Garden Center Day
A flourishing centre of communications awaits the green industry in the Plant Park in Hall 9. On Monday (5.9.2011) or the Garden Center Day, the focus will be on the garden center. Look forward to a programme of events in the Plant Park individually tailored to the interests of the garden center:
11.00: Garden Statistics Press Conference
All the important facts and figures concerning the German garden center scene.
Dr. Joachim Bengelsdorf, Dähne Publishing House
12.00: Google, Facebook & Co
An introduction to the social networks and how they work.
Patric Prager, Ulmer Publishing House
12.45: Garden Girl Fashion Show
13.00: Taspo Talk – The Green Garden Centre
The green garden center: sustainable and CO²-neutral? Where to with the freshwater reserves? What effect will climate change have on the garden center? What greenery will we have in future gardens? What fuel will we use? The answers to these questions and more will be provided by our team of experts.
Werner Ollig, Head of the Rhineland-Palatinate Garden Academy
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Tantau, Leibniz University Hanover
Holger Hoffmann, Leibniz University Hanover
Katharina Adams, freelance writer
Karl Baerlin, Greenhouse construction
14.00: Google, Facebook & Co
Example of how to get a campaign started in a network like Facebook
Patric Prager, Ulmer Publishing House
15.00: Taspo – The Red Sofa
The garden of the future: What does the garden of tomorrow look like? How important will tomorrow's garden be? Where will gardening enthusiasts of the future be able to enjoy the greenery?
Andreas Steinle, Zukunftsinstitut Kelkheim
16.00: Presentation of the IVG Yearbook
16.45: Garden Girl Fashion Show
17.00: Happy Hour
Discuss the latest trends and themes over a cold Kölsch, the native beer to Cologne.
