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Weeding in the garden

Weeding to keep the garden in order.

Orange lily is blooming

The Orange Lily /Lilium bulbiferum ssp bulbiferum is blooming beautiful in the garden.

Arnica

One of the best known medicinal plants is arnica (Arnica montana), which has long been used to treat bluntinjuries. It flowers from June to August and grows primaily on acidic p...

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 h...

Our cultivation

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

Spring flower

The Alpine-Anemone (Pulsatilla alpina) grows in calcerous mountain grassland.They bloom from Mai -July. Afterwards the plant produces a head of seeds which is called "old man`s ...

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.  

Alpinegarden-Shop

Our Alpinegarden-Shop has a new interior, discover the different souvenirs!

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