My inspiring day at the fascinating Couleur Garance
It rarely happens to me, that I am just in the right place at the right time. Months ago we were asked if we would help some French friends harvest their grapes. It seemed like a good idea to us and we thought we could roll this assistance into an Autumn holiday. Not long after all these plans were laid, I realised we would be staying not so far from the gardens at Lauris managed by Couleur Garance. It then transpired that whilst we were there Couleur Garance were holding a natural dye forum and fair. What perfect timing ! Couleur Garance was founded about 20 years ago in part of the terraced gardens of Lauris castle in southern France. The garden's main aim is to inform everyone about natural dye plants. Plants from around the world are assembled to tell the science of plant dyes, along with how the plants…