Highlights

The third Appeltern Garden Festival
A street as a garden

Garden architects and designers were asked to submit ideas for and about the immediate living environment, and to present them if possible. We believe that innovative elements that stand out because of their design and artistic shape in particular, despite the fact that they are garden-related, can give information Gardenfestival 2012 a cultural value of their own. It makes a garden not merely an outdoor place, but an artistic expression as well.

The Discovery
We are laying out a playing and climbing route using only natural playing and climbing equipment. It contains elements that are deisgned to stimulate the senses. The opening of the Discovery will be during the Easter break. It is especially aimed at parents with young children ranging in age from 3 to 12.

Garden Advice Centre
There is a lot to do in the Garden Advice Centre this year. The Exclusively Selected Gardeners will be staffing the gardeners’ desk during the weekends. You can go to them with all your questions about your garden or design. They will also tell you everything about garden pleasure. Themes such as enjoying your terrace, pond, lawn or pruning will be highlighted in spring and autumn. The Garden Advice Centre also has a library, where you can read all about the cooperation between our gardeners and architects, as well as having a look at the various materials and construction items.

The National Fixed Plants Garden
Our National Fixed Plant Garden has made unbelievable progress. We are continuously amazed by how the fixed plants have expanded so quickly. The National Fixed Plant Garden was laid out in June last year and its borders are already producing the desired ‘wow’ effect. It will really become a colourful feast for the eyes in the summer!
You can download the maps of each border so that you can easily lay out a fixed plant border at home too.

Architects’ gardens
A number of gardens in our park were designed by well-known and less renowned garden architects and garden designers. These architects are the ‘special guest designers’ of De Tuinen van Appeltern.

Lounge gardens
Activities such as cooking and relaxing are increasingly done outdoors, and wellness is becoming more and more important too. An increasing number of garden owners have a sauna of their own with an outdoor shower, jacuzzi tub or swimming pool. Physical activity can be alternated with pleasant relaxation on the lounge couch, with a snack from the outdoor kitchen.
We have responded to this trend and laid out three XXL gardens. These gardens, also known as the lounge gardens, meet all contemporary requirements.

Trend gardens
Just as in previous years, the latest trends can be seen in our park this year too. Three colourful and ‘green’ gardens that fit in with contemporary developments and respond to what people in modern society want.