Fundación Sales

Romántico y exótico jardín lleno de rincones y refugios para el cuerpo y el espíritu

Sale's garden

The Sales Foundation was created in memory of Francisco de Sales Covelo, landscape designer and celebrated Plantsman, on his death in October 2001. The principle objectives of the Foundation are to preserve his name and legacy.

The Patrons are conscious of the importance of his bequest and for this reason, have opened his last home and garden to the public adding to the group of heritage sites in Vigo. With limited resources but invaluable support from private enterprise, the Patrons have managed to stay faithful to the guidelines set out 18 years ago.

The garden has become home to a unique collection of trees, largely due to the recent plantation by Doctor of Agronomy Xesús Fernandez Alonso who has increased the number of species to over 1,300. Many are unique in the botanical catalogue of Galicia.

We are especially grateful to our volunteers and Friends of the Foundation, who make it posible to maintain a spirit of solidarity and conservation within the Foundation and allow Vigo to enjoy a unique urban garden, full of unusual species , thereby fulfilling the last wishes of Francisco de Sales.

For further information on how to participate with our project, visit our website www.fundacionsales.org or speak directly by phone on 986 240 882 o by email info@salesxardin.com.

The botanical garden at the Sales Foundation

Autralian Collection: Hosts a wide collection of Australian plants and trees. Here you will find our wonderful Corymbia ficifolia.

Palmetum: Home to our Washingtonia robusta, Kentia and Trachycarpus fortunei.

A Chaira: A romantic corner in the garden overhung by our Gingko biloba and Taxodium distichum. Here you will see Acer palmatum, different species of tree ferns and in the centre the pond. The tiny house there was for chickens in Sales’s times.

Recuncho: Sales’s tiny garden in the heart of the Foundation. Here Sales kept his collection of canaries and the family enjoyed some intimacy away from the general public who came to buy plants. In this area one can appreciate his unmistakeable style, influenced as he was by the Japanese garden.

Bamboo: Phyllostachys vivax reaches a surprising diameter in this corner. Here you will also see our Ulmus x hollandica Jacqueline Hillier, planted by Sales himself.

Giant Waterlily: Originally donated by Kew Gardens, the Foundation now reproduces its own Giant Victoria each summer. Still the only one in Spain as far as we are aware.

Conifer Collection: A young collection of important species such as the living fossil, Metasequoia glyptostroboides and Glyptostrobus pensilis, Wollemia nobilis, Taxaceae, Podocarpaceae etc.

Greenhouse: Our greenhouse is now used for events but we have also created an indoor garden full of tropical plants and an exquisite Cactus collection. In this area we have a classroom where workshops and courses take place throughout the year.

Exotic Fruits Collection: In this area we have recently planted unusual fruit trees such as Syzgium jambas, Vasconcellea pubescens, Myrcianthes pungens. There are other special treats here such as the Gardenia thunbergia planted by Sales and an Argania espinosa.

O xardín de Sales

A Fundación Sales constituíuse na memoria do paisaxista Francisco de Sales Covelo, falecido en Vigo o 9 de outubro de 2001. O seu legado e o seu recordó forman parte dos obxectivos principais que defende a Fundación.

O Padroado é consciente da herdanza recibida, e por iso converteu a súa última morada nun espazo aberto e natural que forma parte do conxunto patrimonial de Vigo. Con limitacións de medios, pero con inestimables axudas privadas o Padroado é capaz de manter a folla de ruta trazada fai 18 anos.

O xardín foi convertido nunha singular colección arbórea, en gran parte grazas a colección plantada recentemente polo Doutor lng. Agrónomo, Xesús Alonso, que incrementou o número de especies ata 1300. Moitas delas son exemplares únicos no catálogo botánico de Galicia.
Agradecemos tamén a cidadáns voluntarios que fan posible manter o espírito solidario e conservacionista da Fundación Sales, permitindo a Vigo gozar no seu núcleo urbáno dun xardín singular, repleto de especies selectas, e cumprir así o desexo de Francisco de Sales.
Para máis información sobre cómo participar connosco podedes visitar a web www.fundacionsales.org ou contactando directamente no teléfono 986 240 882 ou no correo electrónico info@salesxardin .com.

Os espazos do xardín botánico da Fundación Sales

Colección especies de Australia: Alberga unha ampla colección de especies de Australia. Salientamos o noso gran exemplar de Corymbia ficifolia.

Palmetum: Destacan Washingtonia robusta, Kentia e Trachycarpus fortunei.

A Chaira: Un recuncho romántico, protexido polos exemplares de Gingko biloba e Taxodium distichum. Nel atópanse o Acer palmatum, diferentes exemplares de fentos arbóreos e no medio «AChaira», un estanque. O pequena edificación do fondo era o galiñeiro na época de Sales.

Recuncho: É o xardín de Sales e o corazón da Fundación. Aquí Sales creou a gaiola para as suas aves e era onde a familia gozaba da intimidade que ofrece este pequeno espazo no que se poden apreciar varias das características do paisaxismo que facía tan inconfundible o seu estilo.

Bambusería: Os exemplares de Phyllostachys vivax alcanzan un diámetro sorprendente. É notable o exemplar Ulmus x hollandica Jacqueline Hillier plantado por Sales.

Nenúfar xigante: Orixinalmente doado por Kew Gardens, a Fundación agora reproduce o seu propio exemplar cada verán. Ata o momento é o único nenúfar xigante de España.

Colección Coníferas: Aínda en proceso de ampliación, alberga exemplares novos de especies tan importantes como o fósil vivente, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Glyptostrobus pensilis, Wollemia nobilis, Taxaceae, Podocarpaceae, etc.

Invernadoiro: O noso invernadoiro utilízase dende hai varios anos para eventos. Con todo, aproveitamos o espazo para plantar unha colección de especies tropicais por unha banda e pola outra unha colección exquisita de Cactus e suculentas. Aquí tamén se atopa a nosa Aula onde se imparten todo tipo de cursos e talleres no campamento de verán.

Dónde estamos

Avda. de Europa, 52 · 36212 Vigo (Pontevedra)
Tel.: 986 24 08 82 · E-mail: info@salesxardin.com