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The hanging gardens of Singapore

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Les Jardins d'ici
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I visited two rooftop gardens in Singapore in February 2024, along with other kitchen gardens in the “City in nature”. I also visited the National Institute of Education and explored the city-state’s long-standing environmental policies.

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Jardins suspendus de Singapour

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Les Jardins d'ici
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J’ai visité deux jardins sur les toits de Singapour en Février 2024, ainsi que d’autres espaces verts nourriciers de « la métropole la plus verte au monde ». Je me suis aussi rendu à son Institut National de l’Éducation.

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Wikimedia contest – Living heritage

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Les Jardins d'ici
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What I did after publishing the French version of this article on 16 September.

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Posted in Other stories | Tagged France-Cantal, Pears, UK-Other | Leave a reply

Concours Wikimedia – Patrimoine vivant

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Les Jardins d'ici
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S’inspirer de ce concours pour produire et partager des images libres de droits sur l’art de l’espalier.

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Posted in Other stories | Tagged France-Cantal, Pears | 3 Replies

Un récit engageant

Posted on August 3, 2024 by Les Jardins d'ici
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Comment engager son audience ? Enseigner la façon de raconter une histoire en partageant mon propre parcours personnel, y compris la fabrication de confitures, s’est révélé efficace auprès de mes étudiants à Londres.

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An engaging story

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Les Jardins d'ici
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What makes an engaging story? Teaching storytelling through sharing my own personal journey, in particular my jam-making practice, has proved to be a fulfilling experience.

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Des vertus de la confiture (Helping hands – French version)

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Les Jardins d'ici
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Ce weekend, mon père et moi avons fait de la confiture de fraises. Ce fut une expérience réconfortante, presque thérapeutique, qui m’a en outre permis de gagner du temps au cours d’une journée chargée.

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Helping hands

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Les Jardins d'ici
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This weekend, my father and I made strawberry jam. It was a healing experience which enabled me to save precious time.

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Le poirier de cent cinquante ans (The 150 year-old pear tree – French version)

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Les Jardins d'ici
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Dans la quatrième partie de cette série sur l’espérance de vie des arbres fruitiers, nous retournons à Aurillac pour célébrer la mémoire d’un grand poirier abattu le 11 mars 2020 dans le centre-ville. Voyons pour commencer les étapes qui ont mené à sa perte.

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The 150 year-old pear tree

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Les Jardins d'ici
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In the fourth part of this series on the life expectancy of fruit trees, we come back to Aurillac to celebrate the memory of a remarkable twelve-metre tall pear tree felled on 11 March 2020 in the town centre. To start with, let’s look at the steps which led to its downfall.

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