Gravel bed detail

The large perennial bed

The gravel bed with drought-resistant perennials in the centre of the new garden section draws the eye into the garden From the very beginning, we wanted large and small beds of perennials to characterise the new part of the garden. The new, central gravel bed with drought-resistant perennials should play an important role in this. …

Blumenkiste mit Begonien an der Gartenhütte

Open Garden Day in the province of Salzburg 2024

On Sunday 30 June 2024, 45 gardens in the country opened their doors to garden enthusiasts To mark the 100th anniversary of the Salzburg Provincial Association for Fruit Growing, Gardening and Landscape Conservation, this year’s focus was on ‘Nature in the Garden’ gardens. The garden, actually a private paradise, was opened by 45 garden owners …

Hike via Obere Gasthofalm – Neukar – Marbachalm

Difficult hike with a short, demanding section. Surefootedness and good equipment necessary. Pure walking time 5-6 hours. 16.9 km. 1150 metres altitude difference. The beautiful and stable, almost late summer weather just invites you to go up the mountains. For the planned hike in the valley head of Flachau, we take the car this time …

View towards Ennskraxn

Hike to the Steinkaralm in Kleinarl

Moderately difficult hike with about 4-5 hours of pure walking time. 16, 2 km length. 830 metres altitude difference. On the morning of 3 September 2023, the weather did not seem inviting enough for a mountain tour. But in the course of the morning the weather improved and we decided to do a medium mountain …

The bed with perennials and grasses in front of the garden shed

Day of Open Gardens in Wagrain-Kleinarl

For the first time, dedicated gardeners in Wagrain-Kleinarl invited all garden lovers and interested people in the valley to get to know their private gardens and green spaces from the inside on Sunday, 25 June 2023. To a day of meeting, exchanging, chatting, marvelling and talking shop or simply exploring. We also took part with …

Nature in the Garden Plaque

Nature in the Garden Certification

Awarding our garden with the Nature in the Garden certificate We are particularly pleased that our garden has been awarded the Nature in the Garden certificate. After all, it means that we are doing many things right in the garden to promote diversity and nature. This is also confirmed by the high score of 83 …

Hermannshof show and sighting garden

Hermannshof Show and Sighting Garden

After the Ebertpark in Ludwigshafen, we went straight on to the picturesque Weinheim an der Weinstraße. We had already heard a lot of great things about the Hermannshof Show and Sighting Garden, the destination of our trip. And one thing in advance: we were not disappointed. With free admission, you can visit one of the …

Ebertpark in Ludwigshafen

Ebertpark in Ludwigshafen on Rhine

After visiting the BUGA (German National Garden Show) 2023 in Mannheim, we also took the opportunity to take a look at the design of the Ebertpark in Ludwigshafen on Rhine. Harald Sauer has been responsible for this for many years, and his extensive plantings in the naturalistic style have helped this park to achieve a …

Luisenpark

Excursion to the BUGA 2023 in Mannheim

Before the work in the house and garden really got underway, we really wanted to see the German National Garden Show („BUGA“) 2023 in Mannheim. We wanted to combine this with visits to the Ebertpark in Ludwigshafen am Rhein and the Hermannshof show and sighting garden in Weinheim. From our campsite on the Rhine a …