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Allotment Garden Awards 2025: Creative environmental projects from Vienna honored!
On September 13, 2025, 154 allotment garden contributions were awarded prizes in Vienna. The competition focused on environmental protection and creativity.
Allotment Garden Awards 2025: Creative environmental projects from Vienna honored!
On Saturday, September 13th, numerous garden lovers and creative minds gathered at Vienna City Hall to celebrate the City of Vienna's 28th Allotment Garden Prize. This year the theme of the competition was “My allotment garden & environmental protection”. Around 24,000 allotment gardeners had the opportunity to submit their ideas and projects, and a total of 154 impressive contributions were submitted. MyDistrict reports on the celebratory ceremony at which the best submissions were awarded.
The winners of the allotment garden prize
The main prizes went to creative projects that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also environmentally friendly. Renée and Andreas Klos from the Wasserwiese allotment garden association in the 2nd district secured first place with their innovative insect hotel, which is called “Summstein”. Karl-Heinz Löwy, who comes from the 11th district, took second place with a miniature allotment garden, followed by Nevena Jovanovic, who came in third place for her Bucher collection box “Planting the Future”.
In addition, several special prizes were awarded. Gertraud Friedrich, Friederike Mihajlovic and Brigitte Sokop were honored for their extraordinary projects from the Schafbergsiedlung, Kagran and Spallart allotment garden associations.
Children delight with creative ideas
What was particularly noticeable was the large participation of the youngest children. A total of six children's prizes were awarded. The little artists impressed with their creative works, including a flower box allotment by Felix B. and a poem and a craft by Matheo H., both from the 21st district.
Here is an overview of the children's prize winners:
- Felix B. (KGV Petzgrund, 21. Bezirk): Blumenkasten-Kleingarten
- Matheo H. (KGV Wasserwiese, 2. Bezirk): Gedicht und Bastelwerk
- Marlene S.-L. (KGV Ob der Als, 17. Bezirk): Ohrwurmhotel
- Maximilian A. (KGV Allissen, 21. Bezirk): Dosen-Insektenhotel
- Siri N.-S. (KGV Steinlegasse, 16. Bezirk): Weltkugel mit Kleingartenhaus
- Karla S. (KGV Satzberg Alt, 14. Bezirk): Cartoon zum Klima- und Umweltschutz
A very special highlight was the joint prize awarded to David and Maximilian C.-T. from the KGV Frohsinn in the 10th district. They impressed with their insect hotel and feeding house, which they designed from recycled materials.
Promote sustainability through creativity
Such initiatives are not only important locally, but are also in the context of a current trend across Europe. The aim is to create near-natural biotopes and thus promote the habitats of animals and plants. In Germany, for example, allotment garden associations are invited to a competition to submit ideas for designing their gardens in a natural way, such as: Garden friends reported. Creative projects are supported, ranging from flower strips to insect hotels to small wet biotopes.
The award for allotment gardeners in Vienna sets an example for environmental awareness and highlights the variety of creative approaches to making your own allotment garden not only beautiful, but also ecologically sustainable. This makes it very clear: not only vegetables bloom in Vienna, but also creativity!