Category: Gartengrid

Art in the Park

Iron, wood, stone and clay are the dominant materials in the landscape park.IronIron in curved, organic shapes is a recurring element in the park and the buildings. The blacksmith Wolf Bartling from the neighboring village Wust implemented this artistic expression. As part of an art project, we want to create an open forge with interested […]

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Art Barn

The barn is located opposite the guest house and is office, meeting room and art exhibition at the same time. Here you can find numerous paintings and art work from different artists – some of which have stayed in our artist residence.The barn is located opposite the guest house and is office, meeting room and […]

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Guest House

The guest house was built in the 1920s. A peach tree, which still bears fruit, also dates from this period. Since 2002 the property is slowly being developed and becoming more and more present. It has become a little paradise although the garden and buildings are never finished. New ideas that reflect the lightness of […]

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Library

The library is located in the basement of the guest house. It consists of an extensive plant library and is open to the public. You are very welcome to visit or even supplement the library with donated books. If you would like to visit our library please let us know by email or phone or […]

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Dead Hedges

Dead hedges or Benjes hedges are built out of dead wood, mostly thin shrubs like branches and twigs that are loosely collected in linear piles. They serve as protection from the wind, habitat for animals and prevent the soil from drying out. Seeds are distributed by the wind and bird droppings which over time create […]

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Stable

The stable with the green roof is home to our flock of runner ducks. In winter it sometimes houses the donkeys, sheep and goats and the goats love to climb its roof.The stable with the green roof is home to our flock of runner ducks. In winter it sometimes houses the donkeys, sheep and goats […]

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Heaven and Hell

“To heaven you can fly… to hell you have to crawl.” This is what’s written on the doors of the outdoor toilets in our landscape park. Choose between the open-air toilet heaven and the cave-like hell.Heaven and hell are hidden well, but you can find them when you are in the bamboo garden.”To heaven you can […]

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Apple Shower

Between the house and the round vegetable bed there is an apple tree and underneath the tree an outdoor shower that can also be used by two people. The adjoining flower bed was planted with different ornamental grasses.Between the house and the round vegetable bed there is an apple tree and underneath the tree an […]

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Hobbit Cave

A hobbit cave is a comfortable dwelling that blends nicely into the landscape. From a distance you would think it is just an overgrown hill and only on closer inspection you will recognize the typical round door. The hobbit cave in the hill is designed as a steam bath. Rocks are heated with a wood […]

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Vegetable Cultivation

In the northern part of the property there are big vegetable beds for the cultivation of organic vegetables of all kinds as well as an herb garden. Sage, rosemary, nasturtium and the fragrant Artemisia douglasiana, also known as dream plant, grow here. The scent of their blossoms attracts many bees and butterflies.  Further east you […]

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