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 Nord took place in the Rostock city harbor, a competition that brings together the best young people in horticulture. Enthusiastic spectators were able to observe how talented trainees designed creative gardens for children on an area of ​​4 x 4 meters. The competition is not only a great event, but also an important platform to win offspring for the industry.

An impressive amount of materials was provided for the competition: 150 tons of sand, earth, wood, plants and stones were specially brought. The trainees not only had to demonstrate their manual skills, but also to deal with challenging tasks. This included recognizing domestic plants, the exact measurement of areas and the targeted burst of balloons with a small excavator. Main juror Christian Jahnke noticed that the search for new apprentices is increasingly difficult in rural areas. At the moment there are about 130 trainees in horticulture [NDR] in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/rostock/landschaftsgaertner-cup-nord-im-rostocker-stadthafen, Mvregiorostock-156.html).

The creative competition

The design of the gardens included not only aesthetic, but also functional elements. Among other things, the participants should plan barefoot paths, bouncy games, water basins as well as snack and sweet tooth. Work on the gardens lasts until Saturday afternoon, then the dismantling takes place. Only the best garden stops in the Rostock city harbor until Sunday evening and is appreciated accordingly.

The landscape gardener cup is made by the Federal Association of Garden, Landscape and Sports Square. V. organizes and offers trainees of all member companies the opportunity to compete at the state level and qualify for the federal decision. In 2019, a team of Galanet-Azubis performed particularly successfully and thus showed the high quality of the training in this area [Galanet] (https://www.galanet.org/blog/galanet-azubin-gewinnen- Landschaftsgaertner-cup-2019/).

the training and its perspectives

The training as a landscape gardener lasts three years and is dual. Trainees learn both the practical work in the training company and theoretical knowledge in the vocational school. Topics such as occupational safety, environmental and biology knowledge as well as plant science are on the curriculum. In addition, inter -company courses also convey how to deal with chainsaws, excavators and natural stones, all skills that are of great importance at the profession [training.de] (https://www.ausbildung.de/berufe/ Landschaftsgaertner/).

in a country where around 49 % of households have a garden are landscape gardeners in demand. After training, positions in specialist companies in the garden, landscape and sports field construction, where the average content is around 3,250 euros per month. Anyone who skills and does a good job can even earn up to 3,560 euros gross as a foreman or construction site manager.