The Botanical Village at the Parc Floral 2024: the best deal with free tours and workshops

This weekend, October 5 and 6, we're off to the Parc Floral, one of the capital's largest and most beautiful parks, in the heart of the Chesnaie du Roy, to enjoy a weekend of botanical activities . The Village Botanique is back this year for a maximum of natural discoveries, with free workshops and guided tours for the whole family. On the program: two days of fascinating exchanges with institutions, partners and associations!

The complete program

Workshops:

• Lumberjack climbing workshop
• Potting workshop for children
• Aromatic plant workshop
• Introduction to botanical drawing and painting (Sunday)
• Introduction to botanical vocabulary (Sunday)
• Introduction to using flora to name wild plants (Sunday)

Conferences:

Saturday, October 5th

• 2:00 pm: Le Jardin Botanique de Paris au fil du temps, évolutions & projets, led by Mr. Régis Crisnaire (Curator of the Jardin Botanique de Paris)
• 3:00 pm: Jesuit missionaries as correspondents of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), led by Dr Dominique Evrard (Conservatoire des Collections Spécialisées CCVS)
• 4:00 pm: L'incroyable aventure de Monsieur de Lapérouse, des mondes à explorer, moderated by Mr. Yves Bourgeois (director), introduction by Mrs. Marie-Ève Cortes (Director of the Lapérouse project)
• 5:00 pm: Daily life aboard Lapérouse's ships, moderated by Mr. Guillaume Contini (Doctor of History, Corps Royal d'Infanterie de la Marine)

Sunday, October 6

• 2:00 pm: Botaniste-explorateur, led by Mr and Mrs Agathe and Thomas Haervermans (Lecturers at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle)
• 3:00 pm: Berceau des Nymphéas, hosted by Ms Catherine Cormery (Éditions CM Exceptions)
• 4:00 pm: Le voyage des plantes mellifères, hosted by Mr Yves Darricau (Les Apiculteurs du Grand Paris)
• 5:00 pm: 1493, Cactus arrive in Europe with Christopher Columbus, moderated by Mr. Norbert Rebmann (Former University Professor of Botany and Plant Ecology)

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Guided tours:

• Chemin de l'Évolution and plants native to the Paris Basin, with a visit to Jurassic Pavilion 14
• Bonsai collection
• Dahlia Conservatory
• The Alpine Garden and its French mountain environments
• Pavilion 20 with a collection of Pelargoniums and other plants from South Africa
• General visit of the Floral Park
• Visit to the Pine Grove and its collection of hardy ferns

In addition to these activities, visitors to the Paris Botanical Garden can discover a number of other attractions:

• The 4 Botanical Garden sites: Parc Floral, Parc de Bagatelle, Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil and Arboretum de Paris
• The Grain Mill and its microscope
• The Gardening House
• The in vitro culture laboratory
• City of Paris florists
• The store of the Direction des espaces verts et de l'environnement (DEVE)

With this diverse program, the Village Botanique 2024 is a great opportunity to reconnect with nature, learn alongside experts and take part in immersive activities right in the heart of the Parc Floral de Paris.

In short, to go green and take advantage of these free events, come to the Parc Floral de Paris on October 5 and 6! Note that admission to the park is free from October to March, so there's no reason to miss out.