Spectacular Garden Exhibition in Gothenburg's Parks Throughout 2016

PRESS RELEASE FEBRUARY 2016

Spectacular garden exhibition in Gothenburg’s parks throughout 2016

Gothenburg Green World is a glorious celebration of horticulture by the finest parks and gardens in Scandinavia in 2016. It promises a packed programme of events and fantastic exhibitions for every season.

Gothenburg aims to be the leading garden destination in Scandinavia. Leading parks and gardens in the Gothenburg region are investing in a collective garden exhibition that will last throughout 2016 – Gothenburg Green World. “We are joining forces to make 2016 the ‘Year of the Horticultural Capital’,” says Cecilia Liljedahl, project manager for Gothenburg Green World.

Unique and innovative Gothenburg has a great variety of parks and gardens – ranging from eighteenth-century parks, of which Gunnebo is the best example in Sweden, to historic city parks such as Garden Society of Gothenburg (Trädgårdsföreningen) with its unique Palm House, and Gothenburg Botanical Garden, which ranks among the best in Europe, to the newly created Jonsered Gardens (Jonsereds trädgårdar) with its strong social profile, to mention just a few. “It starts on 27 February at Gothenburg Botanical Garden, with Wild Spring, and continues with a comprehensive programme that features several botanical exhibitions. There will be orangery specimens at Gunnebo House and Gardens, Land Art, visiting designers from parks in the UK and Germany, garden photography and a spectacular Japanese bamboo installation in the city centre.”

Organic growing and concept gardens Organic cultivation and food will also come under the spotlight during Gothenburg Green World. “The Green City” theme will show off all the green initiatives that are thriving around the city, inspired by the parks and their talented gardeners. They include concept gardens on the main boulevard, Avenyn, in summer, when Götaplatsen square will also undergo a green transformation. “We want to encourage interest throughout the city, by using the finest parks to set examples and inspire people,” says Cecilia Liljedahl, who stresses the important role that large parks and gardens play in passing on gardening knowledge and traditions.

Supplementing the main parks, the Gothenburg Garden Route will link together Jonsered Gardens, Growing Spaces in Lerum (Lerums Växtrum), Råda Manor and Tjolöholm Castle, making Gothenburg the leading garden destination in Scandinavia.

More information: Cecilia Liljedahl, project manager, Gothenburg Green World, +46(0)705-289552 Eva Lehmann, press manager, Gothenburg Green World, +46(0)706-515244

Gothenburg Green World is a joint initiative between Gunnebo House and Gardens, Gothenburg Parks and Landscape Administration, Gothenburg Botanical Garden, Liseberg amusement park and Göteborg & Co. It is organised in partnership with Jonsered Gardens, Growing Spaces in Lerum (Lerums Växtrum), Råda Manor in Härryda and Tjolöholm Castle in Kungsbacka.

Seven highlights recommended by Cecilia Liljedahl:

1. 27 February: Opening of Gothenburg Green World and Wild Spring at Gothenburg Botanical Garden – exhibition of flowering bulbs from unique collections in the glasshouses and Bulb Garden. (Press viewing, 25 February, 11.30). 2. 23 April: Seasonal opening of Liseberg amusement park with its gardens on the hill (preliminary date). Victorian garden, Hidden Garden and Poison Garden. 3. 28 May: Opening of the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition (IGPOTY) at the Garden Society of Gothenburg. Attended by the winners of the Spirit of Swedish Garden competition. Until 7 August. Trädgårdsföreningen 2.0 – ornamental flower beds at the Garden Society of Gothenburg, designed by landscape architects from Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. 4. 4 June: Opening of summer’s green remodelling of Götaplatsen. Twenty pop-up gardens will be created on the main boulevard, Avenyn, created by local, national and international participants. Until 7 August. 5. 2 July: Opening of summer’s big garden initiative in the formal garden at Gunnebo House and Gardens, featuring orangery specimens and new content created by visiting garden designers, as well as a Land Art exhibition by two international artists in collaboration with Arte Sella, Italy. Opening of Gothenburg Botanical Garden’s newly renovated Walk in the Wild garden with its paths, lookout points and mosses, plus the presentation of the Land Art exhibition by two international artists in partnership with Arte Sella, Italy. Opening of bamboo artwork by Japanese installation artist Tetsunori Kawana at Milleniumplatsen square, in front of Stora Teatern theatre. 6. 3 September: Autumn kicks off with a big harvest festival at Gunnebo House and Gardens – Food from the Earth (Jordens mat). First showing of Flora Supersum – Autumn in the Garden, an exhibition of photographs by Lena Granefeldt at the Garden Society of Gothenburg (Trädgårdsföreningen). Until 9 October. 7. 9 December: Opening of Winter in the Palm House at the Garden Society of Gothenburg (Trädgårdsföreningen) with flower installations by Gunnar Kaj, to round off the gardening year.

Read more at: www.gothenburggreenworld.com

Photos of the four leading parks in the Gothenburg region: Gothenburg Botanical Garden, the Garden Society of Gothenburg (Trädgårdsföreningen), Gunnebo House and Gardens and Liseberg:

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