Playground@Landscape

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Dedicated landscape architects honoured
German Federal Horticultural Exhibition (BGUA) in Schwerin: 2009 BGL Prize awarded to Burkhard Berg landscapers
Bad Honnef / Schwerin. Four companies in the garden design and landscaping sector now
have awards of which they can be truly proud. On the eve of the official opening of this year’s
German Federal Horticultural Exhibition (BGUA) in Schwerin, their exceptional achievements
in the garden landscaping competition were honoured at a reception hosted by the German
Association of Garden, Landscape and Sports Field Designers (BGL) in Schwerin. Hanns-Jürgen
Redeker, the President of the BGL and Vice-Chairman of the General Assembly of the German
Horticultural Show Association (DBG) awarded a total of six gold medals and six silver medals,
together with the 2009 BGL Prize, to the four landscape architects.
Within the context of the garden design competition, an independent committee had previously
assessed the contributions made by eight landscape gardening concerns towards the 2009 BGUA
Show in Schwerin. Also present to congratulate the winners were Director-General Dr. Jörg
Wendisch of the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV)
and Dr. Gerhard Rudolphi, Divisional Head at the Ministry of Agriculture, the Environment and
Consumer Protection of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
BGL President Hanns-Jürgen Redeker stressed the exemplary performances of all the prize winners:
“Their extraordinary work has demonstrated to the general public the remarkable abilities of the
landscaping and garden design profession. I should like to take this opportunity to express my
gratitude for this to the companies involved and all their personnel."
ZVG awards its Large Gold Medal to Rumpf Garten- und Landschaftsbau GmbH
One of the highlights of the reception was the presentation of the Large Gold Medal of the
German Central Association of Garden Designers (ZVG) by the President of the ZVG, Heinz
Herker. The prize was awarded to the garden design and landscaping firm, Rumpf Garten und
Landschaftsbau GmbH, for its overall performance within the landscaping category at the 2009
BUGA Show in Schwerin.
Among other work, this Rampe-based company was responsible for the exhibition structure in the
Kitchen Garden, the ‘Floating Meadow’ in the 21st Century Garden, the cascade and equestrian
‘Right to Play’ Federation
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child stresses the value of play and recreation for all children.
However, there is still a major problem when it comes to the implementation of this ideal.
It has become more dangerous for children to explore their domestic environment on their own and
there is little guarantee that their safety is assured while they are playing. Natural or appropriately
adaptable open spaces have become a rarity and these are often located far from where a child lives.
The ‘Right to Play’ Federation is a network of professionals and specialists employed in various
fields, institutions and organisations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Its aim is to act as a pressure
group on behalf of children and young people.
The ‘Right to Play’ Federation
considers its task to make public in various ways the right of children to play as specified in the
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child;
promotes the improvement, extension, recovery and protection of the recreational facilities and
cultures available to children and young people;
strives to make the right to play a political issue through networking, briefings and public relations
projects and to realise its aspirations in concrete form by forming local partnerships.
Give children a wooden hut and they’ll turn it into a bunch of firewood
Give them a bunch of firewood and they’ll build a wooden hut
It is essential that children and young people have the opportunity to actively learn about the world
around them. When dedicated play facilities are available, they are less at risk and subject to limi-
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figure in the Castle Garden, the play area in the Nature Garden and other landscaping features in
the Stables Garden and southern Castle Garden. Rumpf Garten- und Landschaftsbau GmbH also
secured two gold medals and four silver medals for its garden designs for the Exhibition.
Prize of Honour of the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture won by Jolitz und Söhne GmbH
Dr. Jörg Wendisch also awarded the Prize of Honour of the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture
and Consumer Protection (BMELV) to Jolitz und Söhne Garten- und Landschaftsbau GmbH for the
outstanding quality of their work in the Kitchen Garden and Lakeside Garden. The garden landscaping
and architecture company from Tempzin also won two gold medals and a silver medal.
Prize of Honour of the Ministry of Agriculture of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania awarded
to garden designer Helmut Schingen
The Prize of Honour of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Environment and Consumer Protection of
the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was awarded by Dr. Gerhard Rudolphi, Divisional Head
at the ministry, to Helmut Schingen e.K. for their impressive plantings in the Stables Garden and
the Rhododendron Area. The landscaping and garden design company, based in Petschow, also
received a gold medal and a silver medal.
Burkhard Berg landscape preservation and design wins 2009 BGL Prize
The 2009 Prize of Honour of the German Association of Garden, Landscape and Sports Field
Designers was awarded by Hanns-Jürgen Redeker, President of the BGL, to Burkhard Berg
landscape preservation and design. It was on the basis of their design, planting and maintenance
of the Hedge Garden in the southern Castle Garden that the Lübstorf landscapers were awarded
the prize in addition to a gold medal.
The proud winners received their prizes at a gala reception held on the day before the official
opening of the BUGA Exhibition. www.galabau.de
The child has the right to rest and leisure, to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child and to participate freely in cultural activities
and the arts. (Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child)
tations. For both older and younger children, play is one of the most important learning instruments.
It is within the context of games and recreational facilities that they encounter each other and learn
to communicate and interact, and these are the basis of the formation of personality.
The Federation promotes and supports
the provision of adequate activity facilities that are within easy reach of a child’s domestic
environment, are adaptable and can be used at any time;
the provision of public spaces that can be used by all generations for communication and
to explore nature;
recreational access to art, culture and education;
more tolerance for children and young people in the public sphere;
child-friendly town planning as part of communal responsibility;
the creation and development of recreational facilities on the basis of significant input
provided by the children and young people themselves:
the provision of dedicated play and recreational facilities for young people –
in both the real and virtual worlds.
Becoming a member: The Federation ‘Right to Play’ is not merely an association of educational
specialists, but is a partnership of educators and planners and all members enjoy equal rights. The
Federation welcomes new members, particularly new members working in the fields of science,
politics, administration, law and business. For more information, go to: www.recht-auf-spiel.de
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