Perennial nursery

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Perennials are mainly cultivated outdoors

A perennial nursery is a production horticultural company that specializes in perennial crops .

Perennial nursery

Perennials ready for sale

Perennials are primarily cultivated under outdoor conditions. Greenhouses or foil houses are required for cultivation , as well as for the wintering of some crops. Perennials are non-woody, perennial and herbaceous plants. Due to their winter hardiness , they are used in gardens, parks and public areas as attractive flowering and functional plants. Perennial nurseries can be small, highly specialized one-man operations or large-scale nurseries with a production of several million plants a year.

The first and to this day oldest German perennial nursery is the Arends perennial nursery , which was founded in 1888 by Georg Arends, a native of Essen, in the Ronsdorf district of Wuppertal .

Perennial assortment

The classic perennial nursery has a very extensive range of an average of over 1,300 species and varieties . Some farms specialize in certain genera such as hostas , peonies or irises . Others specialize in assortments for certain areas of use such as:

  • Aquatic plants
  • Roof garden perennials
  • Rock garden perennials
  • Grasses
  • Medicinal and spice bushes
  • Ornamental and bed perennials
  • Rarities
  • Ferns

A third form of specialization is the alignment of production to a specific sales channel such as landscaping , specialist dealers, private customers or municipalities. Product sizes, delivery dates and ranges are then specified in close consultation with the customer.

Perennial gardens

The perennial sighting working group tests perennial ranges and new perennial plants for their properties under different soil conditions and different climatic conditions. The experts of this independent committee assess the species and varieties over several years in viewing gardens with different weather and soil in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The evaluation of the inspection results makes it easier for landscape gardeners, landscape architects , plant sellers and garden enthusiasts to select reliably thriving perennial varieties.

Perennial of the year

The “ Association of German Perennial Gardeners ” chooses a perennial genus for Perennial of the Year every year . In this way, the perennial gardeners draw attention to the diversity of species in the individual genera and in the entire range.

Perennial use

The wide range that is cultivated in German perennial nurseries enables a wide range of perennial uses in gardens, parks and public areas. For all locations - defined by soil and light conditions and climatic zones - there are species and varieties. Extensively cared for locations such as traffic islands or flat roofs can be planted with perennials, as well as maintenance-intensive borders in parks or gardens that unfold in full bloom every year. So that garden architects, open space planners , gardeners and hobby gardeners can select functioning plants and assortments for their building projects, all plants are classified into areas of life in specialist literature and good perennial catalogs. These areas of life reflect the local conditions.

The “Plant Use Working Group”, which operates under the umbrella of the Federation of German Perennial Gardeners (BdS), has set itself the goal of promoting the use of perennials in public and private green areas. In times of tight public budgets, the main task is to develop attractive, varied mixed plantings (perennial plantings) that can be maintained permanently with reduced maintenance. Many perennial gardeners offer these perennial mixtures per square meter for different areas of life. These perennial mixes - together with flower bulbs - always show new plant images from spring to autumn due to changing flower aspects .

Professional organization

The Association of German Perennial Gardeners (BdS) under the umbrella of the Central Horticultural Association (ZVG) is the organization for gardeners with the focus on perennial production. The " International Perennial Union " (also: International Hardy Plant Union) is an association of perennial gardeners, perennial lovers and scientists. In the association " Perenne eV", perennial companies and experts from other areas work together with the aim of promoting perennial knowledge and use.

Training as a gardener, specializing in perennial gardening

The professional training to become a gardener , specializing in perennial gardening, is diverse. During the mostly three years, the trainees get to know perennials and their areas of life, become familiar with machine and greenhouse technology and learn a lot about the marketing of perennials. Perennial gardeners can gain further qualifications as master gardeners or obtain a bachelor's or master's degree with a degree .

Karl Foerster memorial

The sunken garden, the heart of the Karl Foerster Garden

One of the most famous German perennial gardeners and perennial growers was Karl Foerster (1874–1970), who also dealt with gardening in literary terms. The testing, teaching and display garden ( Karl Foerster Garden ) of Potsdamer Freeman and his home in Potsdam - Bornim available as "Karl Foerster Memorial" since 1981 under monument protection . In order to ensure the permanent preservation of this cultural monument, his daughter Marianne, who died in 2010, left the house and the garden, named after her father, of the German Foundation for Monument Protection in Bonn . Foerster's estate has been kept in the Berlin State Library since 1985 . In Potsdam-Bornstedt, a primary school was named after him, the Karl Foerster School.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Customer magazine wsw.info 165/2016 , WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke , p. 23
  2. ↑ Vita Marianne Foerster on the website of the German Foundation for Monument Protection ( Memento of the original from November 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.denkmalschutz.de
  3. ↑ Marianne Foerster's legacy is certain. Press release of the German Foundation for Monument Protection from January 31, 2011.