Except for the Orangery, which sheltered thousands of citrus trees, the main gardens of Versailles were purely ornamental. Cultivation of fruits and vegetables was relegated to the Potager du Roi (King’s Kitchen Garden), located in the town a few blocks southeast of the palace. Its director was Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie, who had quit the practice of law to become a gardener and was eventually ennobled for his services. His horticultural manuals were published posthumously and translated into English, German, and Italian. Today the Potager, which is not part of the estate of Versailles, is a working garden open to visitors and home to the Ecole nationale supérieure de paysage (National School of Landscape Architecture).