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Bonson. She transforms a construction site... into a sublime garden that she shows around

Bonson. She transforms a construction site... into a sublime garden that she shows around

This Saturday, June 7th and Sunday, June 8th, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Marie-Thérèse Buffoni will open the doors of her garden to the public as part of the Rendez-vous aux jardins (Garden Rendezvous). In groups of twelve people, she will lead tours of the Buffoni Potted Garden, with this year's theme being Stone Gardens and Garden Stones.
  • Marie-Thérèse Buffoni presents the “Buffoni Potted Garden”. Photo Anne-Laure Negro
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  • Marie-Thérèse Buffoni presents her various bonsai trees. Photo by Anne-Laure Negro
  • Under the Japanese maple, Marie-Thérèse Buffoni and her husband have installed a pond. Photo: Anne-Laure Negro
  • Marie-Thérèse Buffoni feeding her fish. Photo by Anne-Laure Negro
  • Marie-Thérèse Buffoni and her husband Danilo resting in the shade of the trees. Photo Anne-Laure Negro

Marie-Thérèse Buffoni and her husband Danilo welcome us to a lovely little green setting. Yet when they moved here, their land didn't resemble a garden but rather a battlefield. "Yes, this was a construction site that was used to build the housing development. So there was absolutely nothing. The soil was very poor," says visual artist Marie-Thérèse Buffoni.

Stone Gardens and Garden Stones is the 2025 theme

Now retired, she devotes her time to nature, and nature reciprocates. Over the years, she has transformed her 500 garden into a...

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