Jardins Demain

An exposition at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris. Gardens were designed to permit the visitor to discover different themes & evolutions dealing with Parisian gardens The gardens occupied the plaza in front of the Hotel, with more one than 110,000 products coming from the greenhouses of the city. A divided garden, an educational garden and an urban fallow land (friche) illustrated the recent evolution of a notion of nature in the city and the necessity of biodiversity. Inside the building, an exposition showed recent projects of gardens and parks, the new orientations, and the evolution of the place of the nature in the city. Photos, filmed testimonies and interactive pictures all were part of the expo. I spent an afternoon, and later in the week came back again. It was excellent. I will translate these boards when I get more time…








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I don't know what these guys were doing, but it looked like a karate class warm up, they were performing some high kicks, just like our dancer friends.






Each Parisien should have access to a garden less than 500 metres from their residence.







Some questions and answers from the film showcasing interviews in Paris on the subject of le jardin idéal (ideal garden)

• What is for you the ideal garden in the city?
A poetic garden, open to all
Some flowers, lawn, part unmaintained
A place where one can go to think and change their ideas
• What represents for you nature in the city?
I think that nature doesn’t like the city
Nature crosses over the city, through gardens, plants that grow up walls and those that come up in sidewalk cracks
I would like to have nature everywhere in the city
• What for you is the most important mission for nature in the city?
To have a mix of cultured and some areas that have liberty