Every year, throughout France, a major floral and cultural event takes place: the Rendez-vous aux jardins. This year, the event takes place on June 1 and 2, 2024. Just imagine, thousands of parks and gardens, both public and private, generously opening up to discovery and wonder, all in a spirit of sharing and respect for nature. A veritable voyage of initiation into the heart of biodiversity, where the hand of man and the wild beauty of nature meet and interact.
How about a botanical adventure in Cergy? This charming town in the Val-d'Oise, just 30 kilometers from Paris, has many secrets to reveal. Cergy 's richness lies in its gentle blend of culture and nature. Art lovers can delight in the collections of the Musée de la Ville, while architecture enthusiasts can admire the bold constructions of the Ville Nouvelle. The Axis Majeur, a monumental work of art stretching for almost three kilometers, is sure to arouse your curiosity.
Cergy is also a green lung in the heart of theIle-de-France region. The city has preserved and enhanced its green spaces, from the ponds of Cergy-Neuville to the green corridor that stretches from the Bois de Cergy to the leisure park. The love affair between Cergy and its green spaces dates back to the creation of the new town in the 1970s. The initial project had a strong ecological ambition, a real commitment to offering the people of Cergy a green and pleasant living environment.
The Rendez-vous aux Jardins in Cergy is an opportunity to explore this beautiful harmony between urbanism and nature, while discovering gardens that are sometimes little-known and yet so wonderful. A call to escape, a unique sensory journey awaits you. After all, isn't that what we're all looking for - a little green in our daily greyness?
Visit a typical Oise hillside garden, cultivated 100% naturally with rainwater harvesting, no fertilizers, mounds and compost.
Relax on a deckchair with music and reading material provided by the media library.
This is a "stroll" through the MAGP park, led by Art et Prémices, around the history of the house, Anne and Gérard. These are fun, participatory narrations for the general public, with costumed animators/ The workshops generally last 30 min x 3 passages/ Les Anachronistes offer an unusual tour of the life and home of Anne and Gérard Philipe.
Our colorful characters will give you a vision of history in which realistic statements and absurd, invented digressions are interwoven.
Welcome the public and visit the various gardens.
"Participative weeding/ Participative table with planting and/or landscaping ideas for the terrace/ Workshops on registration - Customize your seedling pot with the graver/laser cutter from-> 2pm-4pm, for 8 people - Pots, soil and seeds provided by LabBoîte. - From 3.30 pm to 4 pm, snack on the terrace. Make your own smoothie with our juice bikes!"
The life of bees: Bénédicte de Pous, beekeeper in the park, teaches young and old about bee protection (observation hive and scent game).
Become actors and actresses in the 1st motion picture, L'arroseur arrosé, by performing the scene to music.
Come and relax during a yogas session with live music from the kitchen garden. Music prepared by plant music specialist Nicolas Perquin.
The session will be led by Annie Reichenbach, certified yoga teacher, in collaboration with Nicolas Perquin. The Park's trees and plants have been given a soundtrack, and you can listen to their music by scanning the QR code affixed to them.
Rendez-vous aux jardins scolaires 2pm-4pm: "Les mains dans la terre", workshop led by Nathalie Mandard from the Incroyables comestibles association - Quelle terre demain? on the plot of land planted in the grounds of the Maison Anne et Gérard Philipe. A workshop on "discovering aromatic plants through the 5 senses".
Bike ride from garden to garden, from Cergy to Neuville. Meet for a shared picnic in Parc Anne et Gérard Philipe from 12:30pm, then set off together. Bring a bike in good condition
Come and relax during a yogas session with live music from the kitchen garden. Music prepared by plant music specialist Nicolas Perquin.
The session will be led by Annie Reichenbach, certified yoga teacher, in collaboration with Nicolas Perquin. The Park's trees and plants have been given a soundtrack, and you can listen to their music by scanning the QR code affixed to them.
An animation/workshop for children aged 7 to 11: Become actors and actresses in the 1st cinema film, "l'arroseur arrosé", by performing the scene to music.
The life of bees: Bénédicte de Pous, beekeeper in the park, teaches young and old about bee protection (observation hive and scent game).
Jardin-potager pédagogique This association, which has been present in the grounds of the Maison Anne et Gérard Philipe since 2016, where it has created an "educational vegetable garden", introduces the people of Cergys to the practice of permaculture every Sunday afternoon. Grafting techniques and plant cuttings, plant distribution
Mr. Crochot will show you around the orchard and give you technical advice on setting up an orchard: how to choose a rootstock, which varieties of fruit trees to plant, etc. Guided tour of the kitchen garden.
Nathalie Mandard leads a workshop on alternative plant-based cooking, inviting you to "discover aromatic plants through the 5 senses" and make original sauces to accompany the tasting and alternative cooking of vegetables from the garden.
The Ligue de Protection des Oiseaux (LPO) du Vexin Boucles de Seine (Vexin Boucles de Seine League for the Protection of Birds) offers a 30-minute workshop on bird song, based on recorded local bird calls and songs.
Visit to the educational vegetable garden and a "sensory discovery of the garden's plants" .
Children discover the orchard in small groups of 10 children per adult.
Children discover the orchard in small groups of 10 children per adult.
Dates and Opening Time
From June 1st, 2024 to June 2nd, 2024
Location
Cergy-Pontoise
3 Place Olympe de Gouges
95000 Cergy
Prices
Free
Official website
rendezvousauxjardins.culture.gouv.fr
