Gardens without limits
Gardens without Borders is a tourism project in the triangle of Saarland , Lorraine and Luxembourg , which has been presenting historical restored gardens from different eras or particularly successful current themed gardens across borders and thus connected to the European idea since November 1998 .
Participating plants
- In Luxemburg:
- Baroque garden and herb garden at the castle in Schengen
- In Germany:
- Roman gardens of the Villa Borg in Perl
- Dagstuhl Castle Garden
- Farm garden of the folklore and open-air museum Roscheider Hof in Konz
- Garden of the Senses in Merzig
- Renaissance garden in Nennig
- Baroque garden ground floor of the Palais von Nell in Perl
- Farm garden in Tünsdorf ( Mettlach )
- Perennial garden in Weiskirchen
- Garden of Encounters in Hilhaben (near Merzig)
- Bürgerpark in Besseringen
- Garden of Arts at the Museum Schloss Fellenberg in Merzig
- Parish garden of St. Peter in Merzig
- Cottage garden of the museum in "Haus Saargau" in Gisingen
- Forest garden of the hunting lodge in Karlsbrunn
- Four Seasons Park, Losheim reservoir
- Saar Garden in Beckingen
- In France:
- Garden of Peace in Bitche
- Garden of Awakening in Pange
- Garden of native plants in Scy-Chazelles at the home of the European politician Robert Schuman
- Garden of Taste in Laquenexy
- Meadow park in Grange Castle in Manom
- Garden of the old earthenware factories in Sarreguemines
Garden pictures
Garden of the Senses in Merzig
arena
bird
Flowers
Hollow stone
Sound mill
For the little ones"
stone
The garden of the senses in Merzig consists of eleven "garden rooms" connected by paths. These are separated from each other by hornbeams . You can see water, gravel and touch gardens. A playground has been set up for children, and there are also child-friendly gardens.
Project funding
The Merzig-Wadern district , the Moselle département in Metz and the Luxembourg Congrégation St. Elisabeth , owner of the Hotel-Schloss in Schengen , with partners and superior authorities are involved in the project. The project is supported by the employment agencies and especially with the assumption of half of the costs from EU structural funds in the Interreg II and III program . On the German side, the lead is the CEB (Christian Adult Education) training center in Merzig .
The project conception and the design of the gardens were carried out by the Saarland garden planner, Hella Kreiselmeyer, who, according to her own description, acquired her specialist knowledge in this area by herself. After research by the Saarland Audit Office of the Saarland in 2007, she and the project sponsors came under public pressure. The Court of Auditors objected to the budget being exceeded by EUR 2.75 million. Those responsible for the project were accused of paying excessive fees in the order of over 100,000 euros. In this context, a possible amalgamation of her husband, Michael Kreiselmeyer (CDU), the district administrator of the Merzig-Wadern district at the time, was discussed in public.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Jungmann: Millions in the sand. Court confirms a waste of money for the project "Gardens without Borders" . In: Saarbrücker Zeitung , January 18, 2008
literature
- Garden Tour 2008: On the way to Germany's palaces, parks and gardens . Labhard, 2008, ISBN 978-3-939142-24-9 .
- Ronald Clark, Angelika Weißmann: Garden Travel Guide 2004/2005, 400 private and 900 public gardens and parks in Germany . Callwey Verlag, 2005, ISBN 978-3-7667-1644-6 .
- Hella Kreiselmeyer, Ulrike Heffinger, Winfried Götzinger: Gardens without limits . Gollenstein, 2004, ISBN 978-3-935731-61-4 .