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International Garden Festival |
Hortillonnages Amiens 2023
Visit of the exhibition by boat


CAMON / PORT À FUMIER – Boat trip
Boarding pontoon
35 rue Roger Allou – 80450 Camon

In CAMON, rent a boat for 2h30 and sail to the different plots invested around the pond of Clermont.

The rental price of a boat is based on the number of people, from 1 to 6 max. including child(ren) under 3 years old
* 20€ / 1-2 people. * 27€ / 3-4 people. * 32€ / 5-6 people. * free -3 years old
+ ASCO fee per person: €1 / 11 years and + * €0.50 / 3-10 years
>>> Only by online reservation
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For security reasons, animals are not allowed in the boats. Strollers must be dropped off at reception.


We invite visitors to continue to respect barrier gestures in order to fight against the spread of COVID-19.
If you want more details, we invite you to consult the evolution of the reception instructions and the health rules in force on the government website: https://www.gouvernement.fr/info-coronavirus


For any request for information, you can send an email to communication@artetjardins-hdf.com
or call +33 6 78 53 55 92

Looking forward to welcoming you soon!

The team of Art & Jardins | Hauts-de-France

The Ark of Gaia – Grupa Dookola

The Ark of Gaia – Grupa Dookola
Monday April 24th, 2023 Nahil-Sarah Wehbé
  • Grupa Dookola ©Yann Monel

Floating garden of five pontoons, The Ark of Gaia refers to the migration processes that have occurred in the world. It can be envisioned on different scales and in different systems: from the great displacement of the supercontinent millions of years ago to the constant flow of small particles in ecosystems, from social systems to natural ones. Everything on Earth is interconnected, and we all depend on each other. We depend on stable, wet, and flourishing ecosystems, on water and soil that could nourish us with edible plants.

Each pontoon represents different problems affecting our world. One of them is dedicated to floating plants native to the Hortillonnages site. It refers to wetlands, one of the most threatened ecosystems. This part of The Ark pays tribute to these vital biotopes, which are shrinking globally every year due not only to climate change but also to land-use change.

The pontoon of edible plants shows that we depend on the stability of the natural system, as we are nourished by the Earth. The soil pontoon shows processes that are often invisible to people. Soil is a resource that must be protected for many reasons. Its developed structure is a home for many living organisms. The circulation of living matter and its decomposition are part of the fundamental energy flows of our world. Visitors can contribute to these processes by watering the compost with a watering can.

The other two pontoons represent biotopes that are located at opposite ends of the spectrum: arid gardens that imitate the landscape of a continent such as Australia, and forests that are the typical land cover of Europe. The movement of continents has created different biotopes around the globe, ranging from vital and cool forests to arid lands inhabited by specific plants. Forests are complex biotopes that are crucial under our latitude. Mature forest is a stable home for living organisms, capable of processing geological substances, soil, and water and affecting the microclimate.

The artist

Grupa Dookola

Grupa Dookoła is a collective of landscape architects based in Wrocław, Poland, composed of Natalia Bańdo and Aleksandra Gierko. In Polish, "Dookoła" means "around": Grupa Dookoła designs in harmony with nature and the surrounding space. The two landscape architects combine both design work and research practices, aiming for spatial interventions related to climate change adaptation. Both graduates of the University of Environmental and Life Sciences and the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Natalia Bańdo and Aleksandra Gierko are authors and co-authors of numerous studies in the field of landscape architecture, in which they employ the principles of "blue-green infrastructure" while working with local communities as part of the participatory process. Natalia has also received training at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro in Portugal, and Aleksandra at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna, Austria.