What exactly are native plants and why are they so important?

The Verband deutscher Wildsamen- und Wildpflanzenproduzenten e.V. (Association of German Wild Seed and Wild Plant Producers) clarifies this topic and shows how to find the right plants for your own location.

Because native does not mean that the origin is in Germany. Stuttgart, for example, is located in the mountainous and hilly region of southern Germany and is therefore home to

More information on the topic can be found here.

The VWW is also a cooperation partner of the project "Thousands of Gardens - Thousands of Species". This has more natural gardens in Germany to goal. Everyone who can design a garden, a balcony or any other small or large green space can get information here and take part in the ideas competition.

You can find more information here.