The plant planner talks on September 18 and 19 captivated 180 listeners - including non-plant experts. Claudia Blaurock, bdla spokesperson for the Plant Use working group, presented a wide-ranging program. It focused on sustainable and climate-resilient open spaces in times of upheaval and the new aesthetics that come with them.

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"The desert is alive!" - For her keynote speech, Claudia Blaurock had brought along photos from her trip to California, where plants defy the most adverse conditions and made reference to Blaurock LA's own projects, including an unconventional limestone gravel planting in Dresden.

Holger Rothamel, spokesperson for garden monument preservation, bdla-Saxony, reported on climate adaptation measures from the Fürst-Pückler-Park Bad Muskau and other historic gardens, all of which are "garden laboratories" that are experimenting with various measures and have made their knowledge available in the project "Climate Adaptation for Historic Gardens" of the Association of German Palace Administrations.

Daniela Antoni, tree expert, showed how much more important it is to preserve trees in the city compared to planting new ones. "The dignity of the tree is sacrosanct" - unfortunately we are still a long way from that.

Prof. Swantje Duthweiler from Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences gave an exclusive overview of current research.

Franziska Meisel presented the philosophy of the LA office SLA and pioneering projects, e.g. Skt. Kjeld's Square in Copenhagen and Fornebu in Oslo. Always in mind: humans account for 0.01% of life on earth, but consume 78% of its resources.

Tom Kirsten, bdla spokesperson for construction technology and standards, presented options for rainwater management and took up the cudgels for infiltration swales.

The next day, Dr. Wolfram Kunick spoke from his wealth of experience about seeding, its development and maintenance over the years.

Caspar Möller from MIYA forest e.V. explained the work of the association and the planting of "Tiny Forests" from a forestry perspective, which traditionally thinks in longer periods of time. The goal after 200 years: a large monolith tree.

Finally, Dr. Thomas Engel from the Technical University of Munich gave an overview of his research into fire protection on green facades and, in a way, rehabilitated ivy.

In the autumn sunshine, three excursions then led to the Weihenstephan Gardens (with the director of the gardens, Prof. Swantje Duthweiler), to the Kirchheim State Garden Show and Kirchheim Local Park (with plant planner Theresa Gläßer from SassGlässer Landschaftsarchitekten) and to Prinz-Eugen-Park (with Katja Aufermann from liebald aufermann LA, Rupert Wirzmüller and natural garden planner Dr. Reinhard Witt).

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