The garden is located on the former domaine du Deffend, which was purchased by the state in 1962 and in 1996 established as a regional plant heritage center. It was named a botanical garden in 2005 with the following missions:
conservation of regional plants by developing thematic gardens (fruits, vegetables, etc.)
education and public awareness
supporting university research
preservation of heritage collections of the University of Poitiers, including a herbarium dating to the nineteenth century,
Today the garden contains two small forests (6 hectares), two ponds, a farm dating to the nineteenth century, and a 17th-century dovecote. Its arboretum contains 90 oaktaxa, as well as a good collection of heritage apple trees. Other collections include local orchids, aquatic plants, and medicinal plants.
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