On 7th March the German Garden Book Prize was awarded for the 20th time. During the two-day jury meeting, a high-calibre panel of experts judged over 110 books submitted by publishers.

We are delighted that our book ‘Bergstyle – Garden Design inspired by Pückler’ was honoured. With the second place in the category ‘Best Illustrated Book’ we are now presenting our latest book. Prince Pückler’s design principles are explained and related to today’s garden design. Using the elements of nature, a sustainable garden design is created. Impressively photographed by Ferdinand Graf Luckner, Peter Berg’s garden design is captured in 10 contemporary gardens.

We would like to thank the organisers and the expert jury for the award. Find all our literature in the shop.

Your prospects: Learning at a high level

Do you enjoy working with natural stone and plants and working in nature? Then you’ve come to the right place. We offer you a varied and exciting apprenticeship in which you will learn to build, plant and maintain exclusive gardens based on practical experience and plans. As an apprentice landscape gardener at GartenLandschaft®, you will be there when huge specimen trees are planted in landscapes designed by us. You will learn how to cut hedges to perfection and accompany the entire process of a garden construction site. You will work hand in hand with our master craftsmen and learn how our projects are developed. On site, you will prepare the ground by hand and with machines, build walls, terraces and paths and ensure the right planting. You will be part of a competitive team that takes pleasure in creating beautiful gardens for private and corporate clients.

Your profile: Nature lover with sporting ambition

Building gardens is not just a job for us, it’s a passion. To learn this profession, it is very important that you enjoy working outdoors, are interested in plants and are enthusiastic about building and developing in maintenance.You should also have a strong team spirit, as you will often be travelling and working together with your colleagues.We are open to new ideas when selecting our employees.Career changers with an enthusiasm for nature, an interest in practical tasks and a love of physical work are just right for us.

What you can expect: Professionalism and special garden design

We offer you an extremely professional working environment with structured working methods and high-quality tools. You will be involved in unusual assignments and work in interdisciplinary teams.We also offer opportunities for further training.

Our company: With our gardens we create values for generations.

GartenLandschaft Peter Berg is an outstanding, family-run company for natural garden design specialising in hillside gardens.We plan and build customised gardens and outdoor facilities for private and corporate use. We mainly work with high-quality natural stone. Thanks to the high proportion of plants in our gardens, together we make a valuable ecological contribution. We also support the long-term development of projects with garden maintenance.

We would be happy to invite you to a trial training session at one of our two locations in southern Germany or NRW. Our partners Daniel Pässler, Paul Heidt and Tim Vennemann look forward to getting to know you.

A number of innovative garden and landscape projects were honoured at the annual SGD Awards ceremony held on the 7th of February. Peter Berg Garden Design won the prestigious SGD Award 2025 in the “International Residential Landscapes & Gardens” category with the project “Set in Stone”.

National (UK) and international entrants were honoured in 21 different categories. The SGD is committed to excellence in garden design and celebrates this in a special setting in London. The evening is not only an awards ceremony, but also an opportunity to network and gain inspiration from the greats of garden design. In addition to the Grand Award for Sarah Eberle, Dan Pearson was honoured with the the “Lifetime Achievement Award”. His contribution to garden and landscape design is nothing short of extraordinary. Dan’s intuitive approach to the natural environment has not only transformed countless landscapes, but has redefined the way we think about the relationship between design and nature.

Our team, led by Peter Berg, impressed the judges with the ‘Set in Stone’ project, a garden on the Moselle River. The distinguished jury praised our “masterful use of materials” and the “skilful design” of the garden, which blends harmoniously into the surrounding Moselle cultural landscape.

Fire, the winter element in our natural gardens. Whether it is a fire bowl or a fixed fireplace in natural stone, there is a place to linger in our gardens even in winter. A play of light and moving flames adds a special atmosphere to our timeless garden design.

At the same time, winter brings with it important tasks. Depending on the type of tree and its growth target, it may need to be pruned. It is also the most important time for planting trees and shrubs. Unlike container trees, which are planted all year round, we can transplant specimen trees of impressive size in winter. As soon as the tree world goes dormant, our work begins.

In our shop you will find the latest book by Peter Berg Bergstyle – inspired by Pückler.

An excursion into the parks of the “green prince” and the application of his design principles in private gardens. A particular theme is the use of solitary trees and shrubs as space-creating design elements.

Our goal is to be among the best. We compete with unique projects, but we also want to be among the best as a training company within the gardening and landscaping industry. For a joint “training week” in the mountains, we were able to visit the Tauplitzalm (Austria) with the entire team.

Accompanied by Tobias Angerer as our cross-country skiing coach for the first few days, we had an enthusiastic start. This was followed by an exciting day with Felix Gottwald. Personal impulses and motivation – Felix inspires! We were able to reflect, set goals and see how we can help each other in process. Finally, there was a lively exchange with our management consultant Ansgar Lienert. A look at the gardening and landscaping industry, our company, personality profiles and inspiring one-to-one discussions rounded off the week at Hierzeggers.

The Tauplitzalm is not just a wonderful place for cross-country skiing. The Alps inspire our work and the seclusion in the mountains gives us peace and quiet and the framework to set new goals for the year ahead.

We are looking forward to 2025 and are grateful for a blessed and unique coaching week on the Tauplitzalm.

For many garden lovers, autumn is one of the most beautiful times of the year. In Japan, too, autumn is one of the most popular times to visit, alongside the cherry blossom season. The ‘Kōyō’ (the sight of autumn leaves) is celebrated in the garden and landscape.

When designing the parks, Prince Pückler placed particular emphasis on integrating the colours and character of the seasons into his landscapes. Trees with interesting autumn colours were placed in special locations in the park, creating a unique effect.

Autumn colour also plays an important role in the design of our gardens and the selection of our trees and shrubs. Individual trees and shrubs become the protagonists of the garden. Red colouring combined with shades of yellow and brown against a backdrop of green grasses develops into a golden yellow landscape in which the extravagant tree structures become increasingly visible.

In our park at the Augustinum, a very special tree is shining in unique splendour this season: the amber tree (Liquidambar styraciflua). At first, its leaves begin to turn a soft yellow, but as the months go by, the colour intensifies until it turns a bright red to pink.

This way to the video of the park at the Augustinum

We have been nominated for this year’s SGD Award in the “International Residential Landscape & Garden” category with our project “Set in Stone”. The award ceremony will take place in London on February 7th, 2025.

The SGD Award, presented by the “Society of Garden Designers”, took place for the first time in 2012. Projects by Christopher Bradley-Hole, Robert Myers and Dan Pearson are among the winners of the previous awards ceremonies. The SGD (Society of Garden Designers) is the only professional association for garden designers, and our many national and international Members represent the very best of the industry. Since 1981, we have been championing excellence in garden design, and supporting our Members to train, work, develop and continually maintain the highest standards.

Photos: Marianne Majerus
Video: Steven Altig

Honest, natural and sustainable materials play a big part in our work. Natural stone and high-quality plants are the fundamental elements in our gardens. There are endless uses for natural stone, it lasts for decades and becomes more and more valuable over the years, which is what makes it so special. We personally select the stones we use from reputable quarries. Thanks to his many years of working with this material, Peter Berg has built strong relationships with companies that produce the highest quality natural stones.

Good garden design starts with a good structure. Natural stone is ideal for creating different levels and surfaces, either by building dry stone walls or placing rocks in a particular way. The Japanese masters have perfected the art of free-standing stone placement, which we have further developed for use on a slope. Just like the individual instruments in an orchestra, each stone has a specific role to play, and they must be placed together to form a harmonious ensemble, says Peter Berg. A very beautiful addition, which complements free-standing stones, is the dry-stone wall, which is made without cement or mortar. This traditional craft is equally at home in modern architecture as it is in mature gardens. We recommend using greywacke or slate in the construction.

You can find various examples of natural stone in Peter Berg’s hillside garden