Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

The cost depends on size, terrain, materials and features. We begin with a design whose costs can be calculated independently of the later construction.

Yes. The design fee applies whether or not you later have us build the garden, and it gives you a well-thought-out overall concept.

20% of tradesperson services (max. €1,200 / year) and 20% of household services such as garden maintenance (max. €4,000 / year) – with worked examples in our tax bonus flyer.

In four steps: a free initial consultation, a design with 3D visuals and a quote, expert construction and, if you wish, long-term garden maintenance.

Swimming pond: natural, cleaned by plants, no chlorine. Natural pool/Living Pool: biological filter, pool look, no chlorine. Chlorinated pool: classic technology, warm water above 28 °C.

The Bavarian Oberland and the south of Munich: from Lenggries and Bad Tölz via Tegernsee, Miesbach and Starnberg to Grünwald, Pullach, Wolfratshausen, Geretsried, Penzberg and Weilheim. For gardens worth the journey, we also travel to the Chiemgau, Rosenheim, the Berchtesgadener Land and Tyrol. Just get in touch – distance is rarely an obstacle.

A network of around 50 premium garden design companies in the German-speaking region, united by the guiding principle My garden. My home.

Yes. Our clients also include entrepreneurs, artists, athletes and other public figures. Discretion and protecting your privacy are our highest priority: we treat every project confidentially, publish neither names nor addresses and, if you wish, do without photos entirely – and of course we can also sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). The result is a protected private retreat, without your garden or your home becoming public.

By phone on 08042 91454-0, by e-mail, via WhatsApp or through the contact form. The first consultation is free and non-binding.

In winter a layer of ice forms – this is not a problem, as swimming ponds come through the winter naturally.

Manageable – and if you wish, our maintenance team can take care of everything at regular intervals.

No. We have no minimum order value. High quality doesn’t mean “only big” – good design starts small. If you wish, we plan in stages, so your garden takes shape step by step.

We rely on high-quality, durable materials such as natural stone – with proper care, installations last for many decades.

As a certified Biotop partner, we build swimming ponds and natural pools using the proven, chlorine-free Biotop system – with many years of experience and ongoing training.

Yes, and we have received the Bavarian State Prize of Honour for exemplary apprenticeships several times. Over the course of our history we have trained more than 110 apprentices – with us, you can grow from apprentice all the way to management.

Your garden is built by our own permanently employed team of trained landscape gardeners, master gardeners and technicians from the region – many of whom we trained ourselves. We rely on qualified professionals rather than changing subcontractors.

Talented people and interns are always warmly welcome and are free to send an unsolicited application. We are fortunate not to be short of new talent, so we are not actively recruiting – but anyone who truly fits with us will find excellent opportunities to develop.

Yes, absolutely. Whether it’s a generous garden or a small front garden, a single terrace, a natural stone wall or new planting – large or small, both are welcome. Our standards of quality and clean workmanship are always the same, whatever the size. Many of our long-standing clients started with a modest project.

Yes. You don’t have to commission the entire garden – we also carry out individual services such as a terrace, paths, a wall, privacy screening, planting or an irrigation system as a stand-alone project.

Especially in a small space. The more limited the area, the more important it is that every element is right – proportions, paths, materials and sight lines. Well-thought-out design often gets more out of a small garden than a large but unplanned space.

In our maintenance library at fuchs-baut-gaerten.de/ratgeber/pflege/ – more than 20 topics, from lawns and hedges to swimming ponds, each with a free PDF to download. For every building project, we also hand over the relevant care instructions to you in person.

No. The tiny organisms in the pond eat the mosquito larvae before they can hatch. A well-kept swimming pond is not a source of mosquitoes – open, unused water containers in the garden are more of a problem.

Usually not. In early spring, algae grow faster than the algae-eating micro-organisms, which only develop two to three weeks later. The water normally clears by itself – if the cloudiness persists, please contact us.

Fish eat the zooplankton that keeps the water naturally clean, stir up the bottom and release a lot of phosphorus – exactly the nutrient that makes algae grow. That is why we advise against combining the two. We would be happy to build you a dedicated fish pond, though, with the depth and technology fish need – just kept separate from the bathing water.

Skin, sweat, hair and sun cream introduce phosphorus into the water – the main nutrient for algae. A quick shower keeps the biological balance stable.

Yes, existing components can often be reused: the chemical dosing is disconnected and biological filtration equipment is added. Depending on the condition of the pool and liner, this is possible with manageable effort.

No, it stays filled all year round. The biological cycle keeps running, so no solid ice cover forms; ice pressure cushions protect the pool.

Only load-bearing covers fixed at the edges, such as a hooked-in membrane cover or a walk-on timber cover. Floating roller covers retain heat best but are not considered child-safe.

At the start of the growing season, from early April, on a dry lawn. Set the blades to penetrate the soil by 3 mm at most, then top-dress with sand – this removes thatch and moss and strengthens the turf.