Maurice Bouston, Jardin avec une variété de créations colorées / Garden with a variety of colorful creations

pictures are screenprints as on Google Streetview

In the hamlet of la Pouge, located about three kilometers north-east of the municipality of Montbron in France, of which it is part, there is an art environment with all kinds of colorful creations.

The site is located along a public road, the route de l'Arbre, next to a house, on an elongated terrain, which slopes upwards, resulting in a good view from the street of the creations..

Life and works

This art environment was created by Maurice Bouston, who was born in the early 1940s, marrried in 1972 with Josiane, worked all his life as a farmer and retired in the early years of the 21st century.

Most likely inspired by his mother, who herself made all kinds of small works of art, working with simple materials such as clay, from which she made all kinds of animals, Bouston came up with the idea of ​​decorating the area next to the house where he lived.

Thus, in the early years of the 21st century, he began to decorate his garden, probably after he retired and undoubtedly also inspired by the Olympic Games that took place in 2002, to which he dedicated a creation with festive flags, one of his first decotaive projects.

Maurice Bouston, who embodies both the resilience and passion of an artist, first worked with simple, mostly recycled material.

For example, he managed to transform a number of disused mannequins into a group of colorful characters.

He enjoys sporting activities, such as the Olympic Games, but also other tournaments. When a rugby world cup was in full swing, he created a group of rugby players and their balls.

The images above and below show that Bouston as time went on, began making larger creations.

For example, he wanted to imitate the Tower of Pisa using cement, but the structure became so crooked that he feared it would actually fall over. With the help of extra cement and cart wheels, an upright tower, known as the Tower of Liberty, now adorns the art environment

Another large element can be seen at the far right end of the garden, a cylindrical, tapered structure, known as the anti-Putin cannon.

Documentation
* Article (June 2025) on the website Tipeek Photos, with a series of beautiful, informative photos

* Article (December 2022) on regional journal Charante Libre (10% of the actual text)

Video

*Video (January 2025, YouTube, 3"03') by regional newspaper Charente Libre

Maurice Bouston

Garden with a variety of colorful creations 

8 Route de l’Arbre

La Pouge, Montbron, dept Charente, region Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

site can be seen from the road

Google Streetview (2022)