The Stekkentuin in Espel is a special farm garden where leaf colour, shape and structure play an important role: by using red-, grey- and variegated plants, shrubs and trees, a garden has been created here, which continues to fascinate from early spring until autumn, even without flowering. Discover the garden in the Noordoostpolder and feast your eyes
The evergreen leaves of the various Cyclamen varieties, followed by hundreds of Hellebores and the striking blooms of many Corydalises combine to create a colourful spring early on. The 55-metre-long bulbous border features over 200 different varieties of Daffodils, complemented by Snowdrops, Iris reticulata, Anemone blanda and many Muscari (Blue Grapes) varieties.
In April/May, the Hosta Walk comes to life with 300 different varieties.
This border is a...
The Stekkentuin in Espel is a special farm garden where leaf colour, shape and structure play an important role: by using red-, grey- and variegated plants, shrubs and trees, a garden has been created here, which continues to fascinate from early spring until autumn, even without flowering. Discover the garden in the Noordoostpolder and feast your eyes
The evergreen foliage of the various Cyclamen varieties, followed by hundreds of Hellebores and the striking blooms of many Corydalises combine to create a colourful spring early on. The 55-metre-long bulbous border features over 200 different varieties of Daffodils, complemented by Snowdrops, Iris reticulata, Anemone blanda and many Muscari (Blue Grapes) varieties.
In April/May, the Hosta Walk comes to life with 300 different varieties.
This border is complemented by many Brunneras, Ferns and Hydrangeas, which can also be found in a special Hydrangea border.
While walking, enjoy a Sedum collection, a thistle/thistle field with many different species and a hollyhock collection consisting of over 150 plants. Autumn flowering plants, including anemones, silver candlesticks, asters, ornamental grasses, etc. are not missing here either. Because of the wind, you will find many beautiful and often unusual ground covers as well as sturdy medium-sized and tall foliage plants in all borders. In the lawn, partially sunken, is an oval pond with a symmetrical autumn border.
In the yard there are cuttings from our own garden, where plant lovers can wander around and sometimes find just the one plant they have been looking for for a long time.
