- A Orleans, landscaped park of 35 hectares, the label holder Remarkable Garden, home birth in the middle of the Loiret, a small tributary of the Loire. Iris garden, rose garden, rockery, vegetable garden extraordinary garden of dahlias, Asiatic garden, tropical garden, perennial tapes, collections of pelargoniums, fuchsias and presentation of hundreds of ancient trees are all areas to discover and rediscover the seasons. True place of relaxation, the park's floral source is a privileged site in which to take the time to stroll, to laugh with playgrounds, relax sitting in a chair, curled up in a puff or lying in the grass before a round of miniature golf, badminton or after a picnic.
- Several gardens adorn the park's floral Source, Orléans-Loiret: this offers the diversity of places and spaces. In one place you can see the alpine flora, aquatic flora, fauna and spontaneous much more! The flower park boasts of banishment, a few years, of any pesticide or herbicide. Excessive fertilizer is no longer used as 40 years ago, which means may be fewer flowers but in any case better and especially more respect for the environment. The Parc Floral de la Source Orléans-Loiret is part of a restoration, conservation and environmental practices. The flower park is trying to change attitudes and voluntarily leaves space spontaneous (but still controlled and defined) by limiting the intervention of gardeners to show that grass is not "dirty" and remove them systematically is bad for the ecosystem. This allows for more development of microflora and microfauna of which disappeared after all those years of pesticides. For preventive or curative treatments, used vegetable oils, predatory insects, micro-insect associations of plants and aromatic plants. The objective of these techniques is to promote organic farming and biodiversity while maintaining the floral character of the place.
- Animal Park, be enchanted by the eyes of Diego alpaca, donkeys and Jojo Juju, but also by the dwarf goats, sheep or even the backyard. Discover the birds of Africa, Oceania and Asia to the tropical zone (Eastern Rosella parrots, lovebirds, budgies for Barraband, Alexander the Great ...) and the birds of the Loiret (flamingos, crowned mergansers, mandarins, Caroline ...) . Join us for feeding them every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday mornings at 10:30 in season! Indulge in the tropical greenhouse of 250 m or more than fifty butterflies flutter around you!
- Three times in the summer (one Saturday per month from June to August), discover the park at night-Saturday night, forget the time and spend an evening out of time in the quiet of the park floral! The shows can be enjoyed from 8:30 p.m. after a hearty picnic in the grass, a friendly game of mini golf or a nice walk in love, and last entry ticket office closes at 9:30 p.m., park closes at 23h. The opportunity to discover the flora and fauna and night complete with a nice show!
- To quench the thirst for knowledge of budding explorers, come attend educational workshops every second Wednesday of the month (April to August). The animations were developed to familiarize progressively younger with nature based on concrete examples, present floral park. Children over 6 years and their parents are free of charge by two facilitators from 14 to 17. Informative, these afternoons are nonetheless recreation!
- Every last Sunday of April to September 1530, children and their parents are invited to gather for a show (singing, puppetry, circus, storytelling ..) which will delight the whole family. Thoughts and designed for young audiences, representations, although fun, arouse the curiosity of the youngest and raise awareness of environmental protection.
- In late March to early October opening of the park every day from 10h to 19h (last admission 18h).
- In early October to mid November: opening of the park every day from 10 to 18 (last admission 17h).
- Mid-November to late March: opening of the park every day from 14h to 17h (closed December 25 and January 1, Butterfly House closed, open access, last admission 16h).
- Individual: Adults: € 6 - Children from 6 to 16 years: 4 € - Children under 6: free.
- Group (from 20 people): Adults: 5 € - Children from 6 to 16 years: € 2.50 - Children 3 to 5 years: € 1.5.
- Subscriptions for the season (valid all season, every day, even for shows): Adult € 15 - Children 6-16 years: € 10.
- Tel. : +33 2 38 49 30 00.
- Email: info@parcfloraldelasource.com
 | Rose Garden of La Source flowers park (© J. Danet) |  |
| |  | Flamingo Park La Source flowers (© J. Danet) | |
|  | Relaxing at Parc Floral de la Source (© J. Danet) | |
| |  | Jardn zen at La Source flowers park (© J. Danet) | |
|  | Iris CCVS Park La Source flowers (© J. Danet) | |
| |  | Butterfly at La Source flowers park (© J. Danet) | |
|  | Feeding the La Source flowers park (© J. Danet) | |
| |  | Rocaille the La Source flowers park (© J. Danet) | |
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