Community Gardening

Cities around the world are working together to share their observations of nature as part of the City Nature Challenge. Participants take photos and upload them to iNaturalist.lu. This helps to expand the databases on Luxembourg’s flora and fauna!

In Luxembourg, the CNC is coordinated by the National Museum of Natural History. A number of events will be organised in Luxembourg by various organisations, including CELL!

Friday 24 April

Introduction to biodiversity surveys | 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm

Come and try out different methods for identifying wild flora and fauna in a garden. If it rains, the workshop will be postponed until Monday.

Organised by: CELL, CTF Mersch + with the support of L’Oeuvre.

📍 Mersch Community Garden, Rue de Gosseldange, 7536 Mersch

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

Saturday 25 April

The power of aromatic plants | 10.00 am to 11.30 am

Come and discover the different facets of aromatic plants, from their role in ecosystems to their place on our plates! We’ll take this opportunity to photograph the pollinators visiting the garden’s aromatic plants, as part of the City Nature Challenge.

Organised by: CELL, Breedewee Garden

📍 Breedewee Garden, Rue Large, 4204 Esch-sur-Alzette

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

Sunday 26 April

Workshop 1 | Discovering the biodiversity of the riverbanks and the Jardin des Capucines | 11.00 am to 12.30 pm

Come and observe the biodiversity along the Dipbach, and learn how to identify it using the iNaturalist.lu app. Before we start, we’ll meet at the Capucines Garden for a tour.

Organised by: CELL, Transition Minett

📍 Starting point: Jardin des Capucines, 2 Rue Louis Braille, Esch-sur-Alzette

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

Workshop 2 | Discovering wild pollinators | 2.30pm – 4pm

Come and observe and learn to recognise wild pollinators: bees, bumblebees, wasps, butterflies, hoverflies...

Organised by: CELL, Kinneksgaart

📍 Kinneksgaart – Mamer Community Garden

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

Come and try out different methods for identifying wild plants and animals in a garden. If it rains, the workshop will be postponed until Monday.

Organised by: CELL, CTF Mersch + with the support of L’Oeuvre.

📍 Mersch Community Garden, Rue de Gosseldange, 7536 Mersch

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

Since 2024, Luxembourg has joined the 48-Hour Urban Agriculture Festival to celebrate, together, urban gardening in all its forms.

This festival has been designed by and for citizens committed to the food transition in Luxembourg. A number of events will be organised to highlight key players in the food transition and to introduce everyone to urban gardening, biodiversity in the city and local food.

Saturday 25 April

The Power of Herbs | 10.00 am to 11.30 am

Come and discover the different facets of aromatic plants, from their role in ecosystems to their place on our plates! We’ll take this opportunity to photograph the pollinators visiting the garden’s aromatic plants, as part of the City Nature Challenge.

📍 Breedewee Garden, Rue Large, 4204 Esch-sur-Alzette

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

How to improve soil – the example of the Bettembourg community garden | 10.00 am to 12.00 pm

Through a tour of the Bettembourg garden, we will take a look at the soil and all the amendments

📍 Jacquinotsgaart, 51, Rue de la Briqueterie, 3235 Bettembourg

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

Solar panel installation workshop and second-hand solar panel exchange | 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm

Want to switch to solar energy without breaking the bank? Join us for a friendly and practical afternoon focusing on solar panel installation!

2.00 pm to 4.00 pm | A comprehensive presentation covering everything you need to know about installing photovoltaic panels (connection, self-consumption, batteries, DIY, etc.), followed by a practical demonstration of how to connect the panels.
From 4.00 pm | If you’re ready to take the plunge straight away, second-hand panels will be on sale at the venue, ranging from 280 to 320 W in capacity, priced from €35 to €45 each (to be reserved and collected later in Bissen).
Whether you’re just curious, a DIY enthusiast or ready to get started, this event is for you!

📍 63, rue de Michelbouch, 9170 Mertzig

🎟 The workshop is free, but you must register by emailing eisegaart@cell.lu.

“Dandelion Jam” Workshop | 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm

On 25 April, we’ll have the chance to discover dandelions together: their benefits, their various uses and what this plant can offer us in our daily lives. The workshop will focus on making dandelion jam, but we’ll also take a moment to talk about the other parts of the plant.

📍TERANGA, 35, Avenue de la Libération, 3850 Schifflange

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

Guided tour of the Mersch forest garden followed by a potluck dinner | 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm

4.00 pm to 5.00 pm | Are you interested in the concept of the forest garden? That’s perfect! During this session, you will learn:
- the theory behind this permaculture technique.
- the steps involved
- how to put it into practice, drawing on the experience of the Mersch forest garden, planted in 2022.

This project is supported by L’Oeuvre and the MECB.

5.00 pm to 7.00 pm | Potluck dinner – Bring your own meal to share and enjoy a convivial moment in the Mersch community garden.

📍 Mersch Community Garden, Rue de Gosseldange, 7536 Mersch

🎟 The visit to the forest garden is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

Sunday 26 April

Citizens’ Climate Forum: Water in the Face of Extreme Weather | 9.30am to 3.00pm

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Organised by Transition Minett and the City of Esch

📍 Nonnewisen Primary School, Esch-sur-Alzette

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

Discovering the biodiversity of the riverbanks and the Capucines Garden | 11.00 am to 12.30 pm

Come and observe the biodiversity along the Dipbach, and learn how to identify it using the iNaturalist.lu app. Before we start, we’ll meet at the Capucines Garden for a tour.

Organised by: CELL, Transition Minett

📍 Departure from the Jardin des Capucines, 2 Rue Louis Braille, Esch-sur-Alzette

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

Discover wild pollinators | 2.30pm – 4pm

Come and observe and learn to recognise wild pollinators: bees, bumblebees, wasps, butterflies, hoverflies...

📍 Kinneksgaart – Mamer Community Garden

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

Serious Game: become a water guardian at Nonnewisen | 3.00 pm

DESCRIPTION

Organised by Transition Minett and the City of Esch

📍 Nonnewisen Primary School, Esch-sur-Alzette

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

For more information about the various activities, please visit the 48 Hours of Urban Agriculture website: https://www.les48h.com/villes/luxembourg/

Garden tours, workshops… follow the programme on our Eisegaart pages (https://eisegaart.cell.lu), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088907283831) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/urbangardeningluxembourg/).

Come and discover the many facets of aromatic plants, from their role in ecosystems to their place on our plates! We’ll take this opportunity to photograph the pollinators visiting the aromatic plants in the garden, as part of the City Nature Challenge.

Organised by: CELL, Breedewee Garden

📍 Jardin du Breedewee, Rue Large, 4204 Esch-sur-Alzette

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

Come and explore the biodiversity along the Dipbach, and learn how to identify it using the iNaturalist.lu app. Before we start, we’ll meet at the Jardin des Capucines for a tour.

Organised by: CELL, Transition Minett

📍 Starting point: Jardin des Capucines, 2 Rue Louis Braille, 4204 Esch-sur-Alzette

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

Come and observe and learn to recognise wild pollinators: bees, bumblebees, wasps, butterflies, hoverflies…

Organised by: CELL, Kinneksgaart

📍 Kinneksgaart – Mamer Community Garden, Um Kinneksbond, 8210 Mamer

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

Organic plants produced by our local growers.

During this day, you will be able to:

• Purchase local plants and get all the advice you need
• Find traditional seeds (adapted to our environment)
• Take part in workshops for young and old
• Exchange your plants
• Enjoy refreshments on site

Take advantage of Europe Day to discover the Mamer community garden!

First workshop of the URSOILL Living Lab to learn and test soil sampling and coring techniques and understand why samples are taken.

This workshop will also help you understand how soils are composed and what determines their quality.
This workshop can be held or translated into English depending on language requirements.

🪴 Multiply Diversity Project 🪴

CELL and SEED asbl are putting their energy into seed training in 2026!

Five (community) gardens have volunteered to multiply local seeds.
We are organising training sessions in these same gardens to monitor all stages of seed multiplication.

Plant maintenance

Monitoring and maintaining crops are the next steps in seed multiplication.
By observing the health of the plants, the surrounding plants and any adjustments that need to be made, you will learn how to produce beautiful plants!

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

🪴 Multiply Diversity Project 🪴

CELL and SEED asbl are putting their energy into seed training in 2026!

Five (community) gardens have volunteered to multiply local seeds.
We are organising training sessions in these same gardens to monitor all stages of seed multiplication.

Seed harvest

26 or 27 September 2026
More information to come. [Provisional image]

🪴 Multiply Diversity Project 🪴

CELL and SEED asbl are putting their energy into seed training in 2026!

Five (community) gardens have volunteered to multiply local seeds.
We are organising training sessions in these same gardens to monitor all stages of seed multiplication.

Cleaning, sorting & storing seeds

More information to come.

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

🪴 Multiply Diversity Project 🪴

CELL and SEED asbl are putting their energy into seed training in 2026!

Five (community) gardens have volunteered to multiply local seeds.
We are organising training sessions in these same gardens to monitor all stages of seed multiplication.

Seed germination tests

More information to come.

🎟 The workshop is free, but registration by email at eisegaart@cell.lu is required.

Join us for our traditional 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐬: a chance to chat with other community gardens in Luxembourg and share experiences, ideas, and projects in an open forum. Come talk about the stuff you care about and meet other people who are passionate about life!
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Open to anyone who loves gardening and nature, whether they are members or interested in joining the Luxembourg community garden movement 🌱

More information to come.