BBQ blogger at spoga+gafa 2017
Also at this year`s spoga+gafa, a lot of bloggers came to report about the international garden fair in social media. Especially the BBQ and grill fans were very active. Here are some of the videos we...
View ArticleIn the garden with: Andreas Kipar (LAND Landscape Architecture Nature...
Dr. Andreas Kipar studied Landscape Architecture in Essen. In the year 1985, he founded his own planning office in Milan. In the following years the activities of his office expanded, taking on...
View ArticleMultiversion outhouses made of stainless steel
The CUBE fx #Deluxe designer outhouses are more than just garden sheds. They are completely made of stainless steel and don’t require foundations or screws. The range of furnishing options is wide and...
View ArticleIn the garden with: Torsten Matschiess (author and garden planner)
Torsten Matschiess and his partner live in Brüggen on the Lower Rhine, Germany, since 2004, where over the years the two have gradually transformed 8,200 square meters of land into a very special...
View ArticleIn spite of the best arguments: Autumn is not the number one planting season...
On the first few warm spring days countless customers pour into the garden centers, market gardens and DIY stores. The season for garden plants and everything one needs for planting them in the ground...
View ArticleIn the garden with: Folko Kullmann (Society of Shrub Friends)
Folko Kullmann has been President of the Gesellschaft der Staudenfreunde e.V. (GdS) / Society of Shrub Friends since 2016. With almost 5,500 members the association is one of the largest plant lover...
View Article3 questions for: Daniel Müller (PROKS Professional Outdoor Kitchen Systems)
In the Outdoor Kitchen World of this year’s spoga+gafa, trade visitors were able to inform themselves about the entire spectrum of current offers. In addition to global players and manufacturers of...
View Article3 questions for: Andreas Löwer (Löwer GmbH)
The best of the best in the green industry were distinguished with the TASPO Awards in 17 categories in total at a big gala in Berlin at the end of October 2017. TASPO is Germany’s magazine for the...
View ArticleHans Müller (Helix) is Entrepreneur of the Year
The best of the best in the green industry were distinguished with the TASPO Awards at a great gala in Berlin end of October 2017. The title “Entrepreneur of the Year” went to the innovative and...
View ArticleGrilling in winter: The trend is ongoing
Delicious steaks, crispy chicken wings or simply just grilled sausages – this has long since not been restricted to the summer months. For around five to six years more and more BBQ fans have been...
View ArticleIn the garden with: Anna Hackstein (IVG)
Anna Hackstein is Managing Director of Industrieverband Garten (IVG) e.V. / Industry Garden Association since September 2017. The business administration graduate has been working for the IVG since...
View ArticleSelecta one: Research of insect-friendly plants
Today, many people are no longer satisfied if flowers and plants for the garden and balcony only look beautiful. They should be as bee- and insect-friendly as possible. In times when the important...
View ArticleThe Gardens of the World – the center of international garden and landscape...
In the summer of 2017 the International Horticultural Exposition (IGA) was staged in Berlin. The “Gardens of the World” (Gärten der Welt), which previously already existed in the district...
View ArticleIn the garden with: Lutz Kosack (“The edible city”)
Urban agriculture, the cultivation of crop plants in the city, is currently a topic worldwide. An increasing number of urban gardeners want to grow their own vegetables and start-up companies are...
View ArticleGrey Mint, Romance 3.0 and recycling mix – What can we look forward to in 2018?
The Dutch trend observer Aafje Nijman is primarily interested in flowers, plants and gardens. Together with Anet van Haaster, she runs the agency “Nijman + van Haaster”. Taking trend analyses as the...
View ArticleIn the garden with: Klaus Peter Teipel (research & consulting)
Klaus Peter Teipel is an expert for the market segments DIY and handymen, house and garden as well as for the entire living market sector. He has been supporting both national and international...
View ArticleNatural water oases in the garden
Water has been a fixed element of garden planning for centuries and this applies equally for Asiatic, Oriental and European gardens. The wet element fascinates people, brings refreshment in the summer...
View ArticleOrchids for the Pope: The focus is on cymbidiums as Easter decorations
Each year in April thousands of Catholics flock to Rome to celebrate Easter together with Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square. These images are transmitted all around the world on TV. Dutch producers...
View ArticleIn the garden with: Dieter Gaißmayer (German perennial gardener)
Dieter Gaißmayer is a perennial gardener with heart and soul. He has been running a market garden for 38 years in the small city of Illertissen in Bavaria, which is well-known nationwide. In 2017, the...
View ArticleGerman Horticultural Shows 2018
It’s time again at last from mid to the end of April: Five horticultural shows will be opening their doors in Germany. Up until October 2018 they will be presenting new garden trends, lush worlds of...
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