A place for strolling and discovery, the Botanical Garden of the City of Nice, created in 1983, showcases more than 3,000 species over 3.5 hectares, mainly Mediterranean.
Recognized as a “Remarkable Garden” in 2010, this garden, classified as Zero-Pesticide, fully meets the criteria of organic cultivation as it has used no chemical fertilizers since its creation.
The Botanical Garden of the City of Nice offers several activities on the theme of biodiversity to primary and secondary school students for the 2011-2012 year.
Partnership with Henri Matisse College
A partnership has been established with Henri Matisse College based on a project to create a small botanical garden.
The 2012 program includes students discovering the Botanical Garden of the City of Nice before drawing up the plan for their future garden through:
- Guided tours of the Botanical Garden of the City of Nice to discover its organization and the way plants are presented, with a special focus on aromatic plants and sages;
The drafting of the plan for the college’s future garden by the students and the selection of species to be cultivated there to introduce young people to biodiversity;
Finding a location with favorable conditions for plant growth within the institution and an introduction to the influence of human activity on the biotope.
The second trimester will be dedicated to preparing the ground and sowing, with the planting and creation of plant identification labels. The final garden will then be established in the third trimester with the transfer of seedlings into open ground.
Medico-Educational Institute
For more than a year, the botanical garden has also hosted the Medico-Educational Institute (IME) of the Corniche Fleurie as part of an agreement that provides a plot allowing the children of the Institute to participate in a socio-educational gardening activity.
The aim is to make the garden a privileged place of discovery. This project sets up a workshop with theoretical input on gardening techniques, a focus on nature awareness, and then a practical application of these techniques supervised by a gardener: sowing, planting vegetable seedlings, harvesting, and sharing the vegetables.
In early October 2011, about fifty teachers and professors from various institutions were also received at the Botanical Garden to establish new partnerships.
