The Open Gate in the rural district Peine

image author: Ralf Beimfohr

The Open Gate
in the rural district Peine

Organiser:
Agenda21-Office rural district Peine
Elke Kentner (Tel. 05171/401-294)

Garden culture in the private area - citizens in the rural district Peine open their gardens to the public to exchange experiences and give recommendations.



The Open Gate:
This description combines all actions, where garden owners allow other garden enthusiasts an insight into their private garden jewel. The passionate garden friend can meet with same-minded people for a personal and professional exchange. Here proud garden owners with long-time experiences present their well worth seeing results. One can enjoy and talk shop and receives in addition precious practical pointers and interesting suggestions for ones own garden.
Here are some examples:

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Count and Countess Hardenberg
Rittergut Schwicheldt
Am Gutshof 5
31226 Peine-Schwicheldt

Attention: not Hofschwicheldt but in the village of Schwicheldt a the B 65 Peine-Hanover
Listed estate facility from the 18th-century with ca. 1,5ha garden, which was new designed in the year 2000; Baroque rose and flower garden and landscaped garden.
Additional:
'The world of roses' – hints about historical, English and fragrant roses. Seminars 2pm and 4pm with practical examples (Company Historische Rosengärten/Hemmingen)
dendrologically guided tours through the tree population (E. Schmidt, Dr. R. Weidner)
'Plant motifs on porcelain' – porcelain painter Ilse Fricke exhibits.
'Restoration workshop Rittergut Schwicheldt'
is open to the public.
Coffee and cake in the Gutskeller (proceeds for family direct help 'farmers help farmers' at the former Yugoslavia) and products from the farmer's market Peine.

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Elke Kentner
Ellmerweg 7b
31224 Peine-Woltorf
05171/989803

Small garden at a semi-detached house (total plot size 320m²), straightforward and still with interesting details (pond, container plants).

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Irmgard und Karl-Heinz Hantelmann
Wikbildstr. 6
31246 Lahstedt-Münstedt
05172/8100

Farmstead with pottery and large country-style garden. There are several ponds on of them connected to a beck. One can see different seats (one of them a sunken one) and especially many rose species and climbers.

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Here one gets plenty of garden design suggestions.