I have been reading several articles on the city (la ville), public space (l'espace public), and gardening (jardinage). I was not able to find a French-English dictionary of landscape or gardening terms, but as I worked on my translations I jotted down some interesting words and terms, which I have included below.
General terms
Jardinage urbaine : urban gardening
L'agriculture urbaine : urban agriculture
L'agriculture biologique : organic agriculture
La pratique du jardinage : garden practices
Types of gardens
Jardins communautaires : community gardens (leisure)
Les jardins collectifs : collective gardens (self-help)
Les anciens jardins ouvriers : old workers' gardens
Jardins familiaux : "family gardens"
Jardin potager urbain : urban vegetable garden
Les potagers : kitchen gardens
Things in the garden
Un petit jardinet pour produire des legumes : a small vegetable plot
Parcelles individuelles : plots
La pioche : pick-axe
Table a pique-nique : picnic table
Allees : paths
Des plants d'herbes : herbs
Des piments : peppers
Tomates : tomatoes
Concombres : cucumbers
Des graines : seeds
Concepts
Un espace ouvert : "open" space
L'espace public : public space
Un espace de loisir : a space of leisure
Le quotidien : everyday
Les gens alentours : neighborhood people
Le tissue social local : local social fabric
Liens sociaux : social bonds
Des preoccupations environnementales : environmental needs
Note: Accents are missing.
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