The Traversine Bercy garden pergola consists of a 3.5m-wide metal structure, surrounded by wooden containers for growing aromatical herbs. In the center of the pergola, Dessine l’Espoir team has just installed a large clover-shaped table, surrounded by 12 metal and … Read More
Dessine L’Espoir association took part in Paris Sème alongside the Parisculteurs. We led fun workshops to raise awareness of sustainable agriculture among young and old alike, presenting educational games used by the association in various schools, whether in Rufisque, Paris … Read More
To accompany the decorated wooden birds hanging from the pergola, children from Bercy school and CLAJE painted wooden flowers to embellish the garden at La Traversine Bercy. The two sides of each flower were painted by two different children, an … Read More
The strawberry plants harvested in September had time to develop over the winter, and were replanted by the kindergarteners in the Bercy school garden, alongside kiwis, vines and other climbers. Elementary school children also helped enrich the garden by planting … Read More
As the weather did not allow us to work in the vegetable garden, we decided to create a memory game with the children. We printed black and white drawings of fruit and vegetables in vegetable gardens or baskets on sheets … Read More
Children from the CLAJE, a community center in the Villiot-rapée area of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, joined the Designing Hope team for an afternoon of gardening in the Traversine Villiot garden, where they transplanted seedlings collected on the roof … Read More
We’re delighted to welcome new groups to the Bercy garden. Curious and full of energy, they were able to explore the garden despite the cold and get a first taste of the plantations and tools they’ll be using in future … Read More
To help birds overwinter in the garden, children from école de Bercy and CLAJE made wooden bird nesting boxes and installed them in both gardens.It’s important for children to become aware of the different species that a garden can be … Read More
To complete the construction and installation of the bird nesting boxes, children from the Bercy school decorated small wooden birds. Once painted and varnished, the children hung them under the garden’s pergola, where aromatic herbs and climbing beans grow alongside … Read More
With the help of our animators, the elementary school students made bird nesting boxes. A nesting box is a small wooden house where birds can safely nest, rest or raise their offspring. The children took it in turns to assemble … Read More
