Rosemary is an incredible sign of Hope! Despite the very hot summer we experienced this year, this Rosemary is still here, healthy and magnificent. It is still possible to grow herbs or vegetables, but now we have to choose which ones can resist the higher températures to come. (Text and photo by Victor)
As we slowly restart our lessons, the garden is also starting to look a bit better after a terrible arid summer : these are the fruits of the Rosa Canina, with their bright red color. The very recent rain may enable the rest of the garden to revive from that summer! (text and photo by Yanis)
The Garden is around 100-200m². It is not large but really intriguing. The paths are not clearly marked and there are no plots for the crops. Thus the garden feels natural and free to grow. Biodiversity is respected since gardeners have created marshes and some spots where small animals can live. They even made a tunnel for frogs to walk from the marsh to the pond. Moreover, water seems to be well managed as we can see in the picture below. (text and photo by Mathéo)
Amidst a dried out garden, after a terrific summer that made us all fear for our future, nature finds a way, of flourishing again, of showing its beautiful colours, of telling us it will fight with us, through the uncertain days ahead of us. One word. Pink. (text and photo by Auguste)
For my entire life, I have considered rosemary to be purely culinary. Looking at it as an entire bush, I have a renewed appreciation for this plant: it is beautiful. When not flowering, it looks sharp, proud and bold. When flowering, it’s like it sheds off its thick metaphorical shell to make room for its gentler and softer features. (text and photo by Alexis)
Among the dry grasses and shrubs of the Jardin pontanique, these small purple flowers caught my eye. Their delicate petals bring colour to a garden that may look untidy at first glance. Looking closely made me appreciate how much life and beauty can be found in unexpected places on campus. (text and photo by Yasmine)
An Unborn Tomato: This image represents the sadness of global warming and its consequences: droughts. These tomato, still on the plant have suffered the effect of the drought. Although they are still green (even if they are Green Zebras) and just waiting to ripen, they are already dead due to the intense heat and lack of water. This gives us think on the need to adapt our farming practices and habits in the face of global warming. (text and photo by Thibault)
A little sad seeing the full dried-up roses. It reminds me of the first time I got flowers; it was a huge bouquet of red roses, and I was so happy. I took the best care of them, changed the water, cut the stems at an angle, keeping them away from direct sunlight. But they were meant to die; they do not last forever. I was hanging onto them so much that I refused to throw them away. The roses in the garden reminded me of that moment, but then I got it. Maybe the flowers are dead now, but the rosebush might still be alive, and it gave me a little hope. (text and photo by Carolina)
« Here is the salad burnet, which scientific name is Sanguisorba minor. It is a perennial herbaceous from the Rosaceae family. It originates from Europe and North Africa and Southwest Asia, and it has been naturalized in a few other countries like Great Britain and the US. It can live for a long time, maybe more than 20 years, and it flowers at the beginning of summer. The most astonishing fact is that its leaf tastes exactly like a cucumber! » Text and photo by Justin
It is the height of spring and thanks to the rain and sunshine, flowers are happily blooming in the Jardin Pontanique ! This beautiful patch is on a mound, right in the center of the vegetable garden. Text and photo by Malo.
