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 …

Sleeping and dining area in Apartment Kitzstein

New Beds

The double beds in both holiday flats have been completely renewed. At the same time as our new breakfast room, we have also brought the double beds in the flats up to date. The new beds are now 200 cm long – instead of 190 cm – and are open at the bottom. The height …

Fliesenwand in der neuen Frühstücksküche

New Breakfast Room and Lounge

Between our two holiday flats was a recently unused room. This spring, we started to refurbish it as a breakfast room, common room, library and lounge. We equipped the room with a full kitchen and easily adaptable bistro furniture so that it can meet different needs well. Again, we placed great emphasis on high-quality materials …

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 …

Late winter or already early spring?

A few days ago – unexpectedly early – early spring appeared in our garden. The first crocuses, spring snowflakes and snowdrops sprouted vigorously in several places in the garden. Early spring is a wonderful time to see how everything starts to sprout and green up. Over the last two days, winter has returned. Temperatures have …

The new bathroom with rain shower and WC in the Hochgründeck flat

New bathroom for the “Hochgründeck” flat

Rechtzeitig vor dem Jahresende und dem Eintreffen der ersten Gäste wurde das Bad im Apartment „Hochgründeck“ fertig gestellt. Dank des großen Einsatzes des Installateurs, des Fliesenlegers und des Elektrikers wurde das neue Bad trotz aufgetretener Schwierigkeiten doch noch rechtzeitig vor dem Bezug des Apartments durch die neuen Gäste fertig. Die Handwerker haben auch noch zwischen …