2021Program
The United Nations has declared 2021 the 'International Year of Fruits and Vegetables'. Key aims include raising awareness of the benefits of the consumption of fruits and vegetables for health and nutrition; to argue that an increased intake of fruits and vegetables can prevent disease, and to stimulate international efforts to increase fruit and vegetable production in a sustainable manner, reducing losses and waste throughout the supply chain, from production to consumption.
The programme therefore includes demonstrations, walks and information sessions about: Preparations of food from wild foraging, edible flowers and plants, roses grown for their properties as healthy food, food safety, useful insects, biodiversity, bees (plants), sustainable (and rotational) gardening, soil health and the circular economy of food.
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Information at the stand will show the indispensable importance of biodiversity and of bees, ‘bee-odiversity’ as Rik Storme calls it.
Rik talks about flowers, bees and bumblebees. In addition to domesticated honey bees, there are wild or solitary bees. The latter are divided into polylectic bees, which find their pollen in many different plants, oligolectic ones, which find pollen in special kinds of flowers, and even monolectic ones, which depend on one kind of flower.
Bees and flower plants have evolved simoultaneously.
FDN BÖTTCHER
At their stand, Jean Marie Dheedene demonstrates how to prune a Clematis into a patio plant (in a pot). They have many. In anticipation of September, they will also be showing a collection of winter-flowering Clematis.
ECOGARDEN DESIGN
No-mow May
Nowadays we are becoming used to dryer summers, which means we can cut down on mowing, conserve moisture and enjoy the wild flowers in our lawns.
On her stand, Ellen Fiers will explain some simple tips which will help save time and effort, keep your lawn greener, look beautiful AND be good for the environment !
SILENE
Anne Adriaensens presents a collection of seeds - unmodified and grown in an eco-friendly way - of edible flowers and plants, which are also beautiful, with suggestions for their preparation. Insect-loving plants are also discussed as well as the special medicinal qualities of Artemisia annua..
New in their collection are the vegetable seeds, plants, and seedlings from Cycle en terre.
KRUISBESSEN PROEFTUIN
At their stand, Marc Geens and Greta Crauwels explain how a grower develops new varieties. They demonstrate this with one of their new varieties of gooseberry: Ribes uva-crispa ‘Sumar’.
HUMUS
The quality of fruit and vegetables, of all healthy and vital food, starts with a healthy living soil with a lot of humus. Marc and Benedicte Verhofstede explain how to create healthy soil in your own (vegetable) garden.
Healthy soils are the foundation for healthy food, life and planet.
NATURE PLAYGROUNDS
For children from 6 to 12 there is a nature playground behind the first stands in the avenue of plane trees, while for the little ones there is also a play forest in the ‘manège’.
LAUNCH OF THE BOOK :
‘The Worldwide Forager’, by Roger Phillips, edit. Unbound POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 2022 due to Covid19
Next Garden and Plant show : 11 and 12 Sept. 2021
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2020 Program
The United Nations have proclaimed 2020 the International Year of Plant Health. The initiative is aimed at increasing awareness among the public and policymakers around food security issues..
On the programme therefore there will be demonstrations, walks and information sessions about : food safety, useful insects, biodiversity, bees and bee plants, sustainable gardening and soil health.
Insect Walk
Walk through the gardens with Hans van Hage from the organic rose nursery De Bierkreek and learn about growing without chemicals, the role of beneficial insects, and how plants build up resistance.
De Bierkreek
Healthy Management
Jean Marie Dheedene will demonstrate how plants can thrive by using ladybirds to protect against aphids in the tunnel greenhouses, by watering plants individually, and how to make plants resilient and insect resistant by using natural methods.
FDN Böttcher
Soil and Vitality
Plant health is related to soil life and soil health and the way diseases and pests occur in a crop is closely related to the resistance in the crop system. Just as healthy food can improve human resistance, so it can also improve plant health. Marc and Benedicte Verhofstede will show you how to successfully cultivate in collaboration with nature.
Humus
Bee Plants
Information at the stand will show the indispensable importance of bees and Rik Storme will introduce you to the best bee plants for every season. There is a small exhibition (weather-permitting) of the Wild Bee Calendar: for sale via https://www.wildbienen-garten.de/kalender-1/ You can also view the recent book (Plantenvademecum voor wilde bijen, vlinders en biodiversiteit in de tuin) by Arie Koster, the indispensible, major reference work, about bee plants. Planterij Groenstraat 13
Kruidjes
Kevin Lennertz shows you how to make an edible flower arrangement. Daniëlle Houbrechts explains
the preparation and processing of the flowers. Martine shows you how to use beewax covers -instead of plastic - to preserve flowers and foods.
Kruidjes en LK Floral Service
Nature Playground
For children from 6 to 12 there is a nature playground behind the first stands in the alley of plane trees, for the little ones there is also a play forest in the ‘manège’.
150 Years Lens Roses
Rudy and Ann Velle celebrate the 150th anniversary of the rose nursery that they acquired from Louis Lens. There will be an exhibition on the stand and a walk with Rudy to look at the numerous different rose hips at Hex.
Lens Roses
Permaculture
Ellen Fiers will give a demonstration about plants that are "insect-resistant" and can be integrated into all forms of planting, as well as showing how biodiversity and permaculture help create an ecological balance and provide a solution for sustaining important insects. Ecogarden Design
Cycle Gardening
At their stand, Marc Geens will introduce you to sustainable gardening, which also includes cycle gardening and garden planning.
Kruisbessen Proeftuin
Kopersporen
'Traces of Copper'. A demonstration by Henny Schalen and a chance to experiment with bronze garden tools, as well as
having your pruning shears sharpened (for a small fee) plus instructions for maintenance.
Kopersporen
Dyeing Natural
Caroline Klinckhamers shows fabrics dyed with wild plants. There will be 3 demonstrations: (1). which plants supply dye (2) the ecoprint technique (3) applications (artistic quilts and shawls) CK-Quilts
