Lille: Porte de Paris, a small forest grows prominently

Against the Porte de Paristhe decoration is discouraging. a bit as if Gulliver were thereenjoying a game of bowling with the trees. There are plants. And even a lot. A few details, this Wednesday, at the beginning of the afternoon, a few of them are still lying on their sides. A bit like bowling, actually. However, the picture is false.

Teams are working hard to put this all right. Place Simon-Vollant is no more boring roundabout. Put Roger-Salengro, under the stone, he missed a parking spot. « Here, approximately 6,500 m² have been deminifiedcelebrating Stanislas Dendievel, deputy mayor above nature. Half will be taken over by bushes. A lawn will extend over 3,000 m². » Right in the center of town, the vegetation attacks.

The plantation enterprise 2024-2025 (November 2024 – March 2025) begins. “ Our goal was to plant 20,000 trees during the mandate periodremembers Stanislas Dendievel. Today we are at 44,000. » All areas of Lille worry It is a question of “ more nature in the city », until the number ofislands of modernity. And while we are there, the Porte de Paris, surrounded by its green carpet surrounded by black treescherry trees and other liquid ambers (American sweetgums with gorgeous red plant fur), make a magnificent display. So this crane, this Wednesday morning, is responsible for climbing these big plants. At the end of the week, there will be a before and after in the landscape.

In rapid motion, the Porte de Paris, redesign with the Ter landscape group, experiencing a landscape metamorphosis. « In addition to the existing ones, we are planting 32 treesspecifies Dendievel. They are strong and able to adapt to climate change. »

The 2024-2025 campaign provides for planting 1,500 trees high base and more 2700 others of a small bowsimilar fruit trees. These plants will be rooted on rue des Bateliers, in Old Lille, rue du Molinel or place Jeanne-d’Arc, in the center of the city, or even in Lille Sud. Next year, the place of Philippe-Lebonalso worried about it deep redesignwhich will be a breeding ground for new plants.

During the current campaign, citizen planting will also take place, especially in schools.