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Strolling through these gardens is access to shelter the busy, hectic and hurried activity of the Diagonal. One of the added attractions is that it has one of the largest sculptural work of Frederic Mares, with over 30 pieces reproduced in stone, marble or bronze copies of fauna linked to the hunt as bears, deer, chamois, wild boar, roe and goats.

Jaume Vicens Vives gardens and private gardens were born in the late sixties in full "developmentalism Porcioles" in the context of a real estate development in the area then known as Diagonal Barcelona 2 project the garden was commissioned Nicolau Maria Rubio Tudurí sculptural decoration and also a veteran Frederic Mares. In 1974 they built two black towers, designed by Antoni Coderch and Josep Francesc Mitjans, who are now the headquarters of a bank. The private garden areas have been gradually incorporated in the management and public property. The area of ​​the gardens was finally dedicated to the figure of the historian Jaume Vicens Vives.

The entrance atrium garden is a small square with parterres central and lateral side to cut zigzag sidewalk pedestrians leading to the entrance of the garden. Close to the central space, which for many years reproduced with the popular logo topiary banking and lateral edge areas, the traditional lanterns are cast in the form of lira characteristic of Diagonal. The restoration of the crosier cast and remodeling to make them efficient lighting made in 2010 has recovered these lamps for lighting road, after a few years out of service.

On the left, the middle of a flowerbed full of Mediterranean shrubs, we received the first sculptural work of Frederic Mares. It is a hunting scene with a deer and shot by a pursuing pack. The piece, made of bronze, it is visible from Diagonal Avenue. A set with very dynamic and dramatic contrast to the rest of the sculptures, up to 30, which are scattered through space.

In July 2010 the gardens were renovated to improve accessibility and replace the old way with stops for the current ramp. This ramp leads into the interior of the garden where they discover, among the trees and bushes, sculptures inspired mothers hunting issues. To mold the mother advised an expert hunter, Count of Yebes. The reason for this unusual tribute to the hunting lies in which the then president of the bank that promoted the development, Ignasi Vilallonga was fond of hunting.

The ramp, which acts as an access road to the garden leads through different spaces. These are arranged in squares where trees are different groups. With the exception of conifers - especially pines (Pinus pinea and Pinus halepensis) - and some Himalayan cedar (Cedrus deodara), the trees are deciduous. This means that during the fall and winter, space, shade for their fitting buildings make better use of daylight hours. During the spring and summer shade is always guaranteed. Some of the squares are rosewood (Tipuana types) and acacia (Shopora japonica) over oak (Quercus Ilex).

A shrubby areas are great examples of pittosporum (Pittospoum heterophyllum), very old and very large at over piracants (Pyracantha coccinea), which reproduces the structure of the Mediterranean undergrowth combined with aromatic sage (Salvia officinalis) and lavender (Lavandula dentata).

Surrounding the other banks are squares with tamarisk (Tamarix gallica), elm (Ulmus pumila), lime (Tilia tomentosa) and Japanese Privet (Ligustrum lucidum) and olive trees (Olea europaea). In the darkest part of the gardens locate a palm tree, a large yucca (Yucca elephantipes) over three poplars (Populus alba) and two pins.

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