Original and also exclusive

Since then, her idea of sustainable plant production has flourished, and she has an iris as her company logo. While she enthuses about her love of the iris, the goddess of the rainbow, she chooses particularly beautiful flowers for cutting. It is obvious why the plant has been given this name. Its flowers come in all the colors of the rainbow and present a stunning picture. Landscape designers, fruit growers and gardeners from the region love to visit Mathilde’s Garden because of the impressive collection of irises, the rare roses and the old local varieties of fruit. Here the tradition of the breeding garden has been revived. “Our plants are original and, at the same time, exclusive. Every customer finds something that is just what they are looking for,” says Maya. In almost the same way as in the past, her address attracts customers who want plants that have been selected and bred in real-life conditions. Maya points to the meadows around the garden, which like many in the area have turned brown. Low rainfall, which for centuries was an advantage of the location for seed breeders, could become a problem as a result of dramatic changes in the climate. But Maya does not use hoses to water her perennials and roses growing outdoors. She is aware that drought-resistant plants will be in demand in the future. However, she has her own recipe for healthy, flourishing plants. She talks about her Terra Preta, a black soil that she makes herself. The term Terra Preta was originally used to refer to the fertile black soil of the Amazon region. Maya Behrens’ recipe comes from Mexico, where she was born and brought up. Her parents were teachers from Germany. When it was time for her to go to school, she traveled to Germany and spent the second part of her childhood in her grandparents’ plant nursery in Hanover.

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