Schloss Berleburg is surrounded by a large park which was created during the first half of the 18th century. A side entrance from the castle courtyard leads through a wrought-iron gate into the former Baroque Kreuzgarten. This part of the garden is bordered along Parkstrasse by an avenue of chestnut trees and a natural stone…
Gunnebo House and Gardens is one of Sweden’s foremost 18th century estates and is beautifully situated between the lakes Stensjön and Rådasjön in the city of Mölndal, just south of Gothenburg, West Sweden. The house establishes the core of the estate and is surrounded by the formal gardens, the kitchen gardens, the English landscape park…
The Garden Society of Gothenburg is a perfectly preserved 19th century park. The park is a verdant ocean in the very heart of the city; a place to relax and be inspired. Undulating lawns and flower beds filled with native and foreign plants alongside historic buildings represent the golden age of horticulture. With its gentle…
Schloss Hohenlimburg is the only fortified complex from the early Middle Ages in Westphalia which has survived in largely intact condition. There is evidence that a geometrically-structured hilltop garden laid out in Dutch style as a terraced parterre existed here from 1730. In 2006, the hilltop garden was restored on the basis of historical records…
Tjolöholm castle is situated by the sea, in a hollow protected by cliffs. The castle environment differs undeniably from the surrounding archipelago landscape, and the sea’s proximity is ever present. Lars Israel Wahlman’s designs for both castle and garden are inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement. He used hedges and walls to create individual…
They are among the most beautiful parks in Europe: the Herrenhausen Gardens in Hanover have been representative of (garden) design and culture of the highest quality for over 300 years. As a Baroque garden which has remained almost unchanged over the years, the Grosser Gartenimpresses with its formal layout, splendid parterre, water features, and colourful…
Villa Fabri and its garden form a link between the historical old town of Trevi and the Umbrian landscape. The building was constructed by Gerolano Fabri, who moved into it in 1603. A wrought-iron gate opens from Piazza Garibaldi to give a view of the villa’s north façade and the front garden of lawns, box…
Egeskov castle park was created by Niels Krag the Younger, who lived at Egeskov from 1722 to 1740. The inspiration for the park’s design came from the castle parks at Fredensborg and Frederiksborg as well as from the gardens at Versailles. The park consisted of four gardens surrounded by a network of hedges measuring up…
The Bardini Garden is a unique place where to admire Florence, the urban landscape, the monuments and the surroundings hills. The visit of Bardini garden is a tour through art and nature, crossing seven century of Florentine history till the present. The Bardini Garden occupies with its four hectares most of the hill that rises…
Villa Hohenhof was commissioned by Karl Ernst Osthaus (1874 – 1921), the cultural reformer from Hagen, and built between 1906 and 1908 according to plans drawn up by Belgian architect Henry van de Velde (1863 – 1957) . The overall plan for the villa was based on the idea of a Gesamtkunstwerk (“total work of…