The art of gardening was transformed with the emergence of Art Nouveau between 1890 an 1914. The enthusiasm for exotic species, the result of colonial and scientific expeditions towards the end of the 18th century, inspired not only lovers and designers of parks and gardens in Lorraine but also nurserymen, who developed new varieties of flowers by artificial pollination or hybridization.
Although the work of the horticulturists began several decades before the birth of Art Nouveau, close ties were formed between the gardening fraternity and the artists of the Nancy School. The latter found lasting inspiration in the plants that were promoted at the time. Soon, stained glass, decorated with floral motifs, became a natural extension of the garden.
Nancy School gardens
MEURTHE & MOSELLE
- PARC SAINTE-MARIE, NANCY
- PARC DU MUSÉE DE L'ÉCOLE DE NANCY, NANCY
- PARC DE LA GARENNE, LIVERDUN
- JARDIN DE LA TORTUE, NANCY
- JARDIN DE LA CURE-D'AIR-TRIANON, MALZÉVILLE
