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…
The Rombergpark has its origins in Brünninghausen, a classical moated castle which belonged to the von Romberg family. In 1927, the von Romberg family sold Haus Brünninghausen and its park to the town of Dortmund. Today, the wonderful sweep of the broad meadow valley created by the Schondellenbach stream forms a generous swathe of ground…
Gartenschaupark Rietberg (Rietberg Garden Show Park), which developed out of the Regional Garden Show of 2008, captivates with its variety of extensive lake landscapes, areas of undisturbed vegetation, splendid herbaceous borders, range of play and leisure activities for the whole family, large sandy beach, high ropes course, 18-metre look-out tower and “art in the park”.…
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…
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…
Whether it is a question of a romantic trip on a gondoletta boat or a visit to the citrus garden, the herbaceous garden, the iris garden or the garden of medicinal plants; whether it is about spending time at the park’s summer festivals or at the KlangOase, where one can listen to ethereal tones in…
The history of Silesia Park has began in July 1951 with the conversion of this former mining site with its slag heaps. The 620 ha now include two zones of greenery: a quiet area with dense vegetation for a passive recreation neighbouring an area of mass culture, entertainment, sports and education for active recreation. A…
The largest part of Gothenburg’s Botanical Garden constitutes a nature reserve including an arboretum. The garden comprises about 40 hectares and shows approximately 12,000 different species in various sections. The topography of the garden is very varied, much of it consisting of hilly terrain which lends itself naturally to boundaries drawn between different layouts with…