11. Le jardin Korriganezed
In the legends about King Arthur, the female characters have long been relegated to secondary roles. And yet, over the centuries, some have risen to become fully-fledged heroines. Whether good or evil, fairies, who are leading figures in Celtic tales, are embodied in this garden.
Le jardin Korriganezed (The Fairy Garden in the Breton language) gets us thinking about the filter through which time changes the depictions of these enchantresses throughout history.
Designers
Samuel Le Serrec grew up in the village of Kerzine, a small hamlet in Morbihan, where his family runs a market garden facing the ocean. His father, a farmer, and his mother, a horticultural engineer, passed down to him the beauty, rigour and demands of working with living things. His desire to understand the world led him to abandon his plans to take over the family farm and go to Nantes to study social sciences. There, he discovered a passion for geography and philosophy and joined an alternative rock band. However, he ended up disillusioned by academia during his time in his preparatory course and university. Amor fati, he returned to the living world and chose to express his creativity in the gardens around him. He failed the entrance exam for the École Nationale Supérieure de Paysage in Versailles and went on to study for a professional Bachelor's degree at the University of Angers. After three years as a draughtsman in an architect's office and a landscape company, he moved to his home village and set up his own business in 2022. He created his first gardens. As a passionate and messy gardener, he enjoys designing, creating and maintaining dense, colourful gardens, where perennials rub shoulders with exotic plants and vegetables.
Cloé Le Gallo is a native Breton and lover of art in all its forms. Whether through drawing, painting, photography or sculpture, she has always nurtured a deep desire to create, which naturally led her to choose a career path that keeps her close to the artistic world. She is currently completing a diploma in artistic direction in graphic design, and also holds a diploma in art research. Her artistic career has taken her to Paris, a city full of culture, while remaining connected to her Breton roots.
Landscape designer Eloïse Dagorn grew up between the forest and the sea in southern Brittany. After her baccalaureate, she obtained a degree in computer engineering. But her passion for plants grew during her studies, and she switched to landscaping, completing a professional Bachelor's degree in Brest, specialising in coastal landscapes and natural heritage. She is inspired by nature and mindful of its preservation, seeking to protect biodiversity through her gardens. After completing a voluntary community service project in agro-ecology on the Gâvres peninsula, she aimed to continue raising awareness of environmental issues by running workshops and creating and maintaining gardens along the Morbihan coastline.
