The romantic cottage garden

On approx. 500m ² this romantic farmer's garden was created.
Only the suitable green lends grace and dignity to the old building.

Rich is he who has a garden". is an old proverb. Who has not dreamed of a little paradise in a rural idyll, away from the hustle and bustle and the worries of the big city? But what is the secret of such a garden?
The answer is: it is the same phenomenon that Italian cities have in common. Their attractive effect results from their morbid charm. A mixture of patina and the famous ravages of time that gnaw at the old structures give them their special character that is so attractive to the eye of the beholder. In this garden, building and green structures blend naturally into one. Ivy, which has taken possession of the façade, enmeshes the window openings with their wooden shutters. A border of boxwood and hydrangeas forms the transition to a path paved with old natural stones, which leads to another border with boxwood and all kinds of perennials. In the middle of the flower border is a round stone trough that was once used for making sauerkraut. Today it serves as an eye-catcher in the form of a fountain surrounded by a rusty pavilion overgrown with climbing plants. The plants are deliberately given a certain amount of leeway. Only if the urge to spread is too great does the gardener have to intervene. Catmint, verbena, phlox, cranesbill, bergenia, grasses, old rose varieties, to name but a few, provide a balanced, varied and colourful mix that transforms the garden from March to October into a romantic place of contemplation and serenity. Evergreen box hedges and box balls make the arrangement attractive even in winter.