proverbes et dictons au rythme des saisons, photographies de Pierre Collombert, with Pierre Collombert, Romagnat, Éd. de Borée, 2005
- 1000 questions, 1000 réponses, Rodez, Éd. du Rouergue, 2006
- L'homme à la main verte: mes chroniques à France Inter, with Snezana Gerbault, Rodez, Éd. du Rouergue, 2006
- Le Jardinier de Versailles, Paris, B. Grasset, 2006
- Le Jardin de Versailles vu par Alain Baraton, Paris, Hugo image, 2007
- La Véritable Histoire des jardins de Versailles, with Jean-Pierre Coffe, Paris, Plon, 2007
- Savoir tout faire du bon jardinier, photographies de Vincent Motte, Paris, Flammarion, 2008
- L'Amour à Versailles, with Laure de Chantal, Paris, B. Grasset, 2009
- Les Parterres de Le Nôtre, Paris, N. Chaudun, Fondation pour le Domaine de Chantilly, 2009
- Je plante, donc je suis, Paris, Grasset, 2010
- Walks in the Gardens of Versailles, Editions Artlys, 2010 (ISBN 978-2-85495-398-5)
- Vice et Versailles – Crimes, trahisons et autres empoisonnements au palais du Roi-Soleil, Paris, B. Grasset, 2011
- Dictionnaire amoureux des jardins, Paris, Plon, 2012 (ISBN 2-259-20856-8)
- La Haine de l'arbre n'est pas une fatalité, Arles, Actes Sud, 2013 (ISBN 978-2-330-02385-0)
- L'Amour au jardin, Paris, B. Grasset, 2014
References
- ^ Notice d'autorité de la Bibliothèque nationale de France.
- ^ "Rencontre avec Alain Baraton, le jardinier de Versailles - Le Mague, Arts, Société et Sens Critique". www.lemague.net.
- ^ a b "Le jardin à la française par Alain BARATON - Château de Bénouville". Institut Européen des jardins et paysages.
- ^ "Alain Baraton, "l'ange jardin" du château de Versailles | horizons". www.horizons-journal.fr (in French).
- ^ "Alain Baraton, conteur en herbes". Le Figaro (in French). 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Le Nôtre en héritage - Versailles". parismatch.com (in French). 9 September 2013.
- ^ "Arrêté du 7 octobre 2003 portant nomination au Conseil national des parcs et jardins". www.legifrance.gouv.fr.
- ^ "Arrêté du 3 janvier 2007 portant nomination au Conseil national des parcs et jardins". www.legifrance.gouv.fr.
- ^ "Arrêté du 19 avril 2006 portant approbation d'élections de correspondants nationaux à l'Académie d'agriculture de France". www.legifrance.gouv.fr.
- ^ "Université populaire Averroès 2014-2015" (PDF). www.ville-bondy.fr.
- ^ "Alain Baraton, le jardinier du château de Versailles". www.france24.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Alain Baraton : podcasts et actualités". Radio France (in French).
Other projects
Media related to Alain Baraton at Wikimedia Commons
External links
- « Rencontre avec Alain Baraton, le jardinier de Versailles », par Fred-Éric Vignale et Sophie Petit, Le Mague, 19 juin 2006
