The Gardens

The park's gardens include the Japanese Garden with its clipped hedges and the tea pavilion as well as the romantic rose garden with over 300 different varieties. The botanical garden with the tropical greenhouses is an attraction for plant lovers like the alpine garden with mountain flowers, mosses and lichens.

The Japanese Garden was designed in 1988 by landscape architect Yoshikuni Araki according to strict guidelines and is the largest of its kind in Europe. At the centre is a lake and an authentic rustic Japanese tea house has stood on its shores since 1990. Classic tea ceremonies are celebrated here from May to September. Similarly, you can participate in workshops on Japanese calligraphy, attend taiko drum workshops or learn about Japanese perfume ceremonies.

The rose garden is laid out in what is known as the "classical style". About 300 different varieties of roses are planted here including historic roses, shrub and wild roses, climbing roses and hybrid teas. Various arches and corners for sitting round off the ensemble. At the centre there is a pavilion where you can learn about different varieties of rose and their care during the summer season.

In the centre of the park is a tropical greenhouse complex. The greenhouses were opened for the 1963 IGA - the special features of the support structure allow the interiors to be clear of structural elements at a maximum height of 13 m. The complex is divided into five areas by plant groups and habitats and is a listed building - as are the adjacent Mediterranean terraces.