The large Baroque park initiated by Landgrave Karl (1654 – 1730) was laid out from 1680 onwards below the old residential palace of the landgraves of Hessen-Kassel. The fundamental components of the basic Baroque structure, comprising the three main paths radiating from the bowling green in front of the orangery, the large basin and “Siebenbergen”…
From Legends to Knowledge The Garden of the Hesperides invites the visitor to embark on a journey to the land of fruits and to take an enjoyable, unusual and informative stroll there. It is a living museum in honour of fruits from the five continents of the world and is divided into eight different themes…
The RHS Garden Wisley is a renowned showplace for all aspects of horticultural practice and a living catalogue of ornamental and culinary plants. It demonstrates British gardening at its best with 100 ha of glorious garden. The garden lies between Cobham and Ripley, off the main London to Portsmouth road, south of Junction 10 of…
A small garden behind the castle ward wall in the ruin of the medieval Sababurg, also known as the “Sleeping Beauty Castle”, is a reminder of the tradition of kitchen and ornamental gardens in castles. The castle garden gives pride of place to roses, some of which climb up the old walls. Many traditionally cultivated…
One of the former homes of the Guinness family Visitors to St Anne’s will be able to step back into history and to stroll through the parkland landscape that was once a rural estate on the perimeter of the city. The layout of St Anne’s is typical 17th century English park land design with rolling…
An Enchanting Fairytale Garden Over the past 20 years, Siegrid and Klaus Ulrich Helmert have used their own individual ideas to transform what was once a kitchen garden and orchard into a garden with a special appeal and atmosphere. The site, covering 6000 m2 and running down as far as the village millrace, stretches out…
A Baroque garden with terraces, parterres and a high surrounding wall was created on the instructions of Landgrave Karl (1654 – 1730) from 1685 onwards around Schloss Haydau, a former convent which later passed into the possession of the landgraves. It was possible to look out over the landscape of the Fulda river plain from…
Behind the massive oak gate, a world of rich, early 17th century tranquillity is waiting for the visitor. There is the courtyard with its beautiful baroque portico and the white cobblestone pavement. Rubens’ house is on the left side, while his studio is on the right. In spite of overall alterations, the front of the…
The old city centre of Bruges is almost completely enclosed by a belt of parks generally known as De Vestingen, or the ramparts. As the name suggests, it actually concerns the old ramparts of the city, which were converted into a very attractive green promenade by a number of landscape architects one and a half…
The south of the city centre of Bruges is still to a considerable extent a green oasis of peace and quiet. The beguinage and the nearby Minnewater are some of the most picturesque places in the city. Dozens of artists, amateur photographers and publishers of illustrated post cards have captured this mix of nature and…