Kongsdal Open Garden

Flowers, water and clipped forms

Kongsdal Open Garden is a large visitor garden in the Funen countryside between fields and forest. Here it is not a single view or one particular bed that creates the experience, but the shifting interplay of flowering, water and tightly shaped trees and shrubs.

Spring has rhododendrons as a distinctive feature, while the roses take over from June onwards. Perennials, roses and several plants that the garden itself describes as rare stand together with the clipped elements and give the garden a more crafted look than an ordinary country garden.

The lake as a calm centre

In the middle of the garden lies the lake with a waterfall and fountain. It makes the garden a place where the sound of water is part of the visit, not just a detail in the layout. Around it there are benches, tables and other seating, so the visit can be taken in small portions.

Small discoveries along the way

The garden also contains more unexpected features: memorial stones from the Second World War and owls made by the artist Allan Bo. Brought-along food and coffee may be enjoyed in the garden’s corners or in the small “hen house”, while a self-service stall sells coffee, tea and ice cream. It is a garden where the break is almost as carefully planned as the planting.