SINAI designs State Garden Show in Kirchheim: The Bavarian State Garden Show is coming to Kirchheim near Munich in 2024.
In two years’ time, Kirchheim in Bavaria will host the State Garden Show. The new ten-hectare park will then be ready, offering space for recreation and play in the countryside. In addition, the new local park will connect the previously separate districts of Kirchheim and Heimstetten.
The new local park in Kirchheim will be home to many native tree species, which will alternate with so-called climate trees. The latter are particularly well suited to the challenges of climate change and are correspondingly resilient. This is important. The new park, which is currently growing as part of the Kirchheim State Garden Show, will form a permanent green ribbon. This will connect the districts of Kirchheim and Heimstetten. In future, many generations from both districts will come together here. They will really grow together.
The landscape architects fromSINAI developed the planting concept for the new park in Kirchheim. It was important to them that climate-resilient and native trees are in balance. They call their concept for the Kirchheim State Garden Show: Mixed Double. SINAI thus refers to the fact that each classic, native tree species has a counterpart from the repertoire of climate tree species. In total, more than 700 trees will soon be growing in the new local park.
In addition to the trees, lawns for play and exercise and meadows will also be created in Kirchheim. Shrubs, perennials, hedges, reeds and grasses will also be added. A lot of existing greenery will also be preserved in the “wilderness” and “forest” spheres.
The “Garden“ sphere
The “Garden” sphere marks the start of the Kirchheim State Garden Show. It is home to the community gardens, a meadow orchard and an existing lilac hedge. In this area, the focus is on communal cultivation. For this reason, it will mainly feature trees and shrubswith edible fruit. In addition, three new vintage groves will be created in the garden, each with 100 ornamental apple trees. This new apple grove is a gift from the municipality of Kirchheim and the State Garden Show to Kirchheim’s young people born in 2021, 2022 and 2023. The grove symbolizes the motto of the Kirchheim State Garden Show “Growing Together”.
Centerpiece in the “Water” sphere
A new park lake forms the centerpiece of the “Water” sphere. At almost 7400 square meters, it forms a largewater surface. In addition, its near-natural shoreline creates a new habitat for animals and plants in Kirchheim. The sunbathing lawn on the western shore of the lake will be planted with floodplain trees. And suitable aquatic and floating-leaf plants will be selected for the water and shore zones, depending on the depth of the water. They will all enrich the area of the Kirchheim State Garden Show with a variety of new habitatsforinsects and other small animals.
The “Wilderness” sphere owes its name to the existing vegetation. The existing vegetation can be experienced here through clearings and newly created paths. However, they will not be accessible everywhere.
In preparation for the Kirchheim State Garden Show, several trees were felled and existing vegetation removed. Instead, 73 new trees will be planted elsewhere in the wilderness. In preparation for the Kirchheim State Garden Show, existing vegetation was removed last year. In return, 67 new trees will soon be growing in the “forest” sphere.
In the southern area of the Kirchheim State Garden Show, the focus is on large, indigenous flowering meadows. These provide an ideal habitat for numerous species of insects and butterflies. This special meadow area is also home to large solitary trees, individual rows of trees, lilac hedges and shrubs. They all enclose the meadow area and give it structure.
In addition to the many new trees on the grounds of the Kirchheim State Garden Show, around 200 benches will be installed in the local park. These offer people the opportunity to rest and relax. Just as for the new trees, Landesgartenschau Kirchheim 2024 GmbH is also awarding sponsorships for the benches. These can be purchased on a dedicated website from spring 2022. In this way, interested citizens and companiescanget personally involved and support the creation of the Landesgartenschau Kirchheim.
Energy wood on temporary areas
During the State Garden Show in Kirchheim, the event site will grow by a further four hectares of green space. This will complement the new ten-hectare local park in 2024. Temporaryexhibition areas will be set up here, offering space for around 50 exhibitors. They will all provide visitors to the State Garden Show with information on topics such as garden design, environmental protection, climate protection, sustainable energy andgreen mobility. From the outset, the tree plantations in these exhibition areas are intended as energy wood plantations and are committed to the theme of sustainable energy. The first trees were planted in March 2022. Once the Kirchheim State Garden Show is over, they will be processed into energy wood.
Wood plays an important role in the production of renewable energy. This is because, unlike wind and solar energy, wood can supply available energy at any time. In this way, energy wood can help to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to alternative energy sources. It can help to secure the energy supply in the long term. This is already more important than ever and a good outlook for the Bavarian State Garden Show in Kirchheim in 2024.
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