Carré des Jardiniers in 2013

Let’s not forget that the very word 'paradise' in Old Persian means a garden. This is precisely what we must remember when organizing the Carré des Jardiniers competition.
What is their idea of paradise? How do they share it?
These are the two questions that competitors must answer.
The garden, never forget, is a sharing and an invitation to happiness.

Jean MUS,

Landscape architect,

Founding President

Alain BARATON,

Head Gardener of the Grand Parc of the Palace of Versailles,

Mentor of the 2013 edition

The gardener's knowledge is vast. Like the profession, it requires time and patience: in other words, you are not born a gardener, you become one, and it does not happen overnight (...)
When it was proposed to me to be the sponsor of the “Carré des Jardiniers”, I did not hesitate for a second: I was finally going, not only to be able to talk about my experience to young professionals who are as passionate as me but also and above all to remind them that their choice of life is good: "there is no more noble profession than a gardener" liked to say Voltaire (...)
When I started in the profession more than 35 years ago, the gardener was not considered. He was appreciated, but people talked about him with condescension. Today, finally, the title of Master Gardener is recognized

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Carré des Jardiniers 2013 finalists

MASTER GARDENER 2013 - Luc Echilley with his garden Une idée du Paradis

INtroduction

If I come across paradise, I would like it to be a nest. To have this feeling of discovering the world in the cozy place of our birth.
The scent of freshly picked apples accompanies me along the winding path, I world towards a garden of paradise, a garden of Eden perhaps. The sparkles guide me, a few immaculate feathers on the ground make me sense a particular place. The soft green of the tall bamboo forms a necklace of serenity around this setting.
And then ... I discover a nest nestled in a swirl of greenery, even the shrubs with large leaves, outlining the outlines of a lush vision, fail to define the limits of this microcosm. The smell of fruit, magical and surprising drops of water escape from the ground to fall back and water this nature, a few petals brushing the vegetal carpet ... I must be in Heaven ...

the team

David CARAYON
Franck LEVEAU
Mickael BRIAND
Paul ZARAZIK

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Frédéric Martin, with his garden Retour à la source

introduction

Let’s enter the Garden of Eden, an earthly paradise where symbolism allows us to rebuild ourselves. A desert space opens up to us, devoid of any atmosphere, a new world to be created. The progression is towards a space which little by little is covered with plants.
The visitor then arrives at the foot of the Tree of Knowledge. Water will arise at his feet and run through this part of the garden where a labyrinth of plants will open up to everyone.
This maze will evoke the free will that we all have in the choice of our evolution. It will offer pleasure to our senses. The whole will meet at the foot of the Tree of Life.