Gardens in Belgium:



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1. The Royal Greenhouses in Laeken.
2. Patricia van Roosmalen.
3. The Garden of Dina Deferme.
4. Mr. and Mrs. Cluyssen-Poelmans.
5. Kasteel Hex.
6. Alain Dor.
7. Erik and Lieve Hermans-Joachims.
8. The Garden of Jos van Vlierden.
9. Den Horst-The Garden of Agnes Gielens.
10. Orshof.
11. Vredehof.
12. 't Aerts Paradijs.
13. Castle and Gardens of Freyr.
14. De Schuur.
 15. De Hoge Roker.
16. De Groene Gedachte.
17. De Roobaard.
18. Fam. v.d. Caesbeek.
19. Les Déesses Vertes.
20. Fam. Horemans-Van De Velde.
21. Les Jardins d'Annevoie.
22. Nina Balthau.
23. Anneke Meinhardt.
24. Den Bosrand.
25. Johan Raps.
26. 't Zonhof.
27. Vic and Anne Janssen-Meyers.
28. Annie Meuwissen.
 29. Staf Timmers Beeldentuin.
30. De Dautenhof.
31. Indeherberg.
32. De Horne.
33. Kruidtuin.
34. Regina Huysmans.
35. Japanse Tuin Hasselt.
36. Hof aan de Buxusbeemden.
37. Tussen Bos en Vijvers.
38. Arendsnest.
39. 't Goede Gevoel.
40. De Wiedenhof.
41. Hr. en Mevr. Vandecruys.



1. The Royal Greenhouses in Laeken


The unique greenhouses from the Castle of Laeken were designed in 1873 by the architect
Alphonse Balat at the request of King Leopold II.
At the end of the 19th century the greenhouses were built in
a special construction of metal and glass.
It became a unique building of monumental pavilions, glass copulas and arcades.
When walking there, you can see long galleries with Pelargoniums,
Fuchsias, Hydrangeas, Azaleas and many tropical and subtropical plants and trees.
Among them are many rare plants and in the winter-garden the palmtrees
have developed into giant dimensions.
The greenhouses can be visited in the last week of April
and the first two weeks of May.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

The Royal Greenhouses of Laeken

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Photoalbum The Royal Greenhouses at Laeken.


2. The garden of Patricia van Roosmalen


The lay-out of this garden at Rekem, just across the
frontier near to Beek (The Netherlands) dates from the years sixty.
Immediately it is obvious that a profession woman could display
her inspiration in this garden of 2500 m2.
Soon her British origin was shown in the garden.
The garden is divided into several chambers.
E.g. a rose garden, an obelisk garden, a small orchard with rambler roses,
and borders in beautiful colourcombinations can be seen.
The path with on both sides big conifers reminds to
Barnsley House, the garden of thre late Mrs. Rosemary Verey.
Recently the garden is enlarged with a room in which
fixed tight lines with small water parties plays an are important role.
Usually the garden is opened in the first three weekends of Juni
or can be visited on appointment.

Address: St. Pieter 24,
3620-Rekem, België.
Tel. (00)32-89-714692.
No website available.

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For more images look at:
Photoalbum Patricia van Roosmalen.


3. The garden of Dina Deferme


Not far from Zolder in Stokrooi you can find the garden of Dina Deferme.
The garden covers 1 acre and is one of the
most visited private gardens in Belgium.
She is excellent in developing gardens and bringing colour to gardens.
In the year 1990 the garden construction was started around a restored farmer house.
The garden is divided into chambers and thus we can see here a natural pond,
a shadow-garden, a herb-garden as well as a garden in front of the house.
In each garden we see beautiful borders, nicely sorted on colour.
From the several chambers there is a magnificent view over the surrounding landscape.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

The garden of Dina Deferme

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Photoalbum Dina Deferme.


4. The garden of Mr. and Mrs. Cluyssen-Poelmans


This garden is situated in a quiet area of the village of Houthalen.
Something marvellous was created on a surface of 2500 m2.
Without a doubt, the garden can described as very attractive and romantic.
Every chamber in this garden has his own theme, like a box garden in baroque style,
a flower garden, a pond garden, a bonsai garden and a rose garden.
The garden was designed very tastefully is well maintained.
All in all surely a visit worth.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Romantic gardens in Limburg

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Photoalbum Cluyssen-Poelmans.


5. Château Hex


This château in the province of Limburg was built in the 18th century.
It was built by Count Charles-François de Velbrück.
The château is surrounded by 12 acres of formal gardens,
inspired from the French garden style, amongst which a rose garden,
a Chinese garden, as well as a vegetable garden.
When you love French style-gardens, this is the place to be.
The landscape park is inspired by Capability Brown and the collection of
old and botanic roses was built by the late Countess Michel d'Ursel
and is famous all over the world.
In the formal garden there is a French garden, a rosary,
a Chinese garden, the Prince's garden and a vegetable garden.
Every year, in the second weekend of June the gardens are open to the public.
These days are called "The Festival of Plants".
There are exhibitions, demonstrations and lectures by professionals
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Château Hex

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6. Alain Dor


This garden of about 1/2 an acre was almost completely renewed in the years ninety.
The garden is divided into several chambers by high hedges.
From the house there is a nice view on the apple trees, rose borders and box hedges.
Other rooms are more closed the the eyes.
We find there a herb garden, a white garden, a round garden,
a rose garden, a water garden and a farmer garden.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Alain Dor

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7. The garden of Erik and Lieve Hermans-Joachims


This 2200 m2. garden we find in Heusden-Zolder.
The garden was designed to own insight and became realized bit by bit.
So there is now a vegetable garden, a herb garden and a rose garden.
These three gardens are bordered by hedges of box in different patterns.
In the borders many perennials are on colour and in the garden
there are two ponds and several nice seats.
Against the walls there is a beautiful combination of roses and clematises.
The whole was designed very tastefully.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Hermans

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8. The garden of Jos van Vlierden


In this garden of 3500 m2 situated in Sint-Huibrechts-Lille we see in front of the house
and behind the house a formal garden with a lot of Buxus and yews.
Roses and perennials are in fixed structures.
Behind the formal garden there is an English garden around a pond.
From this garden one has a nice view over the landscape behind..
The combination of the two gardens is beautiful and it's not surprising that
Mr. van Vlierden won gold in the year 1999 in the competition
"Garden-designer of the year", category gardens larger than 1000 m2.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Jos van Vlierden

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9. Den Horst-The garden of Agnes Gielens.


This garden at Retie covers 3500 m2.
Agnes Gielens started the lay-out of her garden at the beginning of the years ninety.
She created this garden by herself without any help.
The borders have colour during the complete year.
In the garden there are about 2500 different kind of flowers.
There are many roses, clematises and hydrangea's.
Also we see campsis and cisterias and spread over the garden we find
corners with seats and decorations.
Two ponds with relevant plants complete the garden.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Den Horst

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10. Orshof.


The name Orshof is composed from the names Yvo and Iselle van Orshoven.
They bought in 1974 an old farm with 1 acre of land.
The name of the 100 years old farm was changed into "Orshof".
From 1980 up to 1984 the farm was restored.
After the restoration the gardens were created.
The garden became divided in several rooms with borders selected on colour.
Later on new buildings were built in the style of the old farm.
Also the gardens were enlarged and several ponds were added.
Together with Elisabeth de Lestrieux new gardens were created.
Besides English flower gardens you find nowadays nice terraces,
a leaf contrast garden, a box meadow, a vegetable garden, an orchard and a herb garden.
In the orangery or at the terraces a very good lunch or dinner will be served.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Orshof

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11. Vredehof


A garden from about 2,5 acres at Nijlen, not far from the town of Lier.
Fernand Geyselings is the creator of this beautiful spring garden.
You can safely call it the mini Keukenhof.
Just by himself he changed a jungle into a garden, of which he can be very proud.
Many trees were cut down and a lot of soil improvement was done.
Now there are about 180.000 spring bulbs to be seen of which 85.000 are tulips,
there are also 43.000 daffodils, 9.000 hyacinths and several other kind of bulbs.
All this you can see in a park below trees, between shrubs and grass.
Everywhere there are seats, where you can enjoy the many beautiful flowers.
The garden can be visited from March 21 till the end of April
and looks at its best in the middle of april.
After closing the garden at the first day af May Fernand is working in the garden
all the year round to bring it in an optimal condition for the next year.
The garden is closed since 2010.

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For more images look at:
Photoalbum Vredehof.


12. 't Aerts Paradijs


This is the garden from Evarist Aerts.
He created a beautiful water garden with the size of 1/4 acre.
The name "Aerts Paradijs" (Paradise of Aerts) is very well choosen.
The garden is really a paradise on earth, this garden.
In 1987 Evarist started to create his first pond alongside his house.
The garden was extended again and again and nowadays the water garden
has four big and three smaller ponds.
Winding paths and many colourful borders take care of a beautiful scenery.
The colours in the garden are very well considered.
A number of rockeries and waterfalls complete this garden.
In spring the rhododendrons and in the summer many borders are flowering.
Due to circumstances the garden is closed.

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Photoalbum 't Aerts Paradijs


13. Castle and Gardens of Freyr.


The castle and the gardens are situated in the valley of the river Meuse, near Dinant.
The present shape of the castle and the gardens were designed
in the beginning of the 17th century.
In the middle of the 18th century the castle and the gardens were beautified
to serve as summer residence for the family of Beaufort-Spontin.
In 1760 the Renaissance gardens was re-drawn in a classical style.
Starting in 1770 the garden was extended with a Belvédère.
In the garden there are growing a large number of orange trees, that are about 350 years old.
In winter, these trees are kept in the oldest orangery of The Netherlands.
The garden in the style of Le Nôtre has mazes of hornbeam with a length of 6 km.
From the other bank of the river Meuse one has a beautiful view over the gardens.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Castle and Gardens of Freyr.

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14. De Schuur.


De Schuur is the garden of Mrs. Verbiest-Dekker in the village of Zelzate.
The garden was initiated in 1980.
A meadow and a orchard were transformed into a garden with plenty of shrubs,
flowers and roses, which were used to make bouquets..
The roses and the fruit trees are a spectacular view.
Mrs. Verbiest plays an important role at organisations,
that apply themselves to open private gardens to the public.
No website available.
Address: St. Stevenstraat 28C
Zelzate-België.
tel. (00)32-93427464.
Opening hours: 3th and 4th weekend of June and for groups by appointment.

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15. De Hoge Roker.


Ann de Witte is an interior decorator and flower arranger.
This is also the starting-point for her garden.
The garden is an old orchard met many walnuts against mosquitos.
In spring there are many bulbs.
Since 1989 the old orchard is renewed and now many borders are in the garden
in which nice cutted boxes are an important part of it.
No website available.
Address: Bergstraat 12, 9921 Vinderhoute, Belgium.
Tel. (00)-32-9-2273438.
Visit after appointment by tel.

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16. De Groene Gedachte.


Roger and Edith Vermeiren-Moerman created at Zingem a beautiful garden.
The garden covers 3.600 m2 and is inspired English.
The garden can be described as romantic with good choosen colourcombinations.
In the garden is a big collection of Acer, Box, en Yew with many topiary without domination.
In the borders are many roses, nice ponds, creative corners,
garden elements and nice floral attributes.
The summer-house is covered with the roses "Bobby James" and "Iceberg".
The pastel-coulours and the dividing of the garden makes it to a fantastic garden.
De pastelkleuren en de indeling maken de tuin tot een fantastisch plaatje.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

De Groene Gedachte.

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Photoalbum De Groene Gedachte.


17. De Roobaard.


This is the garden from Mia Gevaert at Ruddervoorde.
In her garden she shows her knowledge about plants.
The more than 1/2 acre garden is created and planted by herself.
There is many topiary and the garden is very harmonious in colour and shape.
Many borders are on colour and in the garden are many Roses and rare plants.
There is an enclosed garden, a pond, a Rose garden and an orchard.
Mia Gevaert is also a surpreme writer.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

De Roobaard.

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18. Fam. v.d. Caesbeek.


The first lay out of the garden was in 1971.
Gradually more and more became added and changed.
Responsible for the design was the architect A. de Geyter.
In the middle of the years eighty the front garden was changed and in the years ninety
the borders and a rose arcade were added.
The character of a Flamish orchard as a basis from this garden became preserved carefully.
From the middle of the garden you can see
that the borders are coming to the centre as cake points structured by hedges of buxus.
There is also an interesting Victorian glasshouse.
No website available.
Address: Grote Ede 18, Brugge st. Andries.
Tel. 0032 50391906.

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19. Les Déesses Vertes.


The name of the garden refers to the initials of the owners Daniël and Kathleen de Sy.
The 1.2 acre garden was designed by the landscape architect Erik de Waele.
Via massive yews on the frontside of the house you reach
through a nice gate the garden behind the house.
Passing a rose border you enter a pond with on both sides nice borders.
Between the pond and the house is a box garden.
From the house there is an excellant view over the pond and the borders.
It's a garden for as well botanists as for lovers from formal garden architecture.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Les Déesses Vertes.

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Photoalbum Les Déesses Vertes.


20. Fam. Horemans-Van De Velde.


The garden is an creation of garden architect Mr. Horemans.
The first start was in the year 1995.
He made a beautiful design and you can see he had a good inspiration of garden design.
There is a nice view from the house and the different gardens rooms
define the structure of this garden from about 1 1/4 acre.
There are gardens on colour, a herb garden, a pond,
a rose garden, an orangery, a fruit garden and a high stem orchard.
Walking through the garden is very surprising.
Address: Lostraat 70, Heist-Op-Den-Berg.
tel. (0032)-15-343238.
No website available.

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Photoalbum Fam. Horemans-Van De Velde.


21. Les Jardins d'Annevoie.


The gardens were designed and laid out between 1758 and 1776 by Charles-Alexis de Montpellier.
The original gardens at Annevoie were in French style.
Later on Italian and English style elements were added.
In the gardens are more than 20 ornamental lakes and ponds
with more than fifty water jets, fountains and cascades.
Four springs act as feeders, while the Rouillon, the river that runs across the site,
takes care of water collection and distribution.
A 400 m long canal at the highest point in the garden is the main reservoir.
Everything works entirely naturally during the whole year.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Les Jardins d'Annevoie.

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Photoalbum Les Jardins d'Annevoie.


22. Nina Balthau.


In the first place Nina Balthau is an artist.
Besides painting is gardening also an art, in which she spend a lot of time.
In the years eighty Nina Balthau moved with her family
to the 15th century farm Bijsterveld in Assenede.
With respect to the past the farm became restored.
The surrounding of the farm became changed with due observance of many existing elements.
She made use of a wide bank, the pollard-willows, the poplars and the fruit trees.
The results are great, it looks like the garden is a reflection of her paintings
or shoud we say, the paintings are a reflection of her garden.
Enjoy the vistas and the flower meadow.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Nina Balthau.

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For more images look at:
Photoalbum Nina Balthau.
Images from her paintings are from:
Oosteeklo, A living small village.


23. Anneke Meinhardt.


When Anneke and her husband were looking for a place to built e new house,
they fell in love for this location.
This was the place to built a house and to create a garden.
Behind the house you are looking at the garden
with as background the tower from the church of Boekhoute.
Arend-Jan van der Horst made the design of the garden and Anneke the plantation.
By using hedges the garden at the end is looking more wide than the reality.
The result is great. Great combination of plants are in this garden.
There is also a small vegetable- and herb-garden with box-topiary.
Because of many green plants in the winter the garden is nice during the whole year.
In the front-garden some big blocs of Yew are dominating the entrance.
No website available.
Visit on appointment.
Address: Graafjanstraat 30, Boekhoute.
Tel: (00)-32-9-373591.

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Photoalbum Anneke Meinhardt.


24. Den Bosrand.


This 2 acre garden belongs to Mr. and Mrs. De Coster-Bernard.
The well-kelpt garden was developped by the owners.
It is a combination of a park garden and a border garden.
After entering the garden you are in the front garden with a nice pond.
Behind this garden is a woodland garden with Azalea, Rhododendron and Hydrangea.
The front garden has many shrubs and conifers,
this in combination with grasses, Box and perennials.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Den Bosrand.

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For more images look at:
Photoalbum Den Bosrand 2007.
Photoalbum Den Bosrand 2011.


25. Johan Raps.


A tropical surpise, the garden from Johan Raps.
The garden from about nearly half an acre was created by own ideas.
By eastern ornaments and special plants
a "Tropical Look Garden" has been created.
You can see here rare plants like Dicksonia,
Yucca, Eucalyptus, Colocasia, Albizia, Tetrapanax,
Bananas, Bamboe, Canna, Gunnera and Phormium.
A collection of palmtrees is also in the garden.
No website available.
Address: Maasheikedreef 2B. Heist-Op-Den-Berg.
Info via tel. 015-234139.
E-Mail: tropicallookgarden@skynet.be
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Photoalbum Johan Raps.


26. 't Zonhof.


This is the garden from Nicole and Fernand Reniers.
The garden meets 1400 m2 and is situated in a quiet part of Zonhoven.
At the frontsite of the house is a rock garden
but the biggest part of the garden you will find behind the house.
The garden consist many surprising elements with nice vistas,
some small ponds and interesting windings.
The garden arised from picking regularly some parts of a recreation meadow
and changing it into a garden.
The centre of the garden is a pergola from 18 meters.
Roses are represented in more then 220 different ones.
Clematis even more with 270 varieties.
A real eye-catcher is a small part of the garden with English Delphiniums.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

't Zonhof.

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Photoalbum 't Zonhof.


27. Vic and Anne Janssen-Meyers.


This 1/2 acre garden was created by the owners.
The garden is divided in pleasent garden rooms with nice corners.
Several ornaments are used without dominating the garden.
It's a romantic garden with beautiful borders on colour.
The hedges are from Box, Yew and Carpinus.
Roses, Clematis and special plants are important for this garden.
From the terrace you have an excellent view over the garden.
All together a very nice and well-kept garden.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Vic and Anne Janssen-Meyers.

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Photoalbum Vic and Anne Janssen-Meyers.


28. Annie Meuwissen.


Since 1985 the garden from Annie Meuwissen increased to 1,5 acre.
At the beginning garden architect Notelaars developed the garden just behind the house.
Annie developed the formel rose garden and for the structure of the garden
behind the rose garden Dina Deferme made a plan.
In this part of the garden is also the beautiful vegetable garden from her father.
Annie has a very good feeling for colours and combination of plants.
The borders with roses, clematis and perennials are a feast fot the eye.
Enjoy the collection of hosta under the trees.
At the end of the garden there is a natural transition to the meadows.
No website available.
Address: Steenweg 111, 3590 Diepenbeek.
Tel. (00)32 11 32 41 87
E-mail : annie.meuwissen@gmail.com
Visit on appointment.
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Photoalbum Annie Meuwissen.


29. Staf Timmers Beeldentuin. (Statue garden)


The garden from Staf timmers in not a simple garden with statues,
but a garden in which each statue has his own place.
If the "Creator" ever needs an idea for his "Eden Garden"
he should go to Staf timmers.
A winding path leads you from the one surprise to the other.
Between high trees you will be leeded to a pond.
Cascades and bridges over a small brook connect the one pond with the other.
You can see here a bird house and further on a bee-hive and mini-horses.
Enjoy these wealth of flowers from the seats and corners and
enjoy the many statues in the garden.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Staf Timmers Beeldentuin.

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Photoalbum Staf Timmers Beeldentuin.


30. De Dautenhof.


De Dautenhof at Diepenbeek is a romantic 1/2 acre garden.
In 1982 the present owners bought this farm and started to plant the garden.
The result is an English inspired garden
with hedges, many perennials all selected on colour.
Nowadays there is a box-garden, roses, clematis, a pond
sitting-corners with garden-decorations and old scenes.
By their own creations the garden changed the last ten years into an idyllic place.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

De Dautenhof.

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Photoalbum De Dautenhof.


31. Indeherberg.


This is the garden from Elie and Diane Indeherberg-Zeelmakers.
They bought the house from their grandparents.
After restoration of the house in 1998 they started to create their garden.
The garden got structure after visiting the garden from Dina Deferme.
This small garden is now a real eye-catcher.
You can see now a romantic garden with many flowers in beautiful colours.
It's a garden with a good structure and nice corners.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Indeherberg.

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Photoalbum Indeherberg.


32. De Horne.


De Horne at Heers (Vechtmaal) is a romantic garden from about 1.25 acre.
The garden is situated around an old guest house from 1863.
The garden architect Dina Deferme designed the garden in 1995.
You can see here a good collection of old English roses.
There are nice borders on colour and snuggy corners.
Also a small smell- and herb-garden you can find here.
In the guest house you can sit down for a good dinner.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

De Horne.

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Photoalbum De Horne.


33. Kruidtuin.


The Kruidtuin is situated in the centre of Brussels.
The garden is a combination of three styles, arranged in terraces.
At the lowest level in an English style you can see a pond
and the soft splashing from a small fountain you can nearly hear
because the many intensive traffic next to the garden.
At the second level in Italian style are the flowerbeds.
The upper level is in geomatric French style.
The baroque building is an exhibition centre.
It exist in a central part with a dome-shaped roof
and at the end of the two wings are the green-houses.
For more information go to:

Kruidtuin.

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Photoalbum Kruidtuin.


34. Regina Huysmans.


Regina started her rural garden in the year 1982.
Her father, a florist, cultivated his cut-flowers in his own garden.
So she growed-up into a garden.
The garden meets about 1,5 acres.
At the front of the house is an ornamental garden, a chicken-run and some fruit-trees.
Behind the house you can find a garden with hazel-trees,
a hawthorn-hedge from 250 meters and 35 pollard-willows.
There is also a walk to a meadow with a beech-hedge and several trees.
No website available.
Visit on appointment.
Address: Motstraat 19, Zemst (Eppegem)
Tel. 00-32-2251-5028

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Photoalbum Regina Huysmans.


35. Japanse Tuin Hasselt.


De Japanse Tuin at Hasselt meets about 6 acres.
It is the biggest Japanese garden in Europe.
Japanese professionels layed-out the garden in 1992.
The ceremony-house 'Korokan' means
"a place of quiet and shelter for travellers".
The Tea-house is situated half-way a hill.
The characteristic water-fall has horizontal and
vertical lines in the used rocks.
The zigzag-bridge in the pond is named Yatsuhashi.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Japanse Tuin Hasselt.

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Photoalbum Japanse tuin Hasselt.


36. Hof aan de Buxusbeemden.


4 Acres meets this cottage-garden from garden-architect Francis Denayer.
The restored farmer-house and the garden gives a country atmosphere.
< The subtle clipped hedges and spheres give the rhythm and atmosphere of this garden.
An amusing mix boxwood balls and a meandering lawn
set the scene of these unexpected and elegant gardens. In the flower-garden are white, blue and pink colours.
The terrace-garden is in yellow-orange and has a southersn atmosphere.
In de bloementuin zijn witte, blauwe en roze tinten.
A few axis give structure on the garden.
Een paar zichtassen geven structuur aan het geheel.
The fan-shaped border is an experience in itself.
The color choice is very subtle and soft: a mixed bouquet hour after hour, day after day.
Planting is very variated with botanic and old roses,
fruit-trees, climbing plants and rare shrubs and trees.
Also a flower-meadow is worth to see.
It is a harmonic combination between plants and architecture.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Hof aan de Buxusbeemden.

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Photoalbum Hof aan de Buxusbeemden.


37. Tussen bos en vijvers.


The garden of the fam-Meyers Plummer meets some more than half an acre.
It is a landscaped garden with a forest area,
an open area and two large natural ponds.
The garden was built by themselves.
The emphasis is on a harmonious use of perennials
in many mixed borders and a nice layout of the available space.
Native trees, shrubs and perennials play an important role.
The garden fascinates from spring to winter.
No website available.
Visits by appointment.
Address: Hogedreef 7
2242 Zandhoven (Pulderbos)
Tel: 00-32-3-4844115
E-mail: w.meyers@skynet.be

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Photoalbum Tussen bos en Vijvers.


38. Arendsnest.


The gardens Arendsnest meets 2 acres.
The owners created the garden themselves.
It's a romantic garden with a swimming-pool in the centre.
Walking through the garden is over many winding paths.
You can find here many rare shrubs.
No website available.
Visit on appointment.
Address: Kempenstraat 23
3950 Bocholt B (belgie)
Tel: 00-32-475-219338
E-mail: slegers.vicky@gmail.com

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Photoalbum Arendsnest.


39. 't Goede Gevoel.


In 1999 began the construction of this garden.
It's become a romantic garden with an area of one acre.
The garden was designed and built by the owners.
In 2011 the garden was voted the most beautiful garden in Belgium.
The typical element is: Lush borders in a tight structure.
The romance and the good sense of the garden is expressed by arbours,
winding paths, roses, clematis and many borders with perennials.
Special annuals give an extra key.
All these summer casual exuberance has been restrained
through a tightly clipped hedges structure that varies in color, height and shape.
Evergreen hedges provide the necessary privacy.
Selected trees provide the necessary height.
This perfectly maintained garden is a paradise for every gardener.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

't Goede Gevoel.

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Photoalbum 't Goede Gevoel(1).
Photoalbum 't Goede Gevoel(2).


40. De Wiedenhof.


The family Laureys built their house here in 1965.
At that time the garden meets about 0,25 acre.
After his retirement in 1995 more than 0,5 acre was added to the garden.
The garden behind the house is 125 meters long and 25 meters wide
and excels in its design and flowers.
It is a true four season garden and in the summer the colors are splashing in the borders.
In spring it's a festival of the snowdrops , then follow the Helleborus,
Then we see the Irises, the Hemerocallis, the Roses and Phlox.
In autumn there are the color-changing trees and shrubs
and in winter we see the evergreen structures.
No website available.
Address: 161 Grote Kouterstraat Vrasene (Beveren)
Tel. 00-32-3-7759244
E-mail: LeoLaureys1@telenet.be

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Photoalbum De Wiedenhof.


41. Hr. en Mevr. Vandecruys.


The owner from this 1 acre garden created the garden himself.
The result is a romantic garden.
In the garden you can see several rooms, divided by hedges and shrubs.
These rooms have their own planting and sphere.
You can see here a good collection of perennials, roses,
clematis, hostas, hydrangeas, geraniums, hemerocallis and grasses.
Further there is an orchard, a pond, and a herb-garden.
There are snuggy corners in the sun and shadow.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:

Hr. en Mevr. Vandecruys.

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