Support programs Urban Green

Green facades and backyards provide a better quality of life in Stuttgart. With creative ideas, asphalted courtyards can become popular places for residents to spend time. In addition, green spaces in the city provide better air, a better climate and they offer animals a habitat.

With the urban greening program, the  Office of Urban Planning and Housing of the state capital Stuttgart has already supported citizens in the past with questions relating to the greening of courtyards, roofs and facades. The new coordination office Förderprogramme urbanes Grün offers free advice and financial support when it comes to unsealing and greening within inner-city densely populated areas.

Garden in the big city? Fruit and vegetable gardens have a long tradition in many cities - including Stuttgart. Stuttgart's first residential quarter, the Bohnenviertel, even owes its name to vegetable cultivation: Craftsmen and winegrowers who settled here planted climbing beans between their houses to secure their supplies and avoid long transport routes.

Today, social and ecological issues play an increasing role in gardening in the city ("urban gardening"). After all, when people garden together, it's not just vegetables and fruit that thrive, but also a sense of community, culture and education - and together with others, the fruits of their labor can be enjoyed much better. Urban gardens can also make good use of fallow land and rooftops in the city. This not only beautifies the cityscape, but also ensures a better climate and offers ecological added value.

To keep the barriers to existing and upcoming projects as low as possible, the city of Stuttgart has set up a new coordination office for urban greening programs at the  Office of Urban Planning and Housing. Here, active people, initiative groups, schools and daycare centers are networked, advised and supported. In this way, citizens, together with the city administration, contribute to a livable and vibrant city.

As part of the federal initiative "Resource-efficient urban neighborhoods for the future," the city of Stuttgart is working with partners to research the social, ecological and economic benefits of urban gardens, parks and green spaces for urban society. The project, entitled GartenLeistungen, was successfully completed in June 2022. Publications of the results can be downloaded  here (opens in a new tab). Since August 2022, the City of Stuttgart has been involved in the continuation of the project.

Further information on urban gardens and parks can also be found at the nationwide project  GartenLeistungen (opens in a new tab).