The Garden Festival makes its grand return after its absence last year. Until June 9, three gardens in competition and many more can be discovered by everyone at the Jardin Albert 1er.
It is finally back, and like a symbol. The Garden Festival celebrates its third anniversary, marking a return to a semblance of normality. It is among the first events organized by the department since the last lockdown. For this occasion, this year’s theme revolves around artists’ gardens. 
A great excuse to come and explore from Cannes to Menton. In total, there are twenty-four creations, eleven of which are outside of competition, to be found throughout the six host cities (Monaco, Menton, Nice, Antibes, Grasse, and Cannes). In Nice, you can find the Jardin de l’Orientaliste by Vincent Confortini and Louise Lefebvre, Where The Plants Tell The Tales by Vincenzo Nardi and Andréa Russo from Verona, and the Labyrinthe des Muses by Daniela Donisi. These ephemeral gardens are an invitation to discover other worlds. 
Audrey Fleurot, patron
On Sunday morning, the entire festival organization inaugurated the three competing works at the Jardin Albert 1er, including a distinguished guest, Audrey Fleurot. Accompanied by the president of the Departmental Council, Charle Ange Ginesy, the French actress (whom you might recognize from Kaamelot or Intouchables) follows in the footsteps of Julie Depardieu and Marina Picasso as the festival’s patron. “I was very flattered after these nightmarish sixteen months to come to Nice and its region. It turns out that the garden is, like for many Parisians, one of my new interests. I bought a secondary house in Normandy with a garden, and I know absolutely nothing about it (laughs), so I’m here to gather plenty of information and ideas.” Indeed, the 43-year-old Parisian strolled among the three gardens in competition, scrutinizing every detail with a keen eye. “Each garden is a little Eden. They all tell a story. It’s a shame we can’t stay long…”
The results were announced Sunday afternoon at CADAM, and Catherine Baas and Christophe Tardy won the grand jury prize with complantation/Contemplation located in Cannes within the garden of the Villa Rothschild. Now there’s nothing left to do but to saunter through the various worlds created bespoke by these artists…
