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14-01-13 Press Release-Freising Garden Fair 2014 Freising, 13.01.2014 p r e s s r e l e a s e The 18th International Freising Garden Fair will be held from the 9 th to 11th of May 2014. Highlights include – The World of Gardening as a guest at Freising – this year we welcome Spain (including nurseries, organizations and special guest speakers)! A Plants Tombola will be run in support of the famous local Gardens of Weihenstephan. Dear Editor, We would be most grateful if you would announce the 18th International Freising Garden Fair in the diary or perhaps the notebook or events section of your magazine. From the 9th to the 11th of May 2014 the Freising Garden Fair will welcome the world of gardening within the inspiring atmosphere unique to the courtyards of the former Cloister Freising-Neustift 30 miles north of Munich in Bavaria. The Garden Fair which this year is dedicated to Spain with its great horticultural tradition and expertise will be opened on Friday the 9 th of May 2014 at 1.30 pm . Before the reception there will be a guided walk through the fair for invited guests which will start at 12.30. Many of our exhibitors have donated rare plants and new breeds for the plants tombola in support of the famous Gardens of Weihenstephan . Buying tickets is simply a must for passionate plant hunters. As we welcome Spain at the Garden Fair this year, it is a pleasure for me to be able to offer a very special Lecture Programme and to welcome famous garden experts who will share their unique knowledge and experience with our guests. From Girona Martí Franch Batllori , the famous and award winning Catalan Landscape Architect will come and introduce some of his latest designs such as the restoration of Tudela-Culip Site (Club Med) in Cap de Creus Natural Park on Friday afternoon. The well-known author and journalist Sabine Wesemann will on Saturday open the doors into The Secret Gardens of Mallorca . Her book, Die geheimen Gärten von Mallorca (DVA 2013), has become another bestseller in the successful series of the secret gardens books. On Sunday as a special highlight we are proud to present the charismatic Fernando Caruncho Targa from Madrid, who will introduce his fabulous gardens and landscapes as well as his unique and philosophical approach to garden design. The International Freising Garden Fair has become an institution in the Gardening World – a place to meet experts, friends and colleagues. By now, more than 170,000 people have visited the fair, enthralled by the atmosphere and the opportunity to buy plants. We have set a trend – there are new Garden Fairs all over Germany now. And I am very pleased that we have found an instrument to spread Garden Culture as well as Garden Design in Germany. The emphasis of the Garden Fair is on Special Plants for the Garden , which makes Freising unique and different from other fairs. From a wide range of interested applicants, we have carefully chosen over 125 exhibitors . More than 60 of the best nurseries from Austria, Belgium, France, Holland, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Germany will show a wide range of rare and special plants. Therefore, we not only guarantee displays of the highest standards and quality but can also offer advice from specialists who go out of their way to be helpful and informative. anita fischer landschaftsarchitektin obere domberggasse 7, d-85354 freising, tel +49 (0)8161 81 887, fax +49 (0)8161 82 887 [email protected] www.freisingergartentage.de 1 In our Practical Garden Fair-Experience outstanding expert gardeners will talk about the Peony – Queen of the Flowers . We welcome Michael Miely , the famous Austrian breeder, who has registered more than 17 new varieties. He runs a specialist nursery and an exceptional peony exhibition. And we can profit from the expertise of Heinz Enzinger-Panitz, who is not only very successfully breeding peonies in the Bavarian Rottal but also studies the history of these outstanding plants. He will talk about The Renaissance of Peonies in the last years. As a special highlight, amongst other interesting exhibitions , the outstanding Educational Gardens of Weihenstephan at the University of Applied Science Weihenstephan-Triesdorf will inform about Vegetables and Herbs grown on Balcony and Terrace. The International Clematis Society, the German Fuchsia Society, the German Rose Society and the Friends of the Gardens of Weihenstephan as well as other Garden Clubs and Organizations will be presented at the show and provide interesting information. We welcome the German VEN and from Austria the ARCHE NOAH both Seed Savers Associations in Central Europe. Besides this, there will be exhibits of organic gardening products, organic fertilizers, biological pest and weed control, garden furniture, garden antiques, pots, benches, trellis, pavilions, fences, mosaics, stones, garden sculptures, willow work, books, and magazines. Gardeners and constructing firms will present their expertise with an attractive range of small Show Gardens. A Labyrinth in the Cloister Garden is especially created for the show. A competition will reward the most interesting and original contributions in the following categories: 1. best designed exhibition stand, 2. most interesting plant display, 3. best information for customers. The winners will be selected by an international jury and will receive a medal which can be shown during the exhibition. The 18th International Freising Garden Fair will be open for the public on Friday, the 9th of May 2014 (1.00 pm to 7.00 pm) and on Saturday, the 10th of May and Sunday, the 11th of May 2014 (10.00 am to 6.00 pm). Tickets will cost 8,00 €. Reduced Tickets will cost 6,00 € and there will also be a 2-Day Enthusiasts Ticket for 12,00 €. The address of the show venue is Landratsamt Freising, Landshuter Straße 31, 85356 Freising, Germany. For further information please contact: Anita Fischer Landscape Architect, Obere Domberggasse 7, 85354 Freising, Germany, Telephone +49 (0)8161 81 887, gartentage@anitafischer- landschaftsarchitektin.de, www.freisingergartentage.de We happily provide photographs for publication of last year’s Garden Fairs. I am sure this will be of great interest to your readers and I hope I have given you sufficient information for you to include it within your magazine. However, please do contact me if you would like any further information. With best regards Yours anita fischer landschaftsarchitektin obere domberggasse 7, d-85354 freising, tel +49 (0)8161 81 887, fax +49 (0)8161 82 887 [email protected] www.freisingergartentage.de 2 .
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