Allotment gardens of 2025: Leipzig honors the best gardens!

Allotment gardens of 2025: Leipzig honors the best gardens!

On Saturday, June 14, 2025, a special honor for allotment gardens was made in Leipzig at the annual “Day of the Garden”. The winners of this year's award "Allotment Garden of 2025" are three clubs that have emerged through outstanding horticultural achievements and commitment in their surroundings. This award is awarded every two years and the jury consists of representatives of the allotment garden associations, the allotment board and the Office for Stadtgrün and Waters. The ceremonial award ceremony took place in the allotment garden "Miltitz am See".

The award winners are the allotment garden association Seehausen with up to 75 gardens, the allotment garden association Theklaer Höhe with up to 200 gardens and the association for natural health care in Kleinzschocher, which includes over 200 gardens. Each of the winners receives prize money of 1000 euros. In addition, three individuals were also awarded for their commitment: Brigitte Ahlert, Ernst-Jürgen Schwank and Holger Große. Three trees are to be planted for their recognition.

environmental awareness and nature conservation in allotment gardens

The award of the allotment garden systems on the "Day of the Garden" is in the context of a growing importance of environmental and nature conservation in urban design. The allotment garden not only serves to relax and your own vegetable and fruit growing, but also helps to promote environmental protection and landscape maintenance. The Federal Kleingartengesetz formulates clear principles for sustainable use of these areas.

The law defines allotments as areas for non -acquiring horticultural use, a regulation that enables up to a third of the area for gardening products such as fruit, vegetables and herbs. In addition to the acreage, care should also be taken to ensure that the sealed proportion is kept small. The implementation of these requirements is essential for the promotion of biodiversity and ecological diversity in urban rooms.

This year's award ceremony not only reflects the quality of the gardening efforts in Leipzig, but also the commitment of the garden associations for the community. In his speech, environmental mayor Heiko Rosenthal emphasized that the winners have made remarkable contributions in relation to the accessibility, the quality of the common areas, environmental protection and active club life.

It shows that allotments are not only individual oases of recreation, but also important elements of urban nature and environmental protection strategy, which can significantly increase the quality of life in cities.