The Fête des Jardins 2023 village in Parc de Belleville

Calling all nature lovers! La Fête des Jardins returns for its 27th edition from September 20 to 24, throughout the capital. A new edition celebrated in the parks and gardens of Paris, with free events for the whole family. It's an opportunity for curious young and old alike to discover the capital's green treasures, and to meet those involved in environmental preservation.

In the 20th arrondissement, parks and gardens will be in the spotlight with a program full of surprises! Starting with Parc de Belleville, this year's venue for the Fête des Jardins 2023 Village. The program features a widevariety of activities for the whole family!

Park entrance, rue des Couronnes

• Two professions, two photographers"exhibition on the park gates

• Welcome - Information - Visits" stand
  - Welcome and information
  - Departure point for guided tours of the park: Situated on one of the capital's highest points, this contemporary garden, created on a hillside on the site of former quarries, features a skilful blend of wild and cultivated plants. The seasonal renewal of blooms provides a diverse and abundant source of food for foraging insects. The rich palette of trees - hops, water fir, incense cedar... - provides shelter and cover for numerous birds, which are also attracted in autumn by the grapes of the vineyard planted in memory of the area's wine-growing past. Saturday and Sunday, 2pm to 5pm, 45-minute guided tours of Parc de Belleville.
  - City garden survey

• Tree climbing" stand
  - Demonstration of climbing and moving in trees
  - Presentation of Paris street trees: species recognition, presentation of samples (slices of wood, bark, leaves, twigs)
  - Presentation of the equipment used in the arborist's profession
  - Presentation of computerized management of tree maintenance.
  - Tree climbing and moving for children

Lawn 1

• Planter and nest box workshop" stand
  Workshop for making podium-shaped planters and nesting boxes

• Center de Production Horticole" and "Jardiner en famille" stands
  Potting and transplanting workshop using biodegradable cups

• Municipal florist's workshop" stand
  - Column planting: a fun, participatory workshop to familiarize visitors with these vertical compositions.
  - Floral art demonstration, using flowers produced exclusively in France

• Biodiversity and sustainable development" stand
  - Launch of the consultation on the revision of the Biodiversity Plan: an opportunity to discuss the revision of the Biodiversity Plan 2018-2024, the assessment of the actions carried out by the City over the last six years to protect, develop and promote biodiversity, and to announce the launch of the public consultation which, from September to December 2023, will give Parisians the opportunity to determine the future major orientations of the Biodiversity Plan 2024-2030.
  - Distribution of local plant seeds
  - Discover Parisian biodiversity: - Quizzes: "Biodiversity in Paris" and "The animal kingdom" - Immersion with virtual reality helmets - "What does it look like...? and lots more information about nature in Paris!

• Exhibition: "Biodiversity in Paris

• Paris Jardine" stand
  Scent workshop: recognizing plants by smell

• Soil and plant knowledge" stand
  - Soil and plant pentathlon: ask for your form and take part in each activity. At the end of the course, once you've passed all the tests, you'll win a plant.
  - 1 "Pollens and trees": find the right plant-pollen pairs using laminated photos, alternating with a tree animation (find the right tree leaf-name pairs, based on leaves collected by the team near the site on the day). A QR code will need to be flashed to go to the "Guide des Essences" website: bring your smartphone for this activity.
  - 2 "Beneficial organisms": use laminated photos to match the right pest and beneficial organism pairs.
  - 3 "Plant health": match pest-symptom pairs on plants using laminated photos.
  - 4 "In vitro culture": put the stages of cultivation of the Olympic Dahlia in the right order at the Parc Floral de Paris, using culture media in the colors of the Olympic Games!
  - 5. " Soil laboratory": the public, apprentice laboratory technicians, test soil pH and/or texture.
  - Plant clinic: Bring your plant or photos of diseased plants - we'll identify problems and give you advice. Saturday only.

• Building greening" stand
  - Games - "L'escalade du végétal": plant memory, puzzle of a rooftop planting complex to put together, "Trouve mon accroche" (wooden game where the player has to link the climbing plant to its hook), garden fresco to color... Each animation completed entitles you to a punch on an activity sheet; at the end of the course, once you've passed all the tests, you'll win a plant.

• Plants for winners" stand
  Distribution of prizes for successful completion of the "Soil and Plant Knowledge", "Building Greening" and "Tree Climbing" workshops.

• Paris s'engage pour le climat" stand
  - Information from the Paris Climate Agency on the "CoprOasis" and "EcoRénovons" schemes. Saturday September 23 only
  - A one-stop shop for energy renovation and greening of Parisian condominiums, the Agence Parisienne pour le Climat will be presenting the city's EcoRénovons Paris and CoprOasis schemes.
  - Direction de la Transition Ecologique et du Climat: - Paris Climate Plan news - Pôle Climat news for the general public: climate conversation and other upcoming events - Climate Quiz - "Calculate your carbon footprint" workshop with the NosGestesClimat application - Opportunity to subscribe to the Lettre du climat and take part in a competition to win tickets for the "Urgence Climatique" exhibition.

• Paris Recrute" stand
  All the information you need about jobs and recruitment in the green spaces and biodiversity sector in Paris.

• Trees in Paris" stand
  - Learn to recognize the tree species found in the city!
  - Presentation of wood slices, twigs and leaves...
  - Tree preservation: health checks, pruning and care...

• Paris under the trees"exhibition

Lawn 2

• Paris Jardine" chamboule-tout stand
  Plant chamboule-tout

• Belleville vineyard stand
  Do you know "Le clos des Envierges"?

• Family gardening" stand
  Potting workshop

• Drawings and Photos" stand
  - Draw your Garden Festival poster" workshop
  - Photo box

• École du Breuil stand
  Discover the arts and techniques of landscape gardening!

Conference area
Lectures (duration: 15-20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion)

• Saturday
  - 3pm: Presentation of the urban forest project on Place de la Catalogne in the 14th arrondissement (by the City's Landscape and Planning Department).
  - 4pm: Presentation of the tree species guide: getting to know Paris' tree species better and which ones to plant for Paris' climatic future (by the City's Plant Studies Division).
  - 5pm: Participatory gardening and the schemes set up by the City (by the City's Urban Ecology Agency).

• Sunday
  - 3 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.: "La nature qui déborde des jardins" (Nature overflowing gardens): a guided tour, in conjunction with the "Before/After" exhibition (by Mission 100 ha de la Ville).

• Paris, garden city" exhibition
  Rediscover the earth, strengthen nature in Paris, and refresh the city. Before and after" figures and images in all arrondissements

• Paris Jardine" stand
  - The Maison du Jardinage welcomes you and presents the "Pôle ressource Jardinage Urbain": - Information on the "Permis de végétaliser" and the "Main Verte" program for shared gardens.
  - Quiz: "Come and take part in the "Permis de végétaliser" Olympics!
  - Scents workshop (located on lawn 1)

• Associations stand
  Presence of the Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (League for the Protection of Birds), Saturday only: With over 66,000 members, 8,000 active volunteers, 650 salaried employees nationwide and a network of local associations active in 80 départements, the Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO) is today France's leading nature protection association. The LPO's aim is to take action for birds, wildlife, nature and mankind, and to combat the decline in biodiversity through knowledge, protection, education and mobilization. It is chaired by Allain Bougrain Dubourg and is the official partner in France of the Birdlife International network.

• Activities on offer:
  - Bird Memory": using cards, participants match male and female birds, along with the name of the corresponding species.
  - Beak and Diet": participants match bird beaks with the right tool and diet. Family audience, ages 6 and up. For further information, contact clara.vallejo@lpo.fr
  - Presence of the Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France: the SNHF is an association founded in 1827, bringing together amateur gardeners, local associations, professionals, horticultural teaching establishments and local authorities. It runs the jardiner-autrement.fr platform, the leading general public site to help amateur gardeners reduce their use of pesticides in the garden.
  - Activities for young audiences on the food chain and plant organs
  - Cutting workshop Saturday, 3pm to 5pm
  - Paris prend l'air" workshop, to learn about and measure air quality, with Les Petits Débrouillards.
  - Presence of GRAINE Île-de-France: an association at the head of a network of 114 structures and individuals working in environmental education. It fosters exchanges and meetings between players in the field, informs and guides the public, coordinates structuring territorial projects with the support of its members, and runs a regional training program.
  - Presentation of the educational manual entitled "Jardiner au naturel avec les enfants", aimed at parents and education professionals. A veritable "toolbox" for discovering the garden, this book is based on educational activities for children of all ages. Saturday only
  - Presence of the CPN Val de Seine association - Nature games: no need to look far, a few branches, vines and other natural elements can be all you need to play. - As part of the "Semeurs de Biodiversité, une prairie pour les papillons & Cie" (Sowers of Biodiversity, a meadow for butterflies & Co.) initiative, a bag of flowering meadow seeds will be donated, along with an explanatory booklet and a game for children.

• 20th arrondissement town hall stand
  - Saturday, 2pm to 7pm: Voting point for the 2023 Parisian Participatory Budget
  - Sunday, 3pm to 5pm: Meet your elected representatives! Sylvain Indjic, deputy mayor of the 20th arrondissement in charge of green spaces, shared gardens and urban agriculture, will be on hand.
  
  
  
• Municipal police and prevention" stand
  - Hopscotch about park and garden regulations
  - Stop incivilities" goose game
  - Information on the missions and recruitment of reception and surveillance officers and municipal police officers

Amphitheatre

• Kiosque " Kiosques en fête ":
  - Sunday, 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm: Salsa dance with Los Guajiros

Parc de Belleville lookout, rue Piat

• Le Grand Chemin" discovery walks through the parks of the 19th arrondissement
  With the Randopanameurs of the Paris committee of the Fédération Française de Randonnée:
  - Sunday, September 24, 2023: departures at 2 and 2:30 pm from the Parc de Belleville lookout, and arrivals at Parc Lucie Aubrac, in Les Lilas, at 4:30 and 5 pm. A festive, cultural and slightly sporty walk, about 6.5 km long, to discover 3 parks: Belleville, Buttes Chaumont, and Butte du Chapeau Rouge, all three of which are on hilltops, not forgetting the little last one, Butte Bergeyre, which has no park but a vineyard! For further information, contact idf.pratiques-adhesions@ffrandonnee.fr

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