The 5th European Professional Competition for Young Gardeners was held at the school of horticulture in Räpina.
The participating teams came from 17 nations (France, Austria, Sweden, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Latvia, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Poland, Finland, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovak Republic, Netherlands and Estonia).
In the competition, tasks from all disciplines of horticulture and floristry were tested at a total of 18 stations. For example, fruit trees were grafted, herbs were determined, plants of a flower meadow were named with the correct botanical name and floristic workpieces were designed. The station dealing with horticulture and landscaping had to be mastered in pouring rain - a great challenge mastered by the participants with much good humour.
For some of the competition stations, the teams were mixed internationally. The participants learned to overcome language barriers, enabling them to find common solutions to their tasks.
click here to watch a film about the competition
