“My Castle by the Lake” In 1909, Max Liebermann commissioned architect Paul Baumgarten (1873 – 1946) to build a country house in neo-classical style at the Grosser Wannsee, and placed the building in an architectonic garden setting. He drew up the basic concept for the site himself and developed it into a modern garden together…
Realizing the potential of what is there and discovering what is new The former climatic spa of Wassenberg, located in the international ‘Maas Schwalm Nette’ nature reserve, was granted town rights as early as 1273 due to the favourable strategic location of its castle. Over time, a green belt with a special topographical structure developed…
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…
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…
In June 2011, Lund City Park celebrated its 100th anniversary. This date marked the opening of the City Park as such in 1911, after substantial redesigns and investments made in the wake of the Industry, Crafts and Arts Exhibition on the site in 1907. Ever since 1911 the park has been much beloved and used…
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 island known as “Polvese” is situated in the south eastern part of the Lake Trasimeno and is the largest of the three islands of the lake. The island was used by the Citterio counts as a hunting lodge and a holiday home. In 1959 Pietro Porcinai, one of the greatest Italian landscape architects of…
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 first view of the garden: mighty oaks surrounded by smaller shrubs and bushes at the end of a path covered in grass and mosses; a distant lake beyond, shimmering blue, grey or silver, depending on the angle of the light; to the fore, a ton-weight steel sculpture with a narrow passage cut diagonally into…