Paris Gardens
Flowering cherry and magnolia trees, quince and laurel shrubs bloom at the La Promenade Plantée, a 4 1/2-kilometer (2 3/4-mile) garden built on an elevated rail line connecting Place de la Bastille to the Bois de Vincennes. Steel arches support vigorous wisteria vines (Wisteria sp) and climbing roses, and create visual accents along the route. Forsythia brightens the view for now.
You'll find the plant-covered Musée du quai Branly strikingly different from anything else in the city. Forget formal symmetry; this is a wild, untamed living sculpture. Designed by French plantsman Patrick Blanc, this vertical garden makes the building literally come alive with lush growth that's adapted to live in pockets of moist felt.
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