How to turn a land on a slope into a horizontal garden

How is it possible to create a huge horizontal surface on a slope? How is it possible, to zoom a lake closer to your garden? And what is the best way to incorporate a magnificent landscape in your own garden?

The situation was not easy: A property at a slope, an overgrowned garden, oversized hedges, the planting is out of date, and the slope isn’t stabilized properly anymore. Laterally the neighboring land is quite close, but down slope the view stretches to the lake and to the mountains.

The building owners seeked for a complete redesign for the whole garden. In close cooperation with the owner Arnold Gartenbau a concept for a comprehensive restructuring of the property. «We estimate very much the personalized support by Mr. Arnold and his individual design; as well we liked the careful execution of the work carried out.»

How to integrate the vastness of the landscape into a garden

The good cooperation between customer and gardening company lead to a completely renewed external space. A massive, forceful wall stabilized the slope, and established a major horizontal surface, uses for a lawn, that opens the sight towards the lake and mountains. Now the view from the terrace goes on smoothly into the lake – that’s particularly ingenious. Like this the land provides a visual impression of a lakeside property.

The lateral boundaries to the neighbors is now made by some single wall elements, made of sandstone, combined with Bonsais and little pines. This creates a clearly visible wall that remains opened – for an unobstructed view. The nice puzzle of forms between the circular cut ornamental shrubs and the quadrangular limestone walls is another nice detail of this garden.

The result of the redesign: More open space, an aesthetic design, ease of care

The owners’ reaction on the redesign: “Our garden has gained a lot of beauty, now its design is much more functional, the sight is great and we have much more space, and the ease of care is another benefit.”