Hello lovelies!
I had fully intended to visit more gardens over the summer months, but then illness struck, leaving me with no choice but to stay home and recover. It's mid-October now, the flowers have long wilted and nature is preparing for the cold months. However, I did not want the year to end without having visited at least one garden in the area. Gut Heidefeld seemed like a good choice - their grounds were still open to the public at this time of year and there's a cute Café adjoining the garden. I'm always up for tea and cake!
Let's start with a little bit of history. The estate dates back to around 1811 and it was initially used as a residential castle with the surrounding grounds mainly used for agricultural purposes. Fast forward to 2010, when a local family acquired the estate of Heidefeld along with the land. The family roused it from its slumber, and with great attention to detail, transformed it into the beautiful gem it is today.
The garden contains an enormous variety of trees, flowers, plants and herbs - my head kept swiveling from one to the next - a few of them familiar, but some I had never seen nor heard of before. I took a ton of photos and will share these across several posts. I hope you will join me for a virtual walk.
Amazingly these gorgeous roses were still blooming.
It was sunny but quite chilly on this day. The leaves have already turned orange and brown or have fallen off. It was very quiet and peaceful here at the fountain.
The entire garden is interspersed with sculptures by local artisan Wilhelm Bollwerk. A nice surprise when you discover them among the plants and trees!
These are "Garden Guardians"
Sometimes it pays to look down.
There were plenty of benches or chairs to sit and just soak in the surroundings.
I did not see many birds, but I did spot this owl sculpture.
The walk isn't over yet, but I will pause here, as I feel I have already posted way too many pictures. I hope you enjoyed them so far. See you next time and have a wonderful day!
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12 comments:
Danke für diesen wundervollen Ausflug ins Gut Heidefels, ich bin so begeistert was du alles gesehen hast dort mit den tollen Skulpuren und Blumen und den Wasservogel , diese versteckten Ecken und mit den herbstlichen Eindruck wirkst es so romantisch! Danke für die Erklärung dazu es ist spannend!Ich freue mich schon auf die nächsten Fotos davon!
Hab ein schönes Herbstwochenende!
Lieben Gruss Elke
Danke liebe Elke. Ich sortiere noch die Fotos ;-)
What a beautiful garden this is. Those garden guardians are awesome. Looks like there is so much to see here. I look forward to seeing more of your pictures from the visit.
I thought so too, Ann :)
What a gorgeous garden! I enjoyed each and every one of your photos. All the features I love, including beautiful flowers, sculptures, water feature, lots of benches and seating areas. And what an amazing topiary rabbit (although I'm wondering if it's more of a sculpture and not real foliage?)
Debra, there were several animals like this - they had a sign on them. Yes, I guess they are a type of sculpture :)
Liebe Duni,
wie schön, dass es nun doch noch mit einem Gartenbesuch geklappt hat. Auch wenn der Sommer längst vorbei ist, hat so ein Garten im Herbst seinen ganz eigenen Reiz. Die letzten Rosen zwischen all den herbstlichen Farben sind dabei fast wie ein kleines Geschenk.
Gut Heidefeld scheint ein wunderbarer Ort zum langsamen Schlendern und Entdecken zu sein. Besonders gut gefallen mir die Skulpturen, die ganz selbstverständlich zwischen Pflanzen und Bäumen auftauchen. Gerade solche Dinge, die man nicht schon von weitem sieht, machen einen Garten für mich interessant. Man muss eben manchmal genauer hinschauen und, wie du so schön schreibst, gelegentlich auch nach unten.
Die alte Bank unter dem Baum gefällt mir ebenfalls sehr. Ich kann mir gut vorstellen, dort eine Weile zu sitzen und einfach die ruhige Herbststimmung zu genießen. Und wenn anschließend noch ein Café mit Tee und Kuchen wartet, ist der Gartenausflug eigentlich vollkommen. 😊
Ich freue mich schon auf die Fortsetzung deines Rundgangs und bin gespannt, was du zwischen all den Pflanzen noch entdeckt hast.
Liebe Grüße
Anette
How lucky you are so have a garden so lovely to be able to visit. It seems so serene and peaceful. A beautiful spot to reflect and relax.
Dear Duni, what glorious and stunning captures! What a beautiful garden! Thank you so much for sharing, and the rabbit is so cute!
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I could be happy wandering here. No doubt there are birds, butterflies and other insects to enliven the visit, and the fragrance at times must be very pleasing. Enjoy your Sunday!
Thank you, David!
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