European Garden Heritage Network
The European Garden Heritage Network (European Garden Network, EGHN for short) is a partnership of government organizations, tourism agencies, non-profit associations, regional municipal associations, foundations and other garden owners with the aim of promoting the preservation of parks , gardens and green spaces. The regions of Ostwestfalen-Lippe , Münsterland , Ruhrgebiet and Rhineland (all North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany), Pays de la Loire (France), Somerset , Surrey and Cheshire (all three England) have developed a garden route on which gardens and Botanical gardens are to be visited. New routes in West Flanders (Belgium) and the Dutch province of Limburg were presented to the public in May 2008. In June 2009 a route was added in the North Hesse region and in spring 2015 another route in Brittany . A total of around 190 parks and gardens from 14 European countries are partners in the EGHN, as individual parks and gardens can also become partners.
The EGHN was launched in 2003 as part of INTERREG III B NWE (North West Europe), a joint initiative of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The project sponsor is the independent foundation under civil law, Center for Garden Art and Landscape Culture, Stiftung Schloss Dyck in Jüchen .
Stations
North Rhine-Westphalia
The area is divided into the regions Münsterland , Ruhrgebiet , Rhineland and Ostwestfalen-Lippe .
Münsterland
- Botanical Garden Munster
- Rüschhaus House and Hülshoff Castle , Havixbeck
- Hovestadt Castle Garden , Lippetal
- Renaissance zoo at Raesfeld Castle
- Nordkirchen Castle Park
- Oelde Four Seasons Park
- District teaching garden Steinfurt
- Steinfurter Bagno
- Saline Park Rheine
- Anholt Castle Landscape , Isselburg
- House Welbergen
Ruhr area
- North Star Park Gelsenkirchen
- Botanical Garden Rombergpark Dortmund
- Landscape Park Duisburg-Nord
- Garden of Remembrance Duisburg
- Revierpark Vonderort Oberhausen
- House Ripshorst Oberhausen
- Grugapark Essen
- Villa Huegel in Essen
- Bochum City Park
- Hoheward - The landscape park
- Maximilian Park Hamm
Rhineland
- Garden Art Route between the Rhine and Maas
- Flora Cologne
- Neuland-Park Leverkusen
- Clever garden landscape
- Drachenburg Castle Park , Koenigswinter
- Kamp monastery garden
- House Esters / House Lange Krefeld
- Nordpark Düsseldorf
- Benrath Palace Düsseldorf
- Friedestrom Park
- Wassenberg garden park
- Dyck Jüchen Castle Park
- Museum Insel Hombroich Neuss
- Rückriem artist garden
- Castle park Augustusburg / Falkenlust Brühl
- Drachenburg Castle Koenigswinter
- Lousberg Aachen
- Hardt plant / Wuppertal Botanical Garden
- Wuppertal Zoological Garden
- Barmer facilities Wuppertal
- Waldfrieden Wuppertal Sculpture Park
- Müngsten Bridge Park Solingen
Ostwestfalen-Lippe
- Bad Driburg spa gardens
- Bad Oeynhausen spa gardens
- Bad Salzuflen spa gardens
- Gutspark Böckel in Rödinghausen
- Dalheim Monastery , Lichtenau
- Detmold palace garden
- City park and botanical garden Gütersloh
- Flora Westfalica and Rheda Castle Park , Rheda-Wiedenbrück
- Neuhaus Castle Park , Paderborn
- Wendlinghausen Castle Park , Dörentrup
North Hesse
- Wilhelmshöhe Park and Karlsaue State Park , Kassel
- Sababurg Castle Garden , Hofgeismar
- Bad Hersfeld spa gardens
- Bad Wildungen spa gardens
- Haydau Castle Park , Morschen
- Wilhelmsthal Palace Park , Calden
- Escheberg Manor Park , Zierenberg
- Rauischholzhausen Castle Park , Ebsdorfergrund
- Helmert private garden, Wehretal- Hoheneiche
European garden award
The EGHN has been awarding the "European Garden Prize" every year since 2010.
The 2010 award winners were:
- Best Development of a Historic Park or Garden Category: Trentham Gardens in Stoke-on-Trent , United Kingdom
- Category "Innovative concept or design of a contemporary park or garden": MFO Park in Zurich, Switzerland
- Category “Special Prize of the Schloss Dyck Foundation”: Foundation for Historical Gardens in Lower Saxony, Germany
- "International EGHN Prize" category: High Line in New York, USA
The 2011 winners were:
- Category “Best development of a historical park or garden”: Villa Ottolenghi in Acqui Terme , Italy
- Innovative concept or design of a contemporary park or garden category: Jupiter Artland near Edinburgh , UK
- Category “Special Prize from the Dyck Castle Foundation”: Arley Hall and Gardens in Northwich , Cheshire , Great Britain
The 2012 winners were:
- "Best development of a historical park or garden" category: Egeskov Castle Park , Denmark
- Category “Innovative concept or design of a contemporary park or garden”: Berges du Rhône in Lyon , France
- Category “Special Prize from the Schloss Dyck Foundation”: Porcinai Association and Archive in Florence , Italy
The 2013 winners were:
- "Best development of a historical park or garden" category: Monserrate Park in Sintra , Portugal
- Innovative concept or design of a contemporary park or garden category: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London , Great Britain
- Category “Special Prize from the Dyck Castle Foundation”: Realdania Foundation in Copenhagen , Denmark
The 2014 award winners were:
- "Best Development of a Historic Park or Garden" category: The Lost Gardens of Heligan in Pentewan , United Kingdom
- Category "Innovative concept or design of a contemporary park or garden": Zukunftspark Killesberg in Stuttgart , Germany
- Category “Special Prize from the Schloss Dyck Foundation”: Noah's Ark Association in Schiltern , Austria
- "Large-scale green concept" category: National Urban Parks in Finland
The 2015 award winners were:
- "Best further development of a historical park or garden" category: Herrenhausen Gardens in Hanover , Germany
- Category “Innovative concept or design of a contemporary park or garden”: Parc Clichy-Batignolles - Martin-Luther-King in Paris , France
- Category “Special Prize from the Schloss Dyck Foundation”: Association of the Hermannshof Exhibition and Viewing Garden in Weinheim , Germany
- "Large-scale green concept" category: "Green Malmö" in Malmö , Sweden
The 2016 award winners were:
- Best Development of a Historic Park or Garden Category: Hestercombe Gardens in Taunton , United Kingdom
- Category “Innovative concept or design of a contemporary park or garden”: Lorsch Abbey in Lorsch , Germany
- Category “Special Prize from the Dyck Castle Foundation”: Ballymaloe Cookery School in Shanagarry , Ireland
- "Large-scale green concept" category: Emscher Landscape Park in the Ruhr area , Germany
Web links
- EGHN website (ECMAScript / JavaScript required)