New Fisher Tomlin project opens in Sweden

A completely new park has been created especially for Gardens of Gothenburg. Fisher Tomlin worked as part of Liseberg's project team to create a major new urban landscape for the city. A number of natural spaces have been created that take full advantage of the natural landscape that was already there.

Scandinavia's grandest amusement park is also the greenest and has been so since the park opened in 1923. The promenade is lined by trees, and the scent of hundreds of thousands of flowers is an important part of the experience.

A completely new park has been created especially for Gardens of Gothenburg. Fisher Tomlin have worked alongside David Schofield and Catherine Heatherington from the UK, Liseberg's head gardeners Thomas Dahl and Peter Törnberg and Swedish architects 02Landskap to create a major new urban landscape for the city. A number of natural spaces have been created based that take full advantage of the natural landscape that was already there.

The themed areas include large areas of new plantings and include the brand new Plant Oasis, Indian Summer and the Waterfall visible at the entrance to Liseberg Park.

Some of the plants used include native Swedish trees but a large number of ornamentals have also been introduced. Here are just some of the special species and varieties used.

Some of the plants used include native Swedish trees but a large number of ornamentals have also been introduced. Here are just some of the special species and varieties used.

Trees:
- Acer japonicum 'Aureum',
- Solfjäderlönn Acer saccharinum 'Wieri',
- Silverlönn Davidia involucrate vilmoriniana,
- Näsduksträd (Duvtrãd)
Cornus kousa chinensis 'China Girl',
- Koreansk Blomsterkornell Liquidamber styraciflua,
- Ambraträd Liriodendron tulipifera,
- Tulpanträd Metasequoia glyptostroboides,
- Kinesisk Sekroja Populus nigra 'Italica',
- Italiensk svartpoppel Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer',
- Prydnadspãvon Stewartia pseudocamellia,
- Japansk Skenkamelia.

Perennials:
- Actaea ramosa 'Pink Spike', - Rõdbladigt silverax
Epimedium yougianum 'Niveum',
- Sockblomma Hosta 'Halcyon', Funkiq
Knautia macedonica,
- Grekish vädd Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Fontäine',
- Glansmiscanthus Rodgersia pinnata 'Chocolate Wings',
- Finger rodgersia
Salvia verticilliata 'Purple Rain', - Krans salvia Thalictrum delavayi, - Violruta Tradescantia andersoniana "Karminspiege'Tremastar blomma
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Diana',
- Kransveronica.

The Gardens of Gothenburg festival opens on 28th June and Liseberg Park will be open for the whole of the festival with guided tours of the new gardens daily at 14.00 unti 24 August and at 16.00 from 25 August. You can find out more about Fisher Tomlin products by visiting the Fisher Tomlin website