THE FOUNDING GARDEN
Each layout
answers a question:
How to create more resilient, productive & life-friendly spaces?
DISCOVER THE
FOUNDING GARDEN
25 ares •Former sand pit • Hainaut • transition duration 6 years
THE GARDEN
IN NUMBERS
Behind these numbers lie several years of observations, trials, and learning.
The Founding Garden allows us to concretely experiment with renaturation, food gardens, and nature-based solutions adapted to the Walloon climate.
80+
planted species
9 months
of floral continuity
1500+
installed plants
45+
pollinator species
15+
fruit species
45+
PPAM species
The design priorities of the Founding Garden
Biodiversity
Pre-flowered, local species & habitats favorable to wildlife.
Orchard
Fruit trees adapted to the site and long-term production.
Berries
Raspberries, blackcurrants, strawberries & redcurrants are in the spotlight!
Self-sufficiency
Composter, dry toilets, chicken coop & cold greenhouse.
Herbs
38 aromatic species including 15 native species in cultivation.
Medicinal
48 medicinal species including 30 native species in cultivation.
Your land deserves
the same attention!
The Garden takes notes
Harvests, yields, trials, successes, and failures: discover what the Founding Garden teaches us throughout the seasons, in our Reflection Notebooks.