The International Hardy Plant Union is professionalising itself and its image. After years of discussion, the board, which has been newly formed since August, has commissioned a logo and corresponding templates for its media and presented them for the first time at the ISU-Winter Days in Grünberg in mid-February.

The International Perennial Union offered the almost 60 participants of the Summer Days from August 11-15 in Angers, France, a very diverse program. Perennial experts from 12 European countries and the USA met there from variously structured companies and enjoyed the professional exchange as well as the typical local culture.

Close cooperation with perennial gardeners is necessary for both the planning of urban greening and planting, explained Alice Evain, head of the green space department of the city of Angers, during the visit of almost 60 participants of the ISU Summer Days in mid-August.