Alain Baraton
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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.
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.[2] In 2009, he has been appointed as the head gardener of the national estate of Marly-le-Roi.[3] At the same time, he writes columns for radio (France Inter since 2003) and television (France 5 since 2014).[4] 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.[5]
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,[6] then again in January 2007 as a qualified personality, chosen for his expertise in the field of parks and gardens.[7]
In April 2006, he was appointed as the national correspondent to the French Academy of Agriculture.[8]
In 2009, he was entrusted with responsibility for the national estate of Marly-le-Roi.[9]
Gardener
In July 1976 he got a seasonal job at the Versailles estate as a cashier at the park entrance[2] where he fell in love with the place and the old trees.[10] Later in September of the same year, he became a trainee assistant gardener.[11]
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.
- ^ 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
