Landscape Gardener Cup: Young talents design dream gardens in Rostock!

Landscape Gardener Cup: Young talents design dream gardens in Rostock!

On June 21, 2025, the annual Landscape Gardener Cup North took place in Rostock's city harbor, a competition that brings together the best young talent in horticulture. Enthusiastic spectators were able to watch how talented trainees designed creative gardens for children on an area measuring 4 x 4 meters. The competition is not only a great event, but also an important platform for attracting young talent to the industry.

An impressive amount of materials was provided for the competition: 150 tons of sand, earth, wood, plants and stones were brought in specially. The trainees not only had to demonstrate their technical skills, but also master challenging tasks. This included recognizing native plants, precisely measuring areas and deliberately bursting balloons with a small excavator. Main juror Christian Jahnke noted that finding new apprentices is becoming increasingly difficult, especially in rural areas. There are currently around 130 trainees in horticulture in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania NDR reports.

The creative competition

The design of the gardens included not only aesthetic but also functional elements. Among other things, participants should plan barefoot paths, jumping games, water pools and sweet fruits and vegetables. The work on the gardens will last until Saturday afternoon, after which dismantling will take place. Only the best garden will remain in the Rostock city harbor until Sunday evening and will be honored accordingly.

The Landscape Gardener Cup is organized by the Federal Association of Gardening, Landscape and Sports Field Construction. V. organizes and offers trainees from all member companies the opportunity to compete at state level and qualify for the federal competition. In 2019, a team of GALANET trainees performed particularly successfully, demonstrating the high quality of training in this area Galanet reports.

The training and its perspectives

The training to become a landscape gardener lasts three years and is dual-based. Trainees learn both practical work in the training company and theoretical knowledge at vocational school. Topics such as occupational safety, environmental and biological knowledge as well as plant science are on the curriculum. Inter-company courses also teach how to use chainsaws, excavators and natural stones, all skills that are of great importance in the profession Ausbildung.de informs.

In a country where approximately 49% of households own a garden, landscape gardeners are in-demand professionals. After training, positions in specialist gardening, landscaping and sports field construction companies are attractive, where the average salary is around 3,250 euros per month. If you are clever and do good work, you can even earn up to 3,560 euros gross as a foreman or construction site manager.

In summary, it can be said that the Landscape Gardener Cup North is not only an exciting event for the participants, but also a significant step towards strengthening the industry and attracting new talent. The competition and training offer young people the opportunity to live out their passion for nature and creating open spaces and at the same time learn a valuable profession.