Bernese garden culture through the ages: a country garden at Ballenberg Swiss Open-Air Museum
Ballenberg
Bally (as in the shoes) Park in Schönenwerd, where industrial culture meets landscape gardening
Kantonale Denkmalpflege Solothurn
In the garden of painter Adolf Dietrich in Berlingen, canton Thurgau (drawing)
Adolf-Dietrich-Hans Berlingen
The English-style Adlergarten in Winterthur (as portrayed in 1840)
winbib
Secret garden between the city and the vineyards: Château Mercier in Siders
Fondation Château Mercier
The artist and his paradise: Château Le Paradou in Sierre
SBMA
Grounds of Villa d'Entremonts in Yverdon-les-Bains
Grand Hôtel des Bains, villa d`Entremonts
Orange plantation at Merian Gardens in Münchenstein, canton Basel Country
Christoph Merian Stiftung, Kathrin Schulthess
The Versailles of the Oberaargau region: Thunstetten castle
Schloss Thunstetten, Doris Kuert
The Japanese Garden in Interlaken, Bernese Oberland
Interlaken Tourismus
As cities become more densely settled, green spaces are gaining appreciation. Here are some of Switzerland’s loveliest oases.
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From Geneva to Lake Constance, from Basel to Ticino – Switzerland has numerous famous as well as secret gardens and parks which have various uses in their communities.
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