Bauerngarten (farmhouse garden)
The classic German kitchen-and-flower garden.
The Bauerngarten is a traditional German garden where vegetables, herbs and flowers grow side by side in geometric beds, usually around a central path or feature. Productive and pretty in equal measure, it is framed by a low hedge or picket fence.
Key features
- ✓Symmetric beds around a central path, rondel or feature
- ✓Vegetables, herbs and cut flowers mixed together
- ✓Low boxwood edging or a simple picket fence
- ✓Hardy cottage perennials and climbing roses
Colour palette
Cheerful mixed colours with plenty of fresh green.
Materials
Boxwood edging, gravel or brick paths, timber fencing.
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