The word "jardin" in French derives from Old Frankish "gardin" and Proto-Germanic "gardō", meaning "enclosure" or "cour". It is related to words such as English "gar den", Old High German "gart", and German "Garten", all stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root "gherdh_", meaning "hedge" or "fence".
During this workshop, participants will reflect on the form a beautiful garden could take while taking into account architectural and security constraints and the conditions required for plant survival. Students will focus on plant varieties, supports, types of sculptures, mobiles or perennials, trellises for vertical growth, and—should everything go well—the planting, obviously designed to be sustainable, will be inaugurated at the end of the week.
The workshop will explore how a beautiful garden could take shape while considering architectural and security constraints and the conditions needed for plant survival. Participants will focus on plant varieties, supports, sculptures, mobiles or perennials, trellises for height, and – if everything goes well: the planting, obviously planned to be sustainable, will be inaugurated at the end of the week.
The evaluation is based on participation in the five days of the workshop and on the degree of active engagement of the student-s.