"A lush green lawn in summer is an image of the garden that we have to say goodbye to," says Eva Hofmann. At the Rhineland-Palatinate Garden Academy, she is investigating what else can grow well in gardens in the future. For those who can't stand the sight of dried-up brown grass, the horticultural engineer recommends so-called herb lawns or flower meadows. Herb lawns usually develop on their own if they are mowed less frequently, no longer watered or fertilized, and wild plants are allowed to settle naturally. "Of course, there are also great seed mixtures for this," says Hofmann. You can also lie down and play on herb lawns, while flower meadows, on the other hand, would increase in size and are not intended for walking on. (Johanna Wahl, SWR)