A Perpetual Calendar for a Responsible and Supportive Garden in Marseille

A Perpetual Calendar for a Responsible and Supportive Garden in Marseille

Imagine a perpetual calendar that not only helps you keep your resolutions but also fosters eco-friendly and supportive projects in Marseille. Featuring portraits of volunteer gardeners and botanical illustrations from our partner, the Société Nationale d’Horticulture de France (SNHF), this calendar is designed to support the Jardinot school garden in Marseille. It's a practical and sustainable item that champions a vibrant and nourishing garden!

✍️ Milena Bauchet • 📸 Loriane Pierre

Summary

🌿 A Year at the Jardinot School Garden in Marseille ✨ The Gardeners Behind This Solidarity Project 📅 A Beautiful, Useful, and Durable Calendar 👍 Individual Efforts, Collective Impact ✉️ Support This Project by Ordering the Calendar!

🌿 A Year at the Jardinot School Garden in Marseille

The Jardinot school garden in Marseille serves as an open-air laboratory for eco-responsible gardening!

Located in the heart of Marseille, the Jardinot school garden is a vibrant space for experimentation, where novice and experienced gardeners come together. Each year, a series of workshops is organized to help participants develop their skills in eco-friendly gardening, addressing the challenges posed by climate change. Topics include soil nourishment, water conservation, attracting beneficial insects, creating natural vegetable gardens, and composting green waste. Through these workshops, both volunteer facilitators and participants collaborate to implement solutions in the garden and share best practices for fostering a lively and nourishing garden.

✨ The Gardeners Behind This Solidarity Project

Sacha, Camille, and 11 other gardeners from the school garden contributed to the portraits featured in this solidarity calendar.

At the heart of the Jardinot school garden are the dedicated volunteers who plant, water, explain, and welcome schoolchildren, seniors, individuals with disabilities, and anyone interested in reconnecting with nature. These committed gardeners cultivate not just the earth but also social connections through sharing knowledge and kindness. Over the past decade, nearly 700 individuals have participated in workshops, including members of gardening associations, local residents, social centers, and school groups, with approximately 80% being women! The perpetual calendar “A Year in the Garden” honors their contributions.

📅 A Beautiful, Useful, and Durable Calendar

A Reusable Object, Year After Year

Featuring a thick matte paper monthly grid that opens like a book!

Unlike traditional calendars, this one is perpetual: it does not specify a year but includes months and days, with designated spaces for notes. You can use it in 2026 and beyond, as it is zero-waste: simply write with a pencil, erase, and reuse!

You can jot down your resolutions, goals, sowing and planting dates, upcoming plant fairs, and nature events, as well as daily joys or the titles on your reading list! 😉

A Grimoire for Aspiring Botanists

Explore the mythical female figures who have influenced the history of botany through the portraits of today’s gardeners!

Each month features a botanical illustration from the SNHF library along with anecdotes about the plant: its properties, quotes, and recipes…

At the intersection of mythology and gardening, each page narrates the story of an imaginary woman—goddess, nymph, dryad—who inspired the name of a plant or a chapter in the history of botany. Additionally, you will find:

• The scientific name of each plant
• A cultivation tip
• Its physical and chemical properties
• A culinary, medicinal, or artisanal recipe to try yourself
• An inspiring seasonal quote

Thus, each month enriches your botanical knowledge while feeding your imagination. The calendar also features beautifully illustrated double pages showcasing photographic portraits of the gardeners and historic botanical illustrations from the SNHF library.

By purchasing this perpetual calendar, you directly support the Jardinot school garden in Marseille.

👍 Individual Efforts, Collective Impact

Each calendar sold represents a small gesture that has a tangible impact on the ground.

Specifically, your purchase will…

• Fund new eco-responsible projects in the Jardinot school garden,
• Organize more workshops on biodiversity, water conservation, living soil, composting, pruning, grafting, healthy eating, and art in the garden,
• Support the hiring of an apprentice, who will help enhance public engagement and knowledge sharing,
• Honor the work of volunteers, particularly the women who dedicate their time throughout the year.

✉️ Support This Project by Ordering the Calendar!

Now is the perfect time to choose a meaningful calendar: treat yourself or gift it to someone who loves natural history, tales and legends, or simply wants to support local projects.

This perpetual calendar reflects a pedagogical garden, the dedicated women who sustain it, magical plants that tell stories, and an association that champions the values of community gardens. By adopting it, you bring a piece of the garden and solidarity into your daily life: thank you for supporting our efforts and contributing to a more sustainable world!

Learn More:

🔹 FRANCE. Hello Asso. Perpetual Calendar A Year in the Garden (undated) [online]. Available at: https://www.helloasso.com/associations/jardinot/boutiques/calendrier-une-annee-au-jardin-non-date

🔹 FRANCE. Jardinot. Perpetual Calendar A Year in the Garden [online]. Available at: https://jardinot.fr/calendrier-perpetuel/