Garden Days
The Garden Days 2019 provides the occasion for us to celebrate the completion of our Baroque Garden! From the first to the seventh terrace the garden will display its full Baroque splendour and include a wide-ranging background programme – a must for all friends of flora and garden fans!
NEW: The Garden Days 2019 take place in a unique setting between broderie beds in the Baroque Garden!
PROGRAMME
GARDEN AND ARTS & CRAFTS MARKET in the Baroque Garden on Terraces 2 & 3 next to the palace | daily | 10 am-6 pm
GRAND FLOWER SHOW in the palace | daily | 10 am-6 pm
Top florists present Austria’s biggest Baroque flower display in the magnificent banqueting hall of Schloss Hof!
WORKSHOPS & SPECIALIST LECTURES:
FLOWERCROWNS| Thursday, 30 May | starting 11 am|
To strike up the Garden Days, We Are Flowergirls cast their magic spells exclusively for us and conjure up flower crowns made of fragrant, fresh flowers (please note: limited to 50 places!)
HERE WE GO ROUND THE ORGANIC GARDEN | Thursday, 30 May | 2 pm |
ORF Austrian Television garden expert Angelika Ertl shares the secrets of healthy food!
ROSE CHRISTENING | Saturday, 1 June | 2 pm | the new tea rose “Garser Sommerfrische“ (“Gars Fresh Summer”) will be christened and rose expert Mag. Margot Josefa Pernerstorfer from the firm of Lavendel & Rosen shares tips about tending roses
THE MAGIC OF CITRUS PLANTS | Sunday, 2 June| 11 am & 3 pm | Workshop, presentation, tasting – organic citrus fruit gardener Michael Ceron tells us lots of useful stuff about citrus plants!
FURTHER PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS:
- THE SOUNDS OF JAZZ in the Baroque Garden | daily | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm
- CIRCUS ARTISTES: LIVING PLANTS at Schloss Hof | Thursday, 30 May & Sunday, 2 June |
- KBULBS, SEEDS, PLANTS EXCHANGE
- TRANSPORT SERVICE & PLANT CLOAKROOM
- COACH RIDES through the newly completed Baroque Garden | 2-4 pm | € 2.- per person
PROGRAMME FOR SMALL BOTANISTS:
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Do-it-yourself crafts workshop in the Children’s and Family World | 1-5 pm *Charge for material
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Children’s make-up sessions with Tajana Mair | 1-5 pm
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Pony Rides | 2-4 pm | € 1.- per round
