SENSATION in Vaihingen: community garden or expensive flop? The SCANDAL surrounding the garden show!
The “Vaihingen Enzückt 2029” garden show is gaining momentum: Mayor Uwe Skrzypek explains the opportunities and challenges.

SENSATION in Vaihingen: community garden or expensive flop? The SCANDAL surrounding the garden show!
A shocking event is brewing in the tranquil town of Vaihingen/Enz! On July 17th, 2025, a sensational event for the upcoming garden show “Vaihingen Enzückt 2029” took place, and tempers are boiling over! While Mayor Uwe Skrzypek raised with great excitement the question of how this garden show could be transformed into a citizen garden show in a future-oriented manner, the steps into the future were accompanied by heated debates. Citizens are facing a huge challenge!
The opportunities that come with the garden show, loudly advertised by Uwe Skrzypek, are obvious, but the critical voices - loud, urgent and unmistakable - urge caution. The looming costs of a whopping 50 million euros in this complex time are driving citizens to despair! Could this event turn out to be an economic disaster? Critics warn of a catastrophic investment, while optimists dream of a new, bright reputation for Vaihingen. This discrepancy between hopes and fears could hardly be greater!
Citizen participation: the key role
But the path to a brilliant garden utopia is not only paved with golden opportunities. The challenge is to actively involve citizens in the process. Citizen participation could become a secret key component of the project! In order to get citizens excited about the garden show, innovative approaches are required. Consistent information and public relations work, digital formats such as blogs and surveys, as well as analogue forms of participation are planned - but will these measures be enough to convince skeptical minds?
The enormous hopes that rest in this garden show release immense expectations. Citizens must not only be convinced, but also actively involved. But how do you ensure that the conversation isn't just smoke and mirrors, but that real participation takes place? A sophisticated citizen participation concept is currently being developed, and the Planstatt Senner office has been commissioned with the framework planning. But will the diverse ideas of citizens also be incorporated into the decision-making process?
A clash of opinions
Sensations, erosive debates and a widening gap between supporters and critics make it clear: the project must prove itself to the citizens! Active feedback and the willingness to participate are now in demand. The question remains: Will the garden show be a flourishing festival for the citizens of Vaihingen/Enz, or will it end in a disaster of epic proportions in which dreams of a blooming future burst like soap bubbles?
The next steps in planning are crucial. Promoting a clear, transparent decision-making process is touted, but how will this actually be implemented? Will Vaihingen/Enz soon become one of the most flourishing cities in the region or a dormant ruin of unused parks? The tension is rising!
The opportunities and challenges are there, and the entire city is watching the developments with rapt attention as the preparations for the garden show turn into an exciting time. The adventure has just begun and the citizens of Vaihingen/Enz are at a crucial turning point in their fate!
What happens next with the “Vaihingen Enzückt 2029” project? You can find more information here: Stuttgart News, Rhine wing Severin and Garden show 2033.