11 Jul 2024
The 25th edition of the International Garden Festival titled The Ecology of Possibility, is now open to the public. On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, Ève De Garie-Lamanque, Artistic Director, invited designers to imagine the future of the garden.
This year’s edition, which will run until October 6, showcases 27 contemporary gardens, including 6 new ones, as well as a permanent installation (Pergola) and 2 extramural projects (FolkFLORE and Repairia / Riparia).
Theme | The Ecology of Possibility
It seems to us that the garden of today (be it private or public) has a social responsibility. Sustainable, it preserves and supports biodiversity. Plants are rigorously selected after considering the specific needs and behaviours of each species and how they interact. The characteristics of the site to be developed, and their evolution over the seasons, are also carefully studied. In light of these ideologies and present circumstances, is the future of the garden a united one? Is it based on a relational, cross-disciplinary approach? We would like to wager that the future of the garden will be forged from genuine dialogue with the living.
New Onsite Projects and Gardens
Bruissement d’ailes
International Garden Festival, Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire | France
Couleur Nature
Vanderveken, Architecture + Paysage | Saint-Lambert, QC, Canada
FUTURE DRIFTS
Julia Lines Wilson | United States
Histoires à tisser (standalone installation)
Shaza Bazzi, Maëlle Bellemin | Montréal, QC, Canada
Collaboration with the UQAM’s DESS en design d’événements program
Pergola (permanent installation)
Jérôme Lapierre Architecte | Québec, QC, Canada
Rue Liereman | Organ Man Street
Pioniersplanters | Belgium
Superstrata
mat-on | Italy
Extramural Projects
FolkFLORE
LN Paysage, Champ Libre | studio créatif
33rd International Garden Festival, Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire (France)
Repairia / Riparia
Seth Ramesra, Fion Kong, Thi Ngoc Anh, Linjuan Dai with Professor Pete North | Toronto, ON, Canada
Closed sand pit (Grand-Métis, Québec)
Collaboration with the University of Toronto’s Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
Discussion Days – Unfolding Possibilities
On June 22 and 23, Discussion Days launched the Festival’s anniversary program. The event was attended by our guest of honour, Chantal Colleu-Dumond, General and Artistic Director of the Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire and its International Garden Festival, as well as 10 designers from Canada, Belgium, the United States, France, and Italy.
Throughout the weekend, 60 researchers, professionals, committed citizens, elected officials, and artists joined them to discuss the future of the garden.
Collaborations with the Academic Community
A unique forum for innovation and experimentation, for its 25th-anniversary edition, the International Garden Festival also marks 25 years of ongoing commitment to supporting advanced research and education in landscape and architecture-related disciplines. Since its inception, the Festival has strived to develop strong partnerships with the academic community and to offer numerous professionalization opportunities both to students and recent graduates. This year, 3 groups of students will have the opportunity to design, build, and exhibit an installation or experimental garden echoing the theme of The Ecology of Possibility:
- Students participating in the University of Toronto Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design’s LAN 3800 Design/Build Summer Studio (instructor: Pete North, Assistant Professor);
- Students enroled in the Université de Montréal’s Atelier d’été aux Jardins de Métis de l’École d’urbanisme et d’architecture de paysage (instructor: Emile Forest, Guest Lecturer);
- Students pursuing a DESS en design d’événements at UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal) under the supervision of Céline Poisson, Program Director and Professor.
International Garden Festival
Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens
