Lower Austria's show gardens: a garden paradise for the senses!

Lower Austria's show gardens: a garden paradise for the senses!

Eckartsau, Österreich - The year 2024 was an outstanding for the “nature in the garden” Show gardens in Lower Austria, the gardens, including historical parks and fragrant herb gardens, attracted numerous visitors. Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner emphasized the importance of these gardens and explained that she is an exemplary example of natural garden care that not only serves the environment, but also contributes to biodiversity. These gardens are true treasury of nature, which are designed with a lot of passion by the operators, as meinbezirk.at reported.

A special highlight of the season was the anniversary of the Lower Austria environmental movement "Nature in the Garden", which was celebrated with the award of the "Schaugärts of 2023" in April. Thirteen gardens received the coveted "Golden Igel" award, which was awarded for their responsible use of nature. Also in 2024 are the popular show garden days, which will take place on three weekends to further promote the interest in ecological garden care, as naturimgarten.at reported.

awards for outstanding gardens

The visitors had the opportunity to choose the "show garden of the year", with categories such as "garden highlights" and "adventure gardens" received special attention. In the "Garden Highlights" category, the Kittenberg adventure gardens booked the victory with their 50 creative themed gardens and varied events. The Amethyst World Maissau was recognized as an adventure garden, while the Eckartsau Schlosspark was considered an outstanding visiting garden. The Wein4tler farm garden received the title of the best show garden for its extraordinary design, and the show garden on the powder tower impressed in the "private show gardens" category with its English style and the harmonious garden design.