The state horticultural show in Fulda will begin in a good five months, and the anticipation among the visitors is growing. The planners are confident that, despite a few hurdles in the preparations, they will be able to complete the parks, gardens and beds in time for the opening in April.
Fulda (dpa/lhe) - Colourful, diverse, informative and entertaining - with more than 2000 events and twelve hall shows, the State Garden Show (LGS) in Fulda is set to become a magnet for visitors in eastern Hesse next year. The interest of many visitors is already great, said LGS Managing Director Marcus Schlag of the German Press Agency. "We have already sold around 3,000 season tickets. If we manage to sell more than 5,000 by Christmas, that would be a really great interim result!" On (today's) Tuesday (4.30 p.m.) the organizers want to present the program in the Fulda City Palace.
As a special guest at the press conference, the German master of florists, Christopher Ernst, is expected, who was won as a hall show planner for the state garden show in Fulda. In addition, the Mayor of Fulda, Heiko Wingenfeld (CDU), Landegartenschau Managing Director Ulrich Schmitt and Lisa Banetzke, who is responsible for events, will provide an overview of the preparations.
The 7th Hessian State Garden Show in Fulda lasts from April 27 to October 8, 2023 and attracts visitors with a pleasure garden and a sun garden, a culture garden and a water garden, among other things. The focus of the concept is sustainable urban development. Entire districts are to be connected by the state garden show and smooth transitions between urban space and nature are to be created.
During the preparations, the organizers had to overcome a number of hurdles, including the corona pandemic, which delayed tenders because potential contractors had to downsize or even give up altogether over the past two years. Added to this were the drastically increased building and plant prices since the start of the Ukraine war and the severe drought in the summer of this year, which made preparations more difficult. Nevertheless, one is confident that everything will be ready on time for the start of the show on April 27 next year, as Schlag said. "It will work, but we would have liked it to be a little more relaxed."
