Award-Winning Gardens for Climate Resilience: Le Jardin des Émergences
Introduction
As the world faces the challenges of climate change, gardening strategies must adapt. Le Jardin des Émergences represents a pioneering vision for the future of gardens, emphasizing drought resistance and ecological awareness.
The Vital Surge of Plants
Le Jardin des Émergences is a metaphor for the vital energy of plants and their dynamic response to environmental stress. It embodies hope for the 21st-century landscape, illustrating how plants can overcome harsh conditions.
The Contrast of Elements
In this garden, visitors encounter a striking contrast between dark mineral slates and the bright, emerging vegetation. This design reflects the rupture, eruption, and explosion of life as plants break through the earth's crust in search of light.
Drought-Tolerant Species in Action
Highlighting the resilience of species like yuccas, which pierce through dry soil to create space for other compatible flora, the garden showcases an array of forms, colors, and adaptations that thrive in arid conditions.
Color Symbolism and Design
The dominant oranges and yellows of the garden evoke flames and fire, symbolizing vitality and rebirth, set against the dark backdrop of shale and slate. This dramatic interplay enhances the garden’s message of survival and resurgence.
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INFORMATION
Project sponsor: Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire (41)
Surface : 300 m²
Amount of work : NC
Schedule: competition Winner 2016 planting palette
Team: design by David Simonson and Pierre Lavaud
Garden created and sponsored by Domaine du Rayol - Le jardin des Méditerranées, [Domaine du Rayol - The Mediterranean Gardens], le Festival international des jardins ; garden sponsored by the magazine Art des jardins et du paysage
Categories: yucca rostrata, herbaceous plants, perennial plants, annual plants, climate change, adaptation