Alain Baraton

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 Baraton
Alain Baraton 2011
Born10 September 1957
La Celle-Saint-Cloud

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
  1. Notice d'autorité de la Bibliothèque nationale de France.
  2. "Rencontre avec Alain Baraton, le jardinier de Versailles - Le Mague, Arts, Société et Sens Critique". www.lemague.net.
  3. "Le jardin à la française par Alain BARATON - Château de Bénouville". Institut Européen des jardins et paysages.
  4. "Alain Baraton, "l'ange jardin" du château de Versailles | horizons". www.horizons-journal.fr (in French).
  5. "Alain Baraton, conteur en herbes". Le Figaro (in French). 29 May 2020.
  6. "Le Nôtre en héritage - Versailles". parismatch.com (in French). 9 September 2013.
  7. "Arrêté du 7 octobre 2003 portant nomination au Conseil national des parcs et jardins". www.legifrance.gouv.fr.
  8. "Arrêté du 3 janvier 2007 portant nomination au Conseil national des parcs et jardins". www.legifrance.gouv.fr.
  9. "Arrêté du 19 avril 2006 portant approbation d'élections de correspondants nationaux à l'Académie d'agriculture de France". www.legifrance.gouv.fr.
  10. "Université populaire Averroès 2014-2015" (PDF). www.ville-bondy.fr.
  11. "Alain Baraton, le jardinier du château de Versailles". www.france24.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013.
  12. "Alain Baraton : podcasts et actualités". Radio France (in French).

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