The Garden Show in Bad Zwischenahn The Park of Gardens is located in the green heart of Ammerland. A fascinating insight into garden design can be gained from the 14 hectare park with its more than 40 theme gardens, its plant collections and contributions, and its swath of flowers comprising thousands of spring and summer-flowering…
Painshill Park is an 18th century landscape, designed by the Honourable Charles Hamilton between 1738 and 1773. Inspired by a number of Grand Tours of the continent, Hamilton purchased an area of barren heathland and transformed it into a work of art. A lake was created and a circular walk designed around the park incorporating…
Since the 1980s, the Landesgartenschauen (Regional Garden Exhibitions) have been held every two years in North Rhine-Westphalia. Apart from being a showcase for those involved in the design of gardens and green spaces, the aim of the exhibitions is to enhance and provide a lasting contribution to the towns in which they are held. In…
Visitors to the Nordpark today associate it with its large axis of water, the Japanese Garden, the Aquazoo and the cheerful touches of colour provided by its opulent ornamental blossoms. The Nordpark was created in 1937 as part of the “Große Reichsausstellung Schaffendes Volk” (“Great Imperial Exhibition of Productive People”) and is an important example…
Since the Landesgartenschau (Regional Garden Show) in 2005, Leverkusen has had a contemporary park which passes over roads to link the city centre with the river panorama of the Rhine. The aim of the Garden Show was to transform an old dump into a flowering landscape. Experts are impressed by the award-winning result in terms…
The former episcopal residence “Schloss Neuhaus“ is regarded as one of the most beautiful moated castles built in the Weser Renaissance style in Germany. The high point of the castle’s fortunes probably occurred at the time of Klemens August of Bavaria, the prince-bishop who developed it into a Baroque residence in the 18th century. The…
These spectacular botanic gardens are home to an incredibly diverse range of rare and unusual plants from all four corners of the globe. Sheltered by the North Wales mountains, they benefit from a climate much drier and less harsh than some surrounding areas. It was Arthur Kilpin Bulley’s keen interest in plants that saw the…
Monserrate is one of a group of historic gardens, royal palaces, and other heritage sites managed by Parques de Sintra. It is located some four kilometres from the historic town centre of Sintra. At its centre stands the Palácio an extravagant Victorian showplace built by Sir Francis Cook, Visconde de Monserrate. Surrounding the house are…
The Maximilianpark was the location for the first Regional Garden Show in North Rhine-Westphalia in 1984. Wild meadows and areas of woodland form a contrast to the display areas of roses, perennials and shrubs. This dichotomy can also be found in the relationship between the buildings and landscape. The greened ecological building contrasts sharply with…
A landscape garden as a work of art and a way of life Theodor Fontane was not the only person who was inspired to write poetry in green while he was a guest at Lütetsburg in 1882. The castle park – the life work of a poetic and artistic mind – is at its most…