Crocus improvements to the environment !

[Maggi Young]

Take a look at this link: it shows how Hubi (Thomas Huber) so famous here for his spectacular Crocus lawn at his home in Neustadt, has been taking his interest in Crocus a stage further by getting involved in a super scheme to beautify his home town with a mass planting of Crocus..... this is part of a greater plan to generally make Neustadt a greener place... and who could argue with that as a great idea for ANY town?   
Item in link is in German, of course but you'll get the drift ( if you'll pardon the English Crocus pun!!)

http://www.stadt-neustadt-hessen.de/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=473&Itemid=1

[Katherine J]

Gratuliere dir Thomas, eine mächtige Arbeit! 10000 Krokuses!

Maggi, how do you know EVERYTHING???

[Maggi Young]

Oh, Kata, if only I did know  EVERYTHING! 

I do LOVE to learn things and sometimes, I am fortunate get some help from my good friends   

[David Nicholson]

Thomas the 'eco warrior' ?

[Maggi Young]

Yes, David: Hubi goes Greener!

The item on the link above comes from the municipal website of Neustadt, so I am thinking that they will not mind if I copy the article here... it is all good publicity for the town, after all  
Mehr Grün für Neustadt




Im letzten Herbst wurden vom städtischen Bauhof 10.000 Krokusse auf der Wiese vor dem Junker-Hansen-Turm gepflanzt. Gemeinsam mit Thomas Huber, der seinerzeit fachkundige Unterstützung leistete, begutachtete Bürgermeister Thomas Groll nun das Ergebnis. In den kommenden Wochen und Monaten plant die Kommune einiges, um für „mehr Grün“ in der Stadt zu sorgen. Näheres hierzu erfährt man am 15. März 2008 bei einem Workshop im Historischen Rathaus. Von 14.00-18.00 Uhr lautet das Thema „Mehr Grün für Neustadt – eine neue Gartenkultur für die historische Altstadt“. Neben Fachvorträgen ist ein Rundgang entlang des Grüngürtels vorgesehen. Kommune und Sanierungsträger Hessen-Agentur laden alle Interessierten zu dieser Veranstaltung ein.

[Paddy Tobin]

Katherine,

How does Maggi know everything? Easy, Maggi is God!

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

Easy, Maggi is God!

Not even close,  Paddy,         but I know many  people who will be delighted by your acknowledgment that God is a woman

[David Nicholson]

Easy, Maggi is God!

Not even close,  Paddy,         but I know many  people who will be delighted by your acknowledgment that God is a woman

She is in our house!

[Thomas Huber]

Thanks for posting the link, God - eeehhh Maggi 

Just for the record: It wasn't me who planted 10.000 corms.
I just gave advice how to do it to the local gardeners 

[mark smyth]

Can we have a translation please?

[Brian Ellis]

Courtesy of Google. It lacks something in the automatic translation, but you get the gist I am sure Mark.

   In last fall were from urban Bauhof 10,000 crocuses on the lawn in front of the Junker Hansen tower planted. Together with Thomas Huber, who provided expert assistance, supervised Mayor Thomas resentment is the result. In the coming weeks and months, the community something to "more green" in the city. For details, can be found on 15 March 2008 for a workshop in the historic town hall. From 14.00-18.00 hours is the theme "More Green for New Town - a new garden culture for the historic Old Town." In addition to technical presentations is a walk along the Grüngürtels. And community redevelopment agency makers Hesse invite all interested parties to this event.
   
      

[Lvandelft]

Beautiful idea Thomas!
One problem: The prices of Crocus bulbs will rise soon
when all cities in Hessen start buying Crocus.         

[Hans J]

Luit :

I dont believe it with the rising prices ....all plantlovers need no more buying new Crocus.....

[Maggi Young]

Luit, I have already decided to buy shares in the big Croucus companies, I will be rich !!

Here is my version of the article, from my rather rusty brain 

"Last autumn the  municipal works dept. planted 10k crocus in the meadow in front of the Junker Hansen spire (church).Together with Thomas  Huber, an expert  who rendered every  assistance in supervising the project, Mayor T. Groll now sees this achievement.( referringto the photo)

 In the coming weeks and months the local authority will make considerable further plantings to achieve a feeling of "Greater  Greenery" in the town. Further particulars about this can be found on the 15th March at a workshop in the historic town hall.  Held from two to six o'clock,  the subject tackled will be " More Green space for  Neustadt- a new gardening  ethic for an historic old town" As well as  the lectures is a walkabout through  the designated greenspaces. The  town council and local regeneration agency of the Hesse/Agentur areas invite all interested parties  to this event."

[Thomas Huber]

Thanks for the translation Brian and Maggi!

I have just to add some more information about the mentioned "Junker-Hansen-Tower":
It is not a church!
It is the biggest skeleton-framing (is that correct?) defense tower in the world with
a height of 48 meters and 12 meters in diameter. Also to be read in the Guinnes-book!
Please have a look here and on the following links:
http://www.neustadt-hessen.de/stadt1.htm#Stadtbesichtigung
http://studio.tb-photography-art.de/Neustadt/index.htm

You see, Neustadt is not only worth a visit if its crocus lawns are in flower;)