La Bambouseraie was created because of the will of one man whose name was Eugène Mazel. He was a passionate lover of botany and started his first plantations at La Bambouseraie in 1856, acclimatizing exotic species from China, Japan, North America and the Himalayas.

Since 1902, the Nègre family has managed the Bambouseraie, constantly introducing more species, opening the park to the public and developing the plantations. Recently La Bambouseraie has become a meeting place for scientists and experts, as well as artists whose diverse creations are displayed at various spots throughout the park for the enjoyment of the public.

1856 : Eugène Mazel, a famous botanist, created the exotic garden

1890 : on Eugène Mazel’s death, the garden was taken over by the Crédit Foncier.

1902 : the estate was acquired by Gaston Nègre, a passionate plant lover

1945 : Maurice Nègre, an agricultural engineer, inherited the estate

1953 : park opened to the public ; the film “The Wages of Death” was filmed there

1956 : a heavy frost resulted in the disappearance of large numbers of plantations. The bamboo plants and the trees were the only plants that resisted.

1960 : Janine Nègre continued the work of her deceased husband. In 1977 she handed down the estate to her daughter Muriel, who, with her husband, continued to develop it.
2000 : Year of the Dragon, Erik borja presented the Dragon Valley project.

2004 : Muriel Nègre took over the sole management of the estate and made the Bambouseraie a sharing- and meeting-place.

2005 : the Ministry of Culture granted the Bambouseraie classification as a Remarkable Garden.

2006 : 150th anniversary

2008 : the Bambouseraie was registered as a Historical Monument.