This 905-acre estate comprises natural woodland and some 65 acres of planted gardens on the Isle-aux-Oises River. It is also a bird sanctuary. Many varieties of native and other trees are background for the innumerable flowers and flowering plants that are in bloom all year. Each season has its own special flowers but many bloom for more than one. There are approximately 250,000 azalea plants of 200 varieties, camellias, roses, water lilies, dogwood, and hydrangeas.