Nature Capitale, a project by Gad Weil, is transforming the Champs Elysees into a gigantic garden this weekend to celebrate World Day of Biodiversity. Much like a Christo undertaking, the world's most famous and commercial boulevard will have over 150 varieties of trees, plants, and forestry and most important of all, sans car traffic. Here are some of the staggering statistics: 152,009 plants have been planted to create the gardens for the forest exhibition of Nature Capitale.The nursery gardeners have supplied for the event: 54,912 varieties of Mediterranean forest seedlings (essentially Quercus, Cedar and Pine of Aleppo), 51,909 varieties of continental forest seedlings (essentially Quercus, Douglas,28,028 varieties of mountain forest seedlings (essentially Sorb of birds, Black and Sylvan pine, Epicea), amd 17,160 varieties of Atlantic forest (essentially Quercus, Pinus Pinaster and Pinus).
The public has the opportunity to purchase 8,000 “fragments” on sale at www.naturecapitale.com to prolong the life of this garden beyond this three-day festive event.
Nature Capitale
Champs Elysees
May 22, 23, and 24
Metro: Franklin Roosevelt, Charles de Gaulle/Etoile
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I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte’s professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.
Cost: 185 euros per person (about $240)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.
Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.
I am pleased as punch to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I will personally be leading. The Eye Prefer Paris Tour includes many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes & food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks, and much more.
Tours cost 195 euros for up to 3 people, and 65 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.
Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com
I hope my friends over there get to go, I would of loved it :-)
Posted by: anne | May 19, 2010 at 12:59 PM
Can't wait to see your photos!! Wish I could be there, too.
Posted by: Cheryl | May 19, 2010 at 11:38 PM
Quelle Belle!
Posted by: jayne | May 23, 2010 at 08:53 PM