A literary Prize was created in 2000 in honour of the great 18th century Flower painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté, for the best French gardening and botanical books of the year.

Organised by the Association des Jardins du Maine (JASPE), the Pierre-Joseph Redouté Prize is awarded every year in the Loire Valley, the first week-end of June at the Château du Lude during the Garden festival.

The Pierre-Joseph Redouté Prize is awarded by an experienced and discerning Jury:

• botanist Olivier Colin,
• journalist Martine Gérardin,
• interior designer Jacques Garcia,
• actress Marie-Anne Chazel,
• Marc Mennessier, journalist at le Figaro,
• amateur gardener Maryvonne Pinault,
• well known Belgian gardener Diane van Strydonck,
• Film Producer Jean-Louis Remilleux,
• and landscape architect Louis Benech.

To celebrate the 250 years of Pierre-Joseph Redouté’s birth, a new rose ‘Prix Pierre-Joseph Redouté’ was created in 2009 by the rose specialist Guillot, whose origins date back to the famous painter’s time.
The winners and runner-ups join the Garden festival at the château du Lude, for book signings, workshops and talks on some of the great figures and topics in gardening.

Our Partners

The Sarthe Conseil départemental, The Regional Council of the Loire valley, Radio France Bleu Maine, Néopost, TRUFFAUT, Média Participations, Bourg Joly Malicorne, all give their encouragements and support to the Pierre-Joseph Redouté Prize.

The Edition 2025:

On 31th May 2025 at the Château du Lude, the 25th Price P.-J. Redouté was presented by the Association des Jardins du Maine to:

Jardins secrets du Japon,

by Francis Peeters
nd Guy Vandersande
Éditions Ulmer

THE AUTHOR
Francis Peeters is a speaker, journalist and specialist of Asian art. Passionate about gardens, he created himself in Belgium a garden rich of about 1 500 species and cultivars. His numerous trips in the Far East allowed him to discover the most hidden facets of eastern civilizations, which he shares with his works and conferences.

THE BOOK
Jardins secrets du Japon reveals the essence of the Japanese landscape art with 40 unknown gardens. It is intended for garden lovers as well as passionate of Japanese culture. Far from the traditional tourist sites, the author invites us to explore places full of spirituality and serenity, when each element, from the rock to the lantern, wears a deep symbolism. The work enlightens the fundamental principles oft he Japanese landscape art, such as the techniques applied, which could be sources of inspiration for the garden lovers.
Guy Vandersande’s photographs magnificently illustrate the diversity and the beauty of those gardens, offering to the reader a visual immersion in this fascinating universe.
The book distinguishes itself by its quality of presentation. The balanced format, the clarity of the layout and the neat cover under a transparent layer jacket confers to the work an elegant look.
Jardins secrets du Japon is somehow an inivitation to contemplation and discovering of an intimate and poetic Japan, far from the usual cliché.

4 othe books were awarded in the following categories: