Last updated: October 2021
An ephemeral garden has been set up in Stanislas Square each year since embellishment and pedestrianization works took place in 2005 (Ref. 2). The Parks and Gardens Department of the City of Nancy works around a topical theme, unveiled at the beginning of the summer: such as travel, history, or technology. The city imagines flowerbeds which cover up the square, with flowers and poetry. It is intended to offer visitors a new perspective on the square (Ref. 2). In 2015, the project's theme was "Connected Garden" combining technology and nature (Ref. 3).
Ephemeral Gardens of Place Stanislas (2017)
Ville de Nancy, retrieved 08/17/2018 from Stéphane Harter
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Parks and urban forests
- Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Environmental education
- Social interaction
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Enabling opportunities for physical activity
- Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
- Employment/job creation
- Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
- Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure
- Preservation of historic traditions
- Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
- Sustainable consumption
- Sustainable production
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Other
Project objectives
"This type of project is a great way to bring people together, create a sense of belonging to their neighborhood or city, and share that with others" (Ref. 2)
"Both economic and ecological, the ephemeral garden also has a social aspect, since its realization mobilizes insertion sites and people in professional retraining." (Ref. 3)
Implementation activities
This event occurs in fall for 1+ month. In 2015 the "Connected Garden" event started on September 26th and ended on November 1st (Ref. 3). Green space is set up in the historic public square each year (Ref. 3). "Each week, visits will be offered to the public and associations. Throughout the garden, interventions by the various partners of the City of Nancy are planned in order to involve the public directly in this creation" (Ref. 3).
"The materials and plants used for the ephemeral garden are the result of the recovery of the previous ephemeral gardens or the vegetable decorations of the "Livre" on the Square. They will be re-used later, either in the flower beds or the parks of the City, or conserved in the municipal greenhouses for future uses or valued in green fertilizers. Decorative materials (wood, sand, metallic elements) will also be re-used for other projects of the Parks and Gardens Department.", "In an aesthetic and sustainable development logic, plants are planted in zinc gutters" (Ref. 3). Workshops on new techniques were also proposed (Ref. 8).
-People are employed each year to set up the ephemeral garden (Ref. 3).
-"Vegetable barriers, hailed by professionals for their innovative character, have also evolved this year [2015]." (Ref. 3)
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Citizens or community groups
- Food producers and cultivators (i.e. farmers, gardeners)
- Other
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Dissemination of information and education
- Co-management/Joint management
- Citizen monitoring and review
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
-Organized by the city of Nancy (managed by the Parks and Gardens City Council Department) (Ref. 3).
"The gardeners of the City of Nancy then set up the garden, following a rigorous plan and schedule, with the support of the electricians and carpenters of the Heritage, Maintenance and Logistics Department of the City" (Ref. 3).
-"Each week, visits will be offered to the public and associations. Throughout the garden, interventions by the various partners of the City of Nancy are planned to involve the public directly in this creation." (Ref. 3)
-"The libraries of Nancy, engaged in an ambitious project of digital development, were partners of the ephemeral garden, Place Stanislas. From 26 September to 1 November 2015, the 435 000 visitors to the event could connect directly to a Bibliobox to download content around the theme of the "connected garden": information about its actors and partners, Zen music, sounds Garden, books and boards of digitized botany, applications on gardening and plants, digital books." (Ref. 8)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(-Strategy of being a European sustainable city of Grand Nancy: "This evolution is in line with the objectives of Nancy, a sustainable European city" (Ref. 3 and Ref. 6, page 3)
-"Nature in the City Plan" with different action plans and with the objectives to become a capital of gardens (Ref. 4)
-The Ephemeral Garden of 2015 was the "Connected" Gardens involving digital innovation, which earned them the "Vegetal Hackers" certification by the Observatory of the Green cities organization (Ref. 1 and 5))
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Environmental quality
- Improved waste management
- Green space and habitat
- Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Increase of green jobs (e.g. paid employment positions)
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved social cohesion
- Improved access to urban green space
- Increased opportunities for social interaction
- Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Cultural heritage and sense of place
- Improvement in people’s connection to nature
- Increased sense of place identity, memory and belonging
- Increased awareness of flora and fauna as culturally and historically meaningful
- Increased appreciation for natural spaces
- Education
- Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
- Increased awareness of NBS and their benefits
- Other
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1. Definancy (2016). "Nancy : n°1 des villes vertes 2.0". Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
2. Nancy-Tourisme (n.d). "Le jardin éphémère". Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
3. France 3 (2015). "Nancy ouvre le Jardin éphémère 2015". Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
4. Nancy (n.d). "La nature dans la ville". Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
5. Observatoires des villes vertes (n.d). "VILLES VERTES ET JARDINS 2.0". Infographie. Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
6. Grand Nancy (2013). Rapport développement durable 2013. Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
7. Nancy. (2015). "Projet de Ville". Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
8. Observatoire des villes vertes (n.d). Initiative Source link bonnes idées de la ville de Nancy". Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
9. Interactive Map of the Ephemeral Garden 2016. (Website not available in 2020).
2. Nancy-Tourisme (n.d). "Le jardin éphémère". Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
3. France 3 (2015). "Nancy ouvre le Jardin éphémère 2015". Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
4. Nancy (n.d). "La nature dans la ville". Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
5. Observatoires des villes vertes (n.d). "VILLES VERTES ET JARDINS 2.0". Infographie. Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
6. Grand Nancy (2013). Rapport développement durable 2013. Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
7. Nancy. (2015). "Projet de Ville". Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
8. Observatoire des villes vertes (n.d). Initiative Source link bonnes idées de la ville de Nancy". Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
9. Interactive Map of the Ephemeral Garden 2016. (Website not available in 2020).
Ephemeral Gardens of Place Stanislas (2017)
Ville de Nancy, retrieved 08/17/2018 from Stéphane Harter