The grounds
The grounds of the hotels (Hôtel Royal***** Palace and Hôtel Ermitage****) offer 47 acres of diverse landscapes, organized in a way that lets nature express itself. There are wooded areas, gardens, meadows, honey-producing plains, forest areas, a lake (the Lamartine Lake), a rose garden, an orchard, a traditional kitchen garden and panoramic views of Lake Geneva.
Amazing wildlife
The grounds are home to over 600 trees and to a wide range of wildlife with rare species such as the Ginkgo Biloba, also called the maidenhair tree, which comes from southern China and dates back thousands of years.
The main species are deciduous and resinous trees, for the most part pine, maple, horse chestnut, lime, larch, ash and black locust. An inventory of the trees found in the grounds is carried out regularly by the French forestry commission (the ONF). Some of them are remarkable in size or for their age, with 5 centenarian trees. The oldest tree is the blue Spanish fir “Abies pinsapo 1873”, which is located in the grounds of the Ermitage, followed by the “Fagus sylvatica 1909” beech tree, in the grounds of the Royal.
A wonderful walk filled with nature
Confronted with climate change and the rapid decline in biodiversity, the Evian Resort’s gardeners have decided to act by managing the gardens in a differentiated way. When walking through the grounds, you will, see out teams putting various types of maintenance in place which better respect and preserve our natural environment. The Evian Resort’s gardeners wish you a wonderful walk filled with nature and differences.
A team of 10 gardeners
All of the hotel’s gardeners are trained in the environmental management of green spaces, and only use natural, chemical-free products.Tangible actions to promote biodiversity have been implemented. These include the installation of 46 nesting boxes, insect hotels and hedgehog shelters, a 3,000 m² kitchen garden that uses permaculture techniques and the use of seeds and compost authorised in organic growing methods to produce seasonal fruit and vegetables.
In 2012, the Evian Resort signed a partnership with the LPO (French Society for the Protection of Birds), which has since been renewed, making the grounds a sanctuary for 58 identified bird species, 8 of which are considered in decline in France (such as the European goldfinch, barn swallow, black-crested tit, chiffchaff, the European serin, or the European greenfinch).
