Parks & Open Spaces

Green campus Geisenheim

The Geisenheim university location has a lot to offer when it comes to greenery. In addition to the numerous courses on the subject of plants and green structures, the campus offers a wide range of green topics with its two historical parks and many planted areas.

Planning, development and maintenance of the outdoor facilities

The outdoor facilities at Geisenheim University are subject to different areas of competence. The management of park maintenance from the area of ​​competence of the Plant Use Professorship has an overview of most of the green areas and the parks. It surveys the green developments on the university campus and tries to bring them together in a meaningful way. Individual projects and general maintenance are then taken over by the park maintenance team, provided capacity permits. Larger projects or more specialist tasks, such as regular tree inspections and tree care measures, are also outsourced. In addition to these general topics, the various study areas also manage some of their own projects, research areas and areas of competence on the topic of green.

Head of park maintenance team

Manfred Müller
Manfred Müller
Building 6701
Room 019
Phone +49 6722 502 543
Manfred.Mueller(at)hs-gm.de Details

Park maintenance team

Martina Brendel
Martina Brendel
Building 6701
Room 110
Phone +49 6722 502 543
Martina.Kuttrus(at)hs-gm.de Details
Christof Dabisch
Christof Dabisch
Building 6701
Room 019
Phone über +49 6722 502 543
Christof.Dabisch(at)hs-gm.de Details
Klaus-Dieter Oppenhäuser
Klaus-Dieter Oppenhäuser
Building 6701
Room 019
Phone über +49 6722 502 543
Klaus-Dieter.Oppenhaeuser(at)hs-gm.de Details
Jochen Lüdcke
Jochen Lüdcke
Jochen.Luedcke(at)hs-gm.de Details

management of park maintenance

Alexander von Birgelen
Prof. Dr. Alexander von Birgelen
Building 6701
Room 107
Phone +49 6722 502 773
Alexander.Birgelen(at)hs-gm.de Details
Campus with history

The historic parks Monrepospark on the South Campus and Rudolf-Goethe-Park on the North Campus are defining elements and deeply linked to the roots of the Geisenheim university location. Over time, a diverse and old tree population has developed there. The park and the trees it contains, like many of the university's buildings, are listed buildings. But here too, the effects of climate change are increasingly becoming apparent. Once very favorable in terms of climate, the mild warmth develops into summer heat. The Mediterranean-like climate develops persistent dry phases. The future of the university parks must now be well thought out and precisely planned so that the old trees can be largely preserved, renovated in a way that is compatible with monuments and the climate, and developed in a resilient manner.

 

An exciting task.

 

More about the history of the parks can be found on the following pages.

Beds & Plantings

There are beds and plantings of various ages throughout campus. As diverse as the choice of plants can be, the function of green elements is just as diverse. Plantings can separate or connect the room through their spatial effect. A certain character or atmosphere can be created with flowers, colors, structures and textures. Plants shape the space with their liveliness and also with their ecological benefits when people and animals benefit from them.

 

The skills of planning with plants are discussed and addressed in various subjects. The Plant Use Professorship has fully embraced this topic. She develops existing and designs new green elements on the grounds of Geisenheim University. Many beds are also used for teaching and are designed as display beds.

Professorship of Planting Design

Alexander von Birgelen
Prof. Dr. Alexander von Birgelen
Building 6701
Room 107
Phone +49 6722 502 773
Alexander.Birgelen(at)hs-gm.de Details
Habitat trees - old wood, new life

The university location is committed to preserving old, special habitat trees. Of course, parks should be attractive, vital and well maintained. Dying or already dead trees apparently do not belong in the picture. But these old "habitat trees" offer a particularly large amount of living space for a wide variety of creatures - from birds and bats that nest in tree hollows to special species of beetles that appropriate the wood. The decomposition processes may limit the stability of habitat trees and dead wood and are therefore particularly carefully monitored and checked. But not all habitat trees are dying or are already dead wood.

 

Healthy trees can also provide special habitats - which is why there are habitat trees in the park that have been awarded a plaque. The most important examples are explained here.

Competence Area Tree Nursery & Woody Physiology

Jörg Kunz
Dr. Jörg Kunz
Building 1000
Room 318
Phone +49 6722 502 538
Joerg.Kunz(at)hs-gm.de Details

PLANTINGS

CAMPUS EAST & RUDOLF-GOETHE-PARK

The central campus is located to the east above the railway line. In addition to the historic Rudolf Goethe Park, important green structures here are often representative beds and edge plants.

[Translate to English:] Bild Unter Campus
CAMPUS SOUTH & MONREPOS-PARK

The southern campus is below the railway line and is essentially characterized by the historic Monrepospark and its beds.

 

More about the Professorship for Planting Design

News

A Green Entrance for University Town Geisenheim

Picture credit: Stephanie Braun-Fischer

"Grünes Geisenheim" Project Wants Your Vote - What Should the Monrepos Roundabout Look Like in the Future?

A long-standing wish of the citizens of Geisenheim has been fulfilled. The Monrepos roundabout on the main access road to the university town of Geisenheim is to be attractively designed as an eye-catcher next year. To this end, the "Grünes Geisenheim" project, a cooperation between Hochschule Geisenheim University and the town of Geisenheim launched a young planners' competition aimed at students of landscape architecture. A panel of experts selected three designs from the entries submitted, each of which impressed the jury in terms of plant selection, design and local reference to Geisenheim. The winning design will now be determined by means of a public vote; and anyone interested in having their say may participate.

The three selected designs will be exhibited from December 9 to 20, 2019 in the foyer of Geisenheim's town hall, where you can vote for your favorite. 

You can also take part in online voting during the same period by visiting www.gruenes-geisenheim.de. Access to the voting portal is also possible via the town and Hochschule Geisenheim University websites.

The winning design will be announced in the new year and students can look forward to receiving a cash prize. Construction on the greening and redesign of the roundabout is scheduled to start in spring 2020. The project will be partially financed from funds for the "Zukunft Stadtgrün" urban green area development program, which Geisenheim town has been successfully granted. The development program has made feasible the measures planned by the "Grünes Geisenheim" project. As well as increasing general attractiveness, the development of urban green areas also plays an important role in preventative health care and adapting to the effects of climate change.

 

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A Green Entrance for University Town Geisenheim

Picture credit: Stephanie Braun-Fischer

"Grünes Geisenheim" Project Wants Your Vote - What Should the Monrepos Roundabout Look Like in the Future?

A long-standing wish of the citizens of Geisenheim has been fulfilled. The Monrepos roundabout on the main access road to the university town of Geisenheim is to be attractively designed as an eye-catcher next year. To this end, the "Grünes Geisenheim" project, a cooperation between Hochschule Geisenheim University and the town of Geisenheim launched a young planners' competition aimed at students of landscape architecture. A panel of experts selected three designs from the entries submitted, each of which impressed the jury in terms of plant selection, design and local reference to Geisenheim. The winning design will now be determined by means of a public vote; and anyone interested in having their say may participate.

The three selected designs will be exhibited from December 9 to 20, 2019 in the foyer of Geisenheim's town hall, where you can vote for your favorite. 

You can also take part in online voting during the same period by visiting www.gruenes-geisenheim.de. Access to the voting portal is also possible via the town and Hochschule Geisenheim University websites.

The winning design will be announced in the new year and students can look forward to receiving a cash prize. Construction on the greening and redesign of the roundabout is scheduled to start in spring 2020. The project will be partially financed from funds for the "Zukunft Stadtgrün" urban green area development program, which Geisenheim town has been successfully granted. The development program has made feasible the measures planned by the "Grünes Geisenheim" project. As well as increasing general attractiveness, the development of urban green areas also plays an important role in preventative health care and adapting to the effects of climate change.

 

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Do you already know PLANT.ed?

PLANT.ed is a learning platform of the Professorship for planting design and represents a first point of contact for students who want to deal with planting design and planning. When looking for suitable information on these topics, one can quickly "get lost" in the "shoals" of an as yet undefined quantity and variety. On the one hand, PLANT.ed is intended to help with orientation in the subject area and, on the other hand, to support the teaching content of the various lectures and seminars. PLANT.ed is located on the ILIAS learning platform of Hochschule Geisenheim University and can be viewed by students and employees of HGU at any time.

 

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