VIII
IT’S SPRINGTIME AND GARDEN
EVENTS ARE IN BLOOM!
From the art of gardening to art in gardens, springtime in Paris can only
mean one thing: a flowering of events in the capital’s lush,
green spaces. We’ve picked the best of the bunch – so now it’s up
to you to get your walking shoes on!M. D.
OUTDOOR
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Jardins, Jardin in the Tuileries gardens celebrates the initiatives
that are greening our cities in countless ways, helping improve
the lives of city-dwellers everywhere. Façades, roofs, vacant floor space,
whatever the size – everything is being turned into an urban haven
for plants. Among the gardens on show are 13 amazing 50-150 sq.m.
spaces, including a gourmet kitchen plot, perched gardens, a rose
garden, and harmonious, elegant creations by Champagne Brimoncourt
- Alexandre Tonnerre. Twenty or so other gardens, smaller (10-50 sq.m)
but in a similar vein, will be created in the terraces and balconies sector.
The “Village des projets” is a great place to see what the gardens of
the future will look like.
An urban garden can have a modern setting and furnishings or a more
vintage vibe. At the “Village des antiquaires de jardin”, dealers from
antiques market and from the Foire de
Chatou will present antiques and furniture for outdoor spaces.
This four-day event will include talks, workshops for kids and adults,
guided tours of the Jardin des Tuileries, exhibitions, awards and the
naming by the Truffaut foundation of a rose tree in honor of Christine
Janin, doctor, mountaineer and founder of the organization À chacun
son Everest. Created by André Eve, this climbing rose – what else? –
is a towering marvel of red and pink striated flowers. ■
Jardins, Jardin.
June 2 to 5. Jardin des Tuileries, 1st.
Thursday and Sunday 10am to 6pm. Saturday 10am to 8pm.
€14. http://www.jardinsjardin.com
JARDINS, JARDIN
Greening the city
PHOTOS © ÉRIC D'HEROUVILLE.
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