Latest news from the Alpine Garden

Hay in the garden

If the weather allows the hay is dried and delivered to the wildlife park in Interlaken.

Grass-of-Parnassus is blooming

The Grass-of-Parnassus /Parnassia palustris is blooming beautiful in the garden.

It crawls and lives...

A picture of the caterpillar of Malacosoma alpicolum (butterfly). The caterpillar prefers to stay on plants of the rosaceae family.

Mowing with the scythe

Scything to maintain species diversity in the garden. It removes organic matter and keeps the soil poor in nutrients.

Our cultivation

The young plants are growing well, which alre all propagated from seed. Soon they will be planted in the garden.

Our neighbours/Alp Iselten

On the Schynige Platte lies the highest mountain pasture of the Alp Iselten with the huts for the herdsmen and shelters for the cattle. About 100 animals spend their summer up her…

Paths

The paths in the alpine garden are repeatedly weeded and filled with marl.

Clay pots in the Alpine Garden

For our cultivation we only need clay pots that are sunk into the ground. Clay absorbs moisture, plastic does not.

Weeding in the garden

Weeding to keep the garden in order.

Fences

The Alpine Garden is fenced to keep the cows & other animals away and to guide visitos properly.

Edelweiss

The Edelweiss is probably the most famous alpine flower and prefers to grow in full sun. The plant grows well in lean and calcerous soil. They belong to the aster family and bloom…