Join the community garden workshops in Paris La Défense
Over the years, Paris La Défense has opened numerous community gardens. Helping to maintain them or cultivate various areas of plants and herbs couldn’t be easier: many workshops are organized throughout the year, with different themes as the seasons change. Ready to get gardening?
For those with a green thumb, or those looking for a relaxing activity during their lunch break or on the weekend, Paris La Défense is offering new workshops through June in three of its community gardens. Find all the information and the workshop schedule.
Themed workshops in community gardens
Throughout the year, Paris La Défense organizes themed workshops to maintain the neighborhood’s community gardens. Employees, residents, and students can come together to enjoy a moment of peace and relaxation in these unique spaces within the business district.
The Jardin des Reflets
The business district’s first community garden opened in 2016. The Jardin des Reflets, located in Courbevoie near the Aurore Tower, is a green space spanning over 3 hectares that serves as a place for community and recreation for employees and local residents. This space features growing and planting areas with various species of plants and herbs cultivated by members of the “Vivre Ensemble” association. The site was certified as an eco-garden in 2020.
Learn more about the Jardin des Reflets
Workshops in this community garden will take place:
- Tuesday, April 7, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM: workshop “Planting strawberry plants, sowing seeds in open ground”
- Saturday, April 18, 2026, from 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM: workshop “Crop combinations and rotations: finalizing your planting plan for the year. Sowing marigolds and wildflower seeds in unplanted communal areas”
- Thursday, May 21, 2026, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.: workshop in conjunction with Nature Day
The Jardin des 5 Continents
The Jardin of the 5 Continents was established in 2018, near the Terrasses Boieldieu in Puteaux. A place for gathering and sharing, it offers many advantages, such as its breathtaking view of Paris and the skyscrapers of the business district, its peaceful atmosphere, and its ideal location. Herbs, perennials, berries, vegetables, and small fruit trees pruned into palmette shapes make up the plantings, which are grown directly on concrete slabs (with topsoil added), in raised beds, or in the ground. Whether employees or residents, everyone is welcome to come recharge and garden in this special place. This garden was also certified as an eco-garden in 2022.
Learn more about the Jardin of the 5 Continents
Workshops in this shared garden will take place:
- Thursday, March 26, 2026, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.: workshop “Preparing a planting calendar for community spaces. Sowing in pots and in the ground”
- aturday, April 18, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM: Workshop “Planting strawberry plants, sowing in open ground”
- Wednesday, May 6, 2026, from 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM: workshop “Transplanting seedlings, planting, and mulching”
- Thursday, May 21, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM: workshop in conjunction with Nature Day
- Saturday, June 6, 2026, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.: Workshop: “Crop combinations and rotations: intercropping. Planting marigolds. Planting wildflower meadows in unplanted communal areas”
The Jardin Suspendu
Opened in 2019, the Jardin Suspendu is located across from the Franklin Tower, east of the Terrasses Boieldieu. This oasis of calm, set back from major thoroughfares, serves as both a public space and a playful observatory of biodiversity, featuring a structure for climbing plants. It was also certified as an eco-responsible garden in 2022.
Learn more about the Jardin Suspendu
Workshops in this shared garden will take place:
- Thursday, March 26, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM: Workshop “Creating a planting calendar for community spaces. Sowing in pots and in the ground”
- Tuesday, April 7, 2026, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.: workshop “Planting strawberry plants, sowing in open ground”
- Wednesday, May 6, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.: workshop “Transplanting seedlings, planting, and mulching”
- Saturday, June 6, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM: workshop “Crop combinations and rotations: intercropping. Planting marigolds. Planting wildflower meadows in unplanted community spaces”
To learn more or register for the various workshops, simply contact Paris La Défense by email at the following address: jardins-partages@parisladefense.com.
A new community garden for students
The Léonard-de-Vinci University Campus inaugurated its community garden in the Faubourg de l’Arche neighborhood in March 2026. The Jardin des Collines is a project supported and carried out by Paris La Défense to provide autonomy and space for students in the deVinci Durable association. On 150 square meters, they will be able to grow fruits and vegetables, but also nurture human connections. The harvested food will be shared with an association at the Léo Cook Campus, which provides meal baskets filled with fresh, local, and environmentally friendly products for students.
37.35 hectares of green space—and more to come!
The area comprises 37 hectares of green spaces, including 11 parks and 4 community gardens, and there’s no end in sight! With each of its development projects, the Paris La Défense public agency is adding more and more green spaces to the area, which offer the triple benefit of combating heat islands, bringing life and a sense of community, and, of course, providing greenery! Looking back, since 2019, more than 10,600 m² of green spaces have been added to the neighborhood, which has made it possible, in particular, to green 35% of the pedestrian zones. The neighborhood also boasts 3,847 trees of 113 different species, including 2,877 grown in containers.
The projects don’t stop there, as the park currently under construction on the La Défense esplanade is underway. The work, which will continue until 2028, will allow for the greening and renovation of an additional 5 hectares of the business district.
Paris La Défense’s strategic vision, known as “Raison d’être,” aims more broadly to become the world’s first post-carbon business district by 2030, by successfully halving greenhouse gas emissions—a goal that is well on track according to the latest carbon assessment!
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