A monastery garden for all the senses – design of the Arenberg Monastery park

Since 2015, Peter Berg has been entrusted with redesigning various parts of the monastery’s park. The project is also particularly close to the heart of his business partner, Susanne Förster. In addition to managing the project during construction work, she also enjoys privately visiting the monastery’s vitality centre.

In the areas redesigned by GartenLandschaft, visitors and residents of the monastery are now able to get even closer to nature. New seating was created for the monastery café. Between the rocks, shrubs and trees, these islands have become protected pockets of nature where personal conversations can take place.

Stone steps in the herb garden

Klosteranlage Arenberg, Koblenz

“There was such a special atmosphere during the design of the park at the monastery, and we were able to experience the extremely warm and cosmopolitan hospitality of the Benedictine sisters.”

Susanne Förster

Café in the park, an island retreat between rocks and plants

Planning of the monastery site in 5 construction phases

Monastery café garden – a place to linger

The boules court is a meeting place, where workshops and events are also held

A selection of the materials used in the monastery garden

Perennials
Phlox, cranesbill, calamint and gaura

Grasses
Tufted hair grass and Miscanthus

Trees
Persian ironwood and pride of India

Natural stone blocks
560 tonnes greywacke

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