The idea gardens
Be inspired by concept gardens from previous years
The idea gardens are fantastic exhibits where visitors can relax and dream away. Here there is plenty of inspiration to get and new ideas to spin on in your own garden.
Here we have collected the winning concept gardens from previous years.
Idea garden winner 2024
Idea garden winner
The jury’s AND the visitors’ choice:
“Där natur och människa möts” by Helena Garnfors, Underjord Trädgårdsbyrå Sara Seittu, Flora Story.
Description: Through living portals and between hills of edible vegetation, visitors are led to dreamy, blooming places to gather and be inspired by. The garden is imbued with ideas around sustainability.
The jury’s motivation: As an educational tour of the world of sustainability where nature and people meet.
Idea garden 2023
Idea garden winner
Jury’s choice:
“Ät din trädgård” by Hyun Chung Kim
Description: Edibles are central, where fruit and berries coexist with vegetables. The cycle is closed when food waste becomes soil through bokashi. Knowledge and creativity let the garden change with you.
The jury’s motivation: An idea garden that stands out from the crowd and that, by being read and viewed, wins in the long run. A poetry that takes you through the year’s struggles and conveys knowledge about sustainable crops.
Idea garden winner
Visitors choice:
“Skogen i trädgården” by Malin Österberg, Dekorfabriken
Description: A garden where inspiration comes from the wild.
Sponsors:
Grönsakshallen Sorunda
Outl1
Saxtorp Svamp
Stora Tollby Gård
Stenhuse Gård
Orto Novo
Rentevent
Idea garden winner 2019
Gold medal
Jury’s choice:
“Trädgårdshandlingar” by Lindau/Pettersson Arkitektur Trädgård, keatörerna Anna Lindau Schwanbom and Christer Pettersson.
The Jurys motivation: A powerful idea about the cooperation of the mind with the hand that gives the joy of cultivation and the desire to create.
Silver medal
The Jurys choice, and winner by the visitors choice:
“Sagojords Kulturträdgårdar” by Sagojord and kreatör Cina Monn. The idea garden won with 41.7% of the visitors’ votes.
Bronze medal
“Inte utan min trädgård – en växthusvagn” by OdlingsTV and the creators Ellen Schagerström, Anna Pettersson Jessica Lyon.
Idea garden winner 2018
Gold medal
“Njuterum” by Flera Trädgårdsmästare (Formika AB, FUNK trädgård AB and Westin Garden) and creators Sara Ellström, Eva Westin, Anna Maria Hellner and My Selander.
The Jurys motivation: “We go on a journey of discovery in a garden that offers an overdose of garden inspiration. Small and big ideas for people, plants and animals. Here the soul can rest!”
Silver medal
“Gråtande Pomona” by Växtzon4 Valbo KökTrädgård AB and the creator Anette Jonsson Sundell and Eva Perpåls.
The Jurys motivation: “An elegant, stylish garden created with simple means and to top it off – a garden shed elevated to luxury. A garden for all the senses.”
Bronze medal
“Människans möte med det levande” by the Skillebyholm Foundation and creator Lena Bäckman.
The jury’s motivation: “An inviting garden that embodies the different stages of life.
Winner of the visitors’ choice with 34% of the votes.
Idea garden winner 2017
Gold medal
“Färgstarka öar och stilla vatten” by Hvilan education. This idea garden also won the visitors’ choice with a whopping 75% of the visitors’ votes.”
The Jurys motivation: “This garden makes us happy thanks to its splendor of color. The vegetation creates a nice frame and the plantings are very well composed. The choice of plants is well thought out and the plants are in a perfect phase of development. The bridge that winds over the surface of the water attracts visitors’ curiosity and the bamboo wall creates lushness and security.”
Silver medal
“Uppkoppling” by Stålhetta and creator Eva and Kristina Larsson.
Bronze medal
“Vatten – själens spegel” by Garden Aquatica AB and the creator Olle Fernström.
Idea garden winner 2016
Gold medal
“Döden, döden, döden” by Astrid Lindgrens Näs and the creator Karin Eliasson.
The jurys motivation: “A detailed and well-executed idea garden that makes us enjoy the present. The name is “Death, death, death”, but we call it “Life, life, life”
Silver medal
“Småländskt vemod möter ny vår” by Klockaregården Trädgårdsbutik.se and the creator Kerstin Bohlin.
Bronze medal
“Slottsparkens rötter” by Wenngarn and Sisyfos Förvaltning AB.
Idea garden winner 2015
Gold medal
“Uti vår hage” by Gustavshill.
The Jurys motivation: “One of the gardens gave us the very image of what we long for now. We were drawn like bumblebees to the scent of lilac and cherry blossom. And that’s where we want to be.”
Silver medal
“Längtan till havet” by Egyptens Oas and the creator Peter Bengtsson and Tony Johansson.
Bronze medal
“Lek Odla Väx!” by Stiftelsen Rosendals Trädgård.
Idea garden winner 2014
Gold medal
“Som en saga utan slut” by Astrid Lindgrens Näs and the creator Karin Eliasson.
The Jurys motivation: “Sagolikt!”
Silver medal
“Vitalisering pågår” by Hovdala Slott and the creator Georg Grundsten, slottsträdgårdsmästare.
Bronze medal
“Lantlig hägring” by Wij Säteri AB (Wij Trädgårdar i Ockelbo) and the creator Wij Trädgårdar and Arvesund Living AB.