Part of the Craft Skills for Garden Conservation, an Erasmus+ funded project.
An all-day winter-webinar was held on the 10th of January 2023, followed by a practical workshop in September (5th – 6th – 2023). The aim of the webinar and the workshop was to find solutions for the conservation, development and maintenance of trees in historical gardens in times of climate change based on historical methods and experiences as well as on recent research and professional exchange.
Webinar
The webinar covered these topics: Importance of trees for the cultural heritage of our parks and gardens in different epochs; Historical cultivation, planting and care techniques in the design with trees; Challenges in dealing with trees in climate change; Practical solutions in the development, management and maintenance of trees; International conservation charters and national legislation that exist to safeguard heritage gardens. It will also be shown that heritage parks can have an important role in identifying and creating resilient heritage park maintain both the natural and heritage values.
Webinar programme
The speakers are:
Philipp Sattler, Initiative Alliance Historical Gardens in Climate Change
Prof. Dr. Norbert Kühn, Technical University Berlin, Vegetation Technology and Plant Use
Dr. Henrik Sjöman, Swedish University of Agricultural Science and Curator at Gothenburg Botanical Garden
Jens Spanjer, Schloss Dyck Foundation
Dr. Meike Kirscht, Palaces and Gardens Baden-Württemberg
Kerstin Abicht, Lorenz von Ehren Nursery
Simon Toomer, Curator for Living Collections at Kew Gardens
Recordings of the individual sessions are below.