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In 2011 to the tens of thousands of trees, shrubs, and flowers of today, we have turned more than 18 hectares of land into urban gardens accessible to everyone. Today, three mixed-use projects — Palas Iași, Iulius Town Timișoara, and Iulius Mall Cluj-Napoca — have become the only urban developments in Romania that have integrated large-scale parks from the ground up, right in the heart of the city.
IULIUS Gardens
Palas Iași Garden
Since the first tree was planted in 2011, the Palas Iași garden has begun to come to life. Today, we have over 1,000 trees and 50,000 shrubs planted, high-traffic lawns, as well as azaleas, hydrangeas, roses, daffodils, lilies and tens of thousands of other flowers.
All of this makes every season at Palas a new reason to gather together. Here, children run through the alleys, adults read on the grass, and summer evenings often end on the lawn, with friends close by.
Iulius Town Timișoara Garden
In Timisoara's youngest garden, the city is changing its rhythm. At Iulius Town, over 1,400 trees, 10,000 shrubs and 55,000 square meters of green space have transformed an unused area into an urban landscape where you'll enjoy staying.
Aici, gazonul de trafic intens te invită să stai mai mult, aleile te îndeamnă la plimbare, iar grădina completează peisajul urban cu un loc în care oamenii se opresc, respiră și se bucură de timpul petrecut.
Iulius Mall Cluj Garden
In 2013 we took our first steps on the shores of Lake Gheorgheni, and since then millions of others have joined us – on morning walks, late evenings, runs or bike rides.
With 18,000 trees and over 10,000 square meters of lawn, Iulius Parc Cluj-Napoca brought nature to where the people of Cluj needed it most: close to the office, close to home, close to them.
Other Iulius Gardens
The story of our gardens goes beyond Iași, Cluj and Timișoara. Around Iulius Mall Suceava we have created a green and pedestrian area of over 14,000 sqm, which brings nature to the intersection of shopping, leisure and everyday life. Here, terraces open onto alleys surrounded by plants, and outdoor events bring together the community from the region.
Around the Family Market Miroslava and Family Market Bucium centers, pedestrian spaces, trees and green areas transform proximity shopping into pleasant walks. The gardens here, although on a smaller scale, carry the same promise: wherever you live, you have a place to stop and breathe within a few steps.
Rivus nursery
The future RIVUS “urban forest” is already starting to come to life in the nursery hosted by the USAMV Horticultural Research Station. Here, approximately 700 mature trees are acclimatized, which will be transplanted into a new park of over 5 hectares, which will continue the green chain formed by the Armătura and Feroviarilor parks, along the Someș River. Metasequoia, plane trees, lime trees, ginkgo biloba, chestnut trees, pyramidal oaks, maples, mulberries, rubber trees, the Judas tree and other spectacular trees are brought from specialized nurseries in Italy and grown here together with over 100,000 decorative plants.
Over time, they will transform the former Carbochim industrial platform into a generous park, with a Japanese garden on the roof, green facades and promenade areas, where the people of Cluj will have a new place to relax.
Lazu nursery
In the town of Lazu in Dobrogea, we began the story of Constanța’s future garden. Here, in the region’s first private dendrological nursery, over 1,100 mature trees – out of a total of around 2,000 that will gradually arrive – are taking root before being moved to the new green areas that will cover around 100,000 square meters.
Lindens, maples, oaks, hornbeams, plane trees, chestnuts, magnolias, Japanese cherries and other spectacular trees, brought from nurseries in Italy and specially chosen for the climate of Dobrogea, will bring shade, color and texture to a former industrial platform. Step by step, the place is transforming from a once contaminated land into a future park where Constanța residents will meet and spend time outdoors.
About the flora
IULIUS gardens are designed as living collections of plants, not just simple green spaces.
We have our own nurseries, where we acclimatize hundreds of species of trees and shrubs before they reach the park, from ginkgo biloba and decorative chestnuts, to azaleas and hydrangeas.
At the base of the trees and on the lawns, we have planted thousands of flowers that change the landscape from one season to another, with vibrant shades, different shapes and fragrances that stop you, at least for a moment, from walking.
The landscape is completed by mature trees, brought with special transports from nurseries in Italy: 1,400 trees in Iulius Gardens Timișoara, over 1,000 in Palas Park Iași and over 100 spectacular specimens in Iulius Parc Cluj-Napoca.
Their size, the shape of the crowns and the colors of the leaves, which change throughout the year, dress the gardens in an ever-new setting, in which nature tells its story every day.
Park design
The urban gardens within the IULIUS projects were built from scratch, layer by layer.
We brought in mature trees, with impressive heights, thousands of shrubs and a multitude of decorative flowering plants, so that the parks would offer shade, color and breathing space for the community from day one.
Mixed teams of Romanian, German and Italian landscapers worked together to create spaces that would bring people together – for walks, games, events or simply for a break in the middle of the city.
The uniqueness of the Palas Iași and Iulius Town Timișoara gardens also comes from the fact that they are arranged above underground parking lots.
This meant special technical solutions for the structure, carefully thought-out waterproofing, a generous layer of fertile soil of up to 1.80 meters and a complex irrigation system. The result is easy to see on the surface: mature parks, full of greenery, where once there was only concrete.
Our Impact
Year after year, the IULIUS gardens absorb over 75 tons of CO₂ and make the air breathable for those who visit them.
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Our parks have become the preferred location for hundreds of outdoor events: festivals, concerts, film screenings, fairs, sports competitions or meetings for children and families.
Every day, thousands of people pass by here on their way to work or to meet friends – and the city feels more alive.
We have invested millions of euros in things that money cannot buy: time spent together, cleaner air, summer evenings on the grass, and a sense of belonging.
The IULIUS gardens remain our promise that, no matter how busy the city becomes, you will always have a corner of nature close by.
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