24,172 views
Five tips on where you can experience the splendour of flowers in summer and get lots of great ideas for your own garden. In the wine-growing town of Kapellen-Drusweiler, there are hundreds of roses in the Rosengarten vineyard. They are looked after by the cultural association, which once a year organizes a musical hike for all the senses with wine, snacks and roses. Accompanied by a real violinist. Gardeners on the island of Mainau give tips for a flowering garden. Whether roses, dahlias or perennials, the Lake Constance island offers “Be a Mainau gardener for once” and you can get expert advice from the professionals. Thousands of gigantic rhododendrons blooming in all colors can be admired in the Jansen family's Rhododendron Park in Karlsbad. Rhododendrons are undemanding and only need slightly acidic soil. During the flowering period in May and June, there are guided tours with lots of tips. Herb expert Regina Binkele from Haßmersheim knows which flowers are suitable for the plate. Once a month she serves a breakfast with edible flowers. For example, poppy flowers are filled with broccoli cream, rose petals are made into a spread and mallows are used to top off a herbal smoothie. Summers are getting hotter and rainfall is poorly distributed. The Nachtigallenhof in Wallertheim has an answer to the climate with its drought-resistant plants. The rule is: if you plant the right plant in the right place, you don't need to water it. Chapter marks 00:00 Intro: On the way to the island of Mainau on Lake Constance 01:31 Hike for all the senses on the rose garden hiking trail in Kapellen-Drusweiler, Palatinate 07:33 Tips from the Mainau gardener: How to prune roses 09:04 Guided tour of the Jansen Rhododendron Park in Karlsbad 16:11 Breakfast with edible flowers from herbalist Regina Binkele, Haßmersheim 23:11 Drought-tolerant plants in the Nachtigallenhof, Wallertheim 29:26 Outro