A ribbon of water through the terrace

Water lilies in a slim pool, clouds of grasses above natural stone walls and a lounge sphere as a favourite spot – a garden in Bichl, in our care for fifteen years.

Location	Bichl
Size	New garden 2009/10
Design	Jan Vandebotermet (site manager)
Implementation	Fuchs baut Gärten GmbH – Gärtner von Eden
Photography	Miquel Tres

A modern, light timber house in Bichl with a wide lawn in front – and right through the terrace runs a slim ribbon of water with water lilies. It mirrors the sky, cools the seating area and turns one large terrace into two good places to be. Alongside: clouds of grasses above natural stone walls, a rattan lounge sphere as a favourite spot and gravel paths with stepping stones leading around the house.

The garden was built in 2009/10 – one of our largest projects of those years – under site manager Jan Vandebotermet. Since then it has not just been used, but maintained like hardly any other private garden we look after: our maintenance team is here regularly throughout the season, from the spring clean-up and shaping cuts to winter preparation. That is exactly why the photos look like this fifteen years after construction.

In 2023, a new planting was added by the terrace – a classic ericaceous bed with fragrance: rhododendrons and Yakushimanum varieties, Japanese azaleas, yew balls and Bloombux – the box-like alternative we recommend instead of box – plus mountain pine ‘Mops’, panicle hydrangeas ‘Limelight’ and ‘Pinky Winky’ and ninety-six lavender plants.

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