A city garden where you can breathe deeply

The goal for this beautiful city garden was to create something small and perfectly formed – an oasis for our client. The design concept was centred around the existing, beloved trees.

A complex design involving plants of varying heights helped shield this patch of nature from its surroundings, making it appear as large as possible.

Greywacke was chosen as the natural stone. This garden project was all about being environmentally friendly – sustainability through natural, durable and value enhancing materials.

Due to the number of existing and new woody plants, there are now always shady spots in the garden. The temperature is, therefore, pleasant even at the height of summer. The fine dust from the urban environment is also wonderfully captured by the plants and does not get into the house.

Impressively sized rhododendron

Greywacke, the natural stone of the city garden

Sustainability with a focus on the garden

“This project is an example of how to successfully upgrade urban spaces with lots of greenery. Our client chose not to build a new house with a large underground garage, instead renovating the older house and, through our garden design, gave the existing trees a new lease of life.”

Peter Berg

Straight paths next to naturally planted beds

Greening a confined space

Large, custom-made anthracite-coloured metal tubs were placed on the sides of the house, to create more room for plants. There were no flower beds. The existing yew hedge was trimmed and shaped, and yew hedges were used in the front garden as a privacy screen and to break up the space.

A green oasis in the city

“A quality of life has been achieved in this place in the city that is rarely found elsewhere.”

Peter Berg

Project details

Garden dimensions
690m2

Natural stone
Greywacke from a regional quarry

Tree nursery
Baumschule Katharina von Ehren

Planting
Combination of beautiful plants and new trees, ferns and perennials

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