The English Garden

Gardening is one of the greatest passions of the British. The first British landscape parks were created as early as the 18^th century. Instead of the strictly geometrical forms of the then prevailing baroque, they were inspired by the idyllic wilderness of landscape painting. Over a total of 6,000 hilly square metres, you’ll find extensive meadows, a fruit tree grove, a rose garden, perennial beds and a vegetable garden. By the way, the vegetable garden is best visited just after harvest time: For a small donation, you can export vegetables from there straight into your home saucepan.

There was a long way to go before all those involved in the planning of the garden came to a common denominator. On the occasion of the 30^th anniversary of the Marzahn-Hellersdorf district, its partner city of Halton presented the Gärten der Welt with the first draft for the English Garden. Initially, however, a suitable location could not be found and 500 square metres were considered insufficient. As a result, it was decided to hold a contest which was won by Austin-Smith: Lord of Manchester. During the decision phase, Halton’s garden manager provided the main arguments for today's cottage garden. The garden was opened in 2017 as part of the IGA Berlin.