The German at a glance

Details on the International Horticultural Exhibition 2019

Location: Yanqing District, Beijing, PR China (around 75 km northwest of Beijing)

Period: 29 April to 7 October 2019

Grounds: Total area: approx. 960 hectares (around 1,350 football pitches) Exhibition area: approx. 500 hectares (around 700 football pitches)

Topic: Live Green, Live Better

Subtopics: - Green Development - Home of Hearts - Harmonizing with Nature - in Life - Education and the Future

Participants: - 86 participant countries - Approx. 100 participant inland provinces, regions, communities, and national and international companies and organisations

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The German Garden – facts and figures

Theme: Seeding the Future

Total area: 2,016 m²

Pavilion area: Approx. 425 m² surrounded by nine-metre-high green facades

Spatial arrangement: - Two-floor pavilion with exhibition - Landscape with German natural landscapes and horticultural zones - Plaza with a restaurant, beer garden, gift shop and children’s playground

Construction phase: End of September 2018 to beginning of April 2019

Hours worked: Approx. 60,000 (7,500 person-days at eight hours per day, equivalent to around 20.5 person-years)

Developed area: 360 m³ (40 truckloads)

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The German Garden – facts and figures

Number of : 41,280 in total 22,850 plants in the landscape gardens 18,430 plants on the pavilion facades

Largest : Pine (nine metres)

Smallest plant: Alpine balsam (five centimetres)

Number of stones laid: Approx. 9,000

Length of wood used: Approx. 1,500 metres end-to-end (wood from Germany, including cluster pine, spruce and beech)

Length of the artificial river: 110 metres

Natural spaces in the German Garden: - Alps - Alpine foothills - Central uplands - Heathlands - Coastal landscapes

Horticultural concepts on pavilion facades: - Butterfly garden - Grass garden - Garden of colour - Heathlands - Herbal garden - - Garden of bees - Geranium garden - Garden of healing - Playground garden

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The German Garden – concept and design

Basic concept: The pavilion is modelled on a leaf falling from a tree and coming to new life.

Architecture: The two-floor building is surrounded by green facades connecting to the gardens. This creates a continuous system that opens from the inside out, symbolising the connection between natural and urban space. Each of the regional horticultural specialities in front of the building continues vertically up the respective facade.

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The German Garden – concept and design

Landscape gardens: The landscape gardens lead the way on a tour through Germany, a close-up illustrative experience of Germany’s natural landscapes lining the banks of an artificial river: Alps, Alpine foothills, central uplands, heathlands and the coast.

The Pavilion: The two-floor pavilion features an open, inviting design with its glass walls. The ground floor has an exhibition of German innovations and ideas on modern horticulture. The upstairs floor has office and staff rooms.

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The German Garden – exhibits inside the pavilion

Green Development: Once an industrial site, the City of Essen and the Zeche Zollverein colliery became the Green Capital of Europe. This exhibit covers the conversion together with other German environmental initiatives such as restored water bodies and the area along the former German-German border.

Home of Hearts: German gardens have a history that goes back more than a century. This part of the exhibition covers that history and the inventor of the German allotment garden, and the role these allotments still play in striking a balance between everyday life and relaxation.

Harmonizing with Nature: Products from renewable raw materials showcase how innovation, high-tech, research and nature interact.

Horticulture in Life: This section of the Pavilion reveals trends in such as roof gardens and urban beekeeping, demonstrating the important work of beekeepers while offering a glimpse into the world of bees.

Education and the Future: Germany’s dual training system combines theory and practice as exhibited in this part of the Pavilion. New digital research projects in give an insight into the technology of the future.

Inspiration Zone: This is an area of inspiration where the pavilion turns into a colourful city garden to relax and recuperate from the hustle and bustle of city life.

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The German Garden

Responsibility: German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)

Commissioner General: Hans-Joachim Fuchtel, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, Member of the German Bundestag

Organisation: Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH (HMC)

Directorate of the German Garden: Daniela Hermoza (Director, HMC) Christiane Krüger (Deputy Director, HMC) Andriy Kalynyak (Deputy Director, HMC)

Design and layout: Kontrapunkt Agentur für Kommunikation and gtp2 architekten working group

7 www.expo2019-germany.com English WELCOME TO Dear reader THE GERMAN GARDEN!

“Seeding the future”: this is the name of our contri- Discover the many landscapes and natural spaces bution to this year‘s International Horticultural of Germany, and experience how advanced German Exhibition. We show you how we use innovative research and technology help convert cities and methods in horticulture and landscaping to make sure industrial sites into green spaces full of life. that our growing cities remain attractive living spaces and sustainable environments. We invite you to a tour The German Garden inspires and shows the of our country. Visit the city of Essen to see how an way forward. It demonstrates the commitment industrial region has developed into a “Green Capital of Germany to tackle environmental challenges. of Europe”. Explore how urban is turning The German Garden offers exciting insights into cities into attractive habitats for bees. And find out our country and its nature, and highlights the ever why allotments are so popular in Germany. growing importance of quality of life.

Welcome to the German Garden!

Julia Klöckner Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture

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THE GERMAN GARDEN AT A GLANCE

Low mountain range Alpine foothill Alps

Beer Garden

Shop

Info Exit Digital Tree Entrance

Coastal scenery

Heath Landscape Waiting Zone

Entrance

Green Development Home of Hearts Inspiration Zone Harmonizing with Nature Horticulture in Life Education and the Future

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Coastal scenery EXPLORE THE NATURE OF GERMANY HAMBURG Heath Landscape IN A SHORT WALK!

BERLIN Join us on an exciting tour and get to know the Low mountain range natural areas of Germany: follow the natural course ESSEN LEIPZIG of the river from its source high up in the Alps across the whole country to the lowlands near the FRANKFURT North Sea and Baltic coast. Along the route, you will see trees and other plants that are typical of the various regions. Alpine foothill

Enjoy delicious German food and beer in our MUNICH Alps restaurant and beer garden.

Visit our shop where you find exquisite souvenirs to remember your visit to the German Garden.

6 7 Green Development – Coal Green Development – Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

1960: Grey cities in Germany The metamorphosis of cities

Time-travel through the history of urban develop- Where there were once only steel, smoke and ment in Germany and visit the former coal-mining soot, we now have the UNESCO World Heritage district of Essen in the north-west of the country. Site of the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex For many decades, coal fuelled the German economy. where plants and animals reconquered an indus- Pit frames and smoking chimneys dominated the trial site, and people turned a hostile environment cityscapes where everything was covered in dark into a green paradise. coal dust. A striking example of the power of nature and human In this part of our exhibition, we tell you how creativity, this unique complex where rusty steel songbirds carried down into the coal mines saved structures protrude from lush green lawns and woods many lives, and explore the cultural similarities has become a popular tourist attraction for visitors between Germany and China. from Germany and abroad.

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Renaturation in Germany Cities become green habitats

Turning one of the most polluted rivers in Europe Take a journey back through time to the middle of the into a clean stream teaming with fish, or converting 19th century, and witness the birth of allotments and the infamous death strip along the former border communal gardens that form welcome green oases that separated the two German states into a green within our cities. Find out what moved Moritz Schreber, belt with a huge diversity in plants and wildlife – Ernst Innozenz Hauschild, and Heinrich Karl Gesell renaturation in Germany has many faces. who first came up with the idea of allotment gardens.

There are also many “green initiatives” in cities – For many city dwellers, their allotment is the perfect from planted roofs and city apiaries to communal place to meet with family, to relax, and to leave daily gardens. Local people are bringing nature back stress behind while growing their own produce. More into their cities, thus creating attractive spaces to and more people want to be closer to nature, a trend live and work. well expressed by the slogan “live green – live better”.

10 11 Harmonizing with Nature Horticulture in Life

Products – made from nature City living – close to nature Bees are vital for our ecosystem! Rubber boots from maize? Fashionable sneakers crafted from coffee grinds? Car tyres made from Without bees, humanity cannot survive – and what dandelions? Stop by at this station to find out how does harm to bees does harm to us all. Around innovation, high-tech, research, and nature come 80 per cent of all plants in Germany depend on bees together for a better future. as pollinators.

More and more people in Germany wish to buy Visit our apiary to gain an insight into the life of bees products that are made from renewable resources and the important work of beekeepers. Beehives and thus cause less damage to the environment. have become a common feature of German cities. Find out how you can support the bee population by growing plants that are valuable to these insects on your balcony and patio or in your garden.

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2060: Green living in Germany Relax surrounded by nature

Germany can look back on a long tradition of garden The Inspiration Zone is located right at the centre design and landscaping. Through training, we pass on of our exhibition space. Visit our colourful urban this knowledge to future generations. garden to relax, leaving the hectic pace of modern city life behind for a while. The dual training system that combines theory and practice has become a real German export hit. Listen Special light and sound effects transport you to the to young trainees talking about their experience, and land of daydreams, far away from everyday worries get a first impression of what future technologies and stress – right in the heart of nature. have in store.

14 15 Publisher Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) Dept. 425 Wilhelmstraße 54, 10117 Berlin, Germany www.bmel.de

In cooperation with Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH www.hamburg-messe.de

Published April 2019

Images ARGE Kontrapunkt/gtp2 Jürgen Ritter/ullstein bild Sebastian Spiewok/Deutsches Bienen-Journal

Design and concept corax GmbH www.corax.de