# Event Details - **Event Name**: Wildflowering Cities: Learning from Fundacja Laka @ Scouse Flowerhouse AGM - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 12:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Come hear from our good friend, Maciej Podyma, who has led and scaled up a Polish wildflowering enterprise at our Scouse Flowerhouse AGM.About this EventFrom Liverpool to Warsaw: And the links to Poland’s Urban Meadow Revolutionby Richard Scott, National Wildflower Centre @ Eden Project & Co-Founder/Director of Scouse FlowerhouseIn 2012, I was invited to the University of Warsaw to present alongside Prof Kathrin Kiehl from Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences about Landlife's pioneering work with urban wildflower projects. This presentation was hosted alongside creative ecology project work displayed on the railings of a park close to the university campus. The entire event was organised by Prof. Wiktor Kotowski, a visionary at the University of Warsaw who, at the time, was a Board Member of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) Europe. Wiktor had first encountered our work in Liverpool back in 2000, when the SER World Conference visited the city and witnessed the opening of the National Wildflower Centre.We presented to a packed hall of >200 people, including university students, lecturers, local authority representatives, municipal planners, and passionate ecological restoration advocates. It was a remarkably positive exchange. We explained that even in the UK, this style of creative conservation was originally considered unusual and faced resistance, reassuring the Polish audience that they were in a very similar position to where we were placed on the day I spoke. During the visit, we were also introduced to Maciej and Karol Podyma, who had begun collaborating with the early Polish native wildflower seed pioneer, Prof. Łukasz Łuczaj. Most rewarding of all, we were taken to see their early urban wildflower project work along the floodplains of the Vistula River. Standing on the riverbanks in Warsaw, we were absolutely delighted to learn that the young instigators—who would go on to found the highly influential Fundacja Łąka (The Meadow Foundation) in 2014—were using our own creative conservation manual, Wildflowers Work, as their manual. Three years later, in Liverpool we showed them local projects and provided technical advice on wildflower seed production to fuel the exciting growth of their foundation. We were also able to help connect them with Scandinavian funders, securing EEA and Norway Grants through the Active Citizens Fund which helped solidify their long-term operations.Today, Fundacja Łąka has grown into an absolute powerhouse of urban biodiversity. From those early, humble plots along the Vistula, the foundation has scaled up massively, planting over 1.5 million square metres of native wildflower meadows across dozens of major Polish cities—including Kraków, Wrocław, and Białystok. Operating as a highly successful social enterprise, they supply custom-designed native seed mixes, run massive public education campaigns, and advise corporate partners on sustainable land management. Maciej’s pioneering environmental work even earned him a prestigious Fellowship with Ashoka, the global network of leading social innovators.Our collaborative journey comes full circle this year. Due to unforeseen visa complications, Maciej was unfortunately unable to join us in Liverpool for the Northern Flowerhouse Assembly at Lutyens Crypt on June 18th. However, the fact that Maciej will be returning to Liverpool this coming September to attend the Scouse Flowerhouse AGM will extend the amount of time people have to listen to him here, and we hope to work with Merseyside Polonia to also explore and strengthen cultural links as well as organise a visit to the Herbarium, at the request of Maciej's wife, Nathalia, who has strong botanical knowledge and research interests. They will be returning, of course, to share something of their remarkable journey—one that has seen them scale up from those early riverside sowings to transforming urban green spaces across a vast range of Polish municipalities. Seeing a philosophy born in Liverpool now bloomings across Poland's cities is very special. So we look forward to welcoming a Polish take on meadow care back to our own streets and meadows to help us think about how we can provide employment opportunities, quality training and apprenticeships and start a new, sustainable chapter of operations with our 200 members of Scouse Flowerhouse. We hope you can be part of it!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJNvdLIWZ8ghttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/FkL1tmLkbnchttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/9KA8KSP4v-wAgenda🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:05 AMWelcome and IntroductionHost: Anne Fahy, Chair🕑: 11:05 AM - 11:15 AMA Juncture for Scouse Flowerhouse: Projecting ForwardHost: Directors🕑: 11:20 AM - 11:45 AMBusiness of the AGM: Accounts, Directors Stepping Down & Election of Board🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:20 PMFUNDACJA LAKA- the Polish Meadow Foundation - Wildflowers Work + Q&AHost: Maciej Podyma🕑: 12:20 PM - 12:45 PMOPEN DISCUSSION - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/liverpool/wildflowering-cities-learning-from-fundacja-laka-scouse-flowerhouse-agm/100001993827115575 - **Event Categories**: job-fairs, business, conferences, science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: under_16_with_guardian - door_time: 2026-09-19T09:30:00Z - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: World Museum - Treasure House Theatre, 1st Floor - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Liverpool - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: World Museum - Treasure House Theatre, 1st Floor - **lat**: 53.4094705 - **long**: -2.9822451 - **full address**: World Museum - Treasure House Theatre, 1st Floor, William Brown Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Wildflowering Cities: Learning from Fundacja Laka @ Scouse Flowerhouse AGM - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/d1e1385edf71b41381949226552861b1ed770a5ea55f03e557d8640cf01a12d6-rimg-w1200-h800-dc334617-gmir.jpg?v=1784392327 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Wildflowering Cities: Learning from Fundacja Laka @ Scouse Flowerhouse AGM being held? - **A:** Wildflowering Cities: Learning from Fundacja Laka @ Scouse Flowerhouse AGM takes place on Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 12:30 pm at World Museum - Treasure House Theatre, 1st Floor, William Brown Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Wildflowering Cities: Learning from Fundacja Laka @ Scouse Flowerhouse AGM? - **A:** Wildflowering Cities: Learning from Fundacja Laka @ Scouse Flowerhouse AGM is organized by Scouse Flowerhouse - Events. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Wildflowering Cities: Learning from Fundacja Laka @ Scouse Flowerhouse AGM is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Liverpool, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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