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In a Green Paradise of Natural Floristry

Farm gardener Gerlinde Berger awakens joy and creativity in her interactions with the treasures of a world teeming with flowers

With its exuberant wealth of flowers, grasses, decorative plants and all kinds of edibles, the farmhouse garden of Gerlinde Berger is a jewel of nature. Alone the 170 varieties of rose feed your desire to explore. Crafts and home-decor workshops inspire you to beautify your own abode.

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Here, surrounded by the opulent abundance of vividly colorful flowers, greenery in a variety of forms and carefully selected decorative embellishments, there is a sense of silent expectation in the air. Gerlinde Berger takes a ring of straw in her hand, wraps it in moss which she secures with wire and then, with a combination of skilled hands, ivy, rosehips, hydrangeas, Chinese lantern plants and more, manages to conjure up a harmonious decorative ring in autumnal colors. The 10 women standing around the crafting table pay close attention to each of the gardener’s precise movements. Before they know it, they will be choosing from a variety of floral forms, colors and materials, currently spread out before them, to compose bouquets, arrangements and floral rings of their own. These will add beauty to their own homes and, at the same time, promote inner harmony.

At the isolated farm in Seebach near Fridolfing run by Gerlinde Berger and her husband, she has managed to create a green paradise. Her farmhouse garden covers around 1500 m², designed with loving attention to every detail and filled with flowers, grasses, decorative plants, berries and vegetables. At carefully chosen locations, you will also discover secluded spots that invite you to pause, enjoy, and marvel at the magnificence you see around you. Alone 170 different varieties of rose vie with each other in their splendor and captivating fragrances. As a specialist in natural floristry, thankfully this farmhouse gardener does not keep the treasures of nature to herself. Skillfully, she provides suggestions on how best to plant and tend to gardens, also sharing her personal tips on how to craft decorations: during garden tours and garden breakfasts, creative workshops in the opulently decorated garden house, and at the Rose Festival.

Throughout the year, Gerlinde Berger has a knack for inspiring her visitors with the joy, the variety of colors and forms, as well as the creativity that comes to us from spending time in and around nature.  This also includes walking tours of the farm, providing fascinating insights into the daily work of today’s farmer. They keep 75 dairy cows and 75 head of young cattle along with hens, pigs and other small animals.

The participants in the workshop we mentioned earlier have been hard at work since we last spoke about them. From pieces of bark, pumpkins, berries, moss and lots of greenery, they have managed to craft magical bouquets, floral arrangements and more: true bright spots filled with vibrant color, especially on those often dreary and fog-shrouded days of autumn.