This garden is characterized as an oasis of freshness, wonder, and sharing. Its unconventional and innovative design will transport the mind into a wonderful and relaxing atmosphere. Indeed, this garden is built around a “shade-giving pergola” adorned with integrated vegetation, allowing one to reconnect with life for a brief moment. The construction is based on reciprocal structures, networks of linear chestnut wood elements, where each piece supports the next while being supported by the neighbouring, equally important pieces. All components are interdependent.
Biomimicry and Reciprocity
Biomimicry, which involves drawing inspiration from natural processes to design objects or structures, fits perfectly with this approach. For example, the way tree branches intertwine or how the cells of a beehive are formed can inspire reciprocal building techniques. This pergola uses self-supporting, interwoven elements, where each piece plays a crucial role in supporting the whole. Thus, a pergola based on reciprocity, biomimicry, and making the invisible visible could combine aesthetics, structural innovation, and interactive functionality.
Awe and Sharing
The idea of awe and sharing within the context of a pergola inspired by biomimicry and reciprocity adds a poetic dimension to the structure. Such a pergola would not merely be a functional shelter but a space for collective experiences, where visitors could feel awe at the natural beauty and the hidden principles governing it. Awe is often linked to a moment of pause and reflection, where one takes the time to truly see and appreciate what surrounds them. This pergola, designed to provoke such awe, could thus become a place where visitors can slow down, observe, and reconnect with the beauty and complexity of the natural world.
Since 1988, Plantations Weisen has grown by building on years of experience and expertise. Today, the team includes two site managers, a landscape architect, a nurseryman, and no fewer than 28 landscapers and garden assistants, all dedicated daily to designing and bringing green spaces to life with beauty and vitality.
They are part of the eight members of the Luxembourgish Horticultural Federation, which includes gardeners and a market gardener, who will design a garden for the LUGA exhibition.
Materials: ground anchoring with Weasyfix foundation screws, 2 Borg-type pieces, stained glass fixed on a pergola dome, solar garland, soil: miscanthus mulch.
The gardens of the Fédération Horticole Luxembourgeoise (FHL) offer a fine showcase for the expertise of companies and professionals in the Luxembourgish horticultural sector through eight unusual gardens, created by seven landscape nurseries and one market gardener as part of the LUGA.
As an observing member of the LUGA exhibition, the FHL represents 448 small and medium-sized companies specialising in landscaping, nursery gardening, fruit growing, market gardening and floral art, as well as in vocational and continuing training, as well as in various areas of company law, thus contributing to the growth of this dynamic and innovative sector.
