Matthias Meilland (France) 

The 6th Generation Rose Breeder

Did you know that the roses you admire in the world’s most beautiful gardens often share one name – Meilland? Our speaker, Matthias Meilland, represents the 6th generation of a family that has been dedicated to rose breeding since 1850. Their legacy is woven into history, from the iconic ‘Peace’ rose, presented to the founders of the United Nations, to securing the first-ever plant patent in Europe.

Today, Matthias continues his ancestors’ work, evaluating up to 200,000 new hybrids annually. In creating future garden legends like ‘Papa Meilland’, ‘Bonica’, and ‘Pierre de Ronsard’, the focus goes beyond beauty and fragrance to ensure exceptional plant vitality.

The ultimate goal for Matthias and the Meilland family is to create roses that thrive in any environment – from the frost of Canada to the heat of Morocco – ensuring prolific blooms and disease resistance in every garden.

At the “Garden Style” conference, Matthias will showcase the very latest, cutting-edge rose varieties that are just beginning to define garden trends. He will reveal how modern breeding creates the plants of the future: those characterized not only by enchanting beauty but also by extraordinary resilience to diseases and a changing climate.

The presentation will be translated into Lithuanian.

Kateřina Zahradníková (Czech Republic)

Landscape Architect and Planting Designer

Kateřina Zahradníková holds a Master’s degree in Garden and Landscape Architecture from Mendel University in Brno. During her studies, she expanded her academic experience at Politecnico di Milano and later completed a Master’s program at the Faculty of Architecture at Sapienza University in Rome in field of Landscape Architecture.

She lived in Italy for nearly 18 years, where she developed her design approach within a culturally and historically rich landscape context.

Today, she works internationally, with projects primarily in the Czech Republic and Italy, as well as in other European countries. Her portfolio includes private gardens, parks, public spaces, green roofs, and commercial spaces. Across all scales, her work is guided by ecological sensitivity and a deep understanding of plant systems. She focuses on creating spaces that balance people and nature, integrating naturalistic planting strategies to strengthen biodiversity within contemporary landscapes.

Host of the conference

Lina Liubertaitė

Blogger, founder of Modern Landscaping Courses “Geltonas karutis”, author of the book “Garden Detective. Kakė Makė”, host of the TV show “Čia mano sodas” (LRT).

More speakers to be announced shortly.

Tickets will be available in 2026 spring.

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