When designing their garden, the owners of the approx. 1,000 m² property in Erkelenz attached great importance to a clear design language and a minimalist design. This was also to be taken into account when planning a swimming pond at the back of the garden. Landscape gardener Michael Busemann from Terra baut Gärten was therefore guided by the building's vanishing lines and aligned the 10 x 4 m swimming pond and the surrounding concrete stones with them. The stone edge of the pool ends in line with the basement of the house, giving the design of the 50 m long and 20 m wide garden a very tidy appearance. The Bangkirai sun deck, which charmingly breaks up the monotonous stone surface, is also well thought out.

As the term swimming pond suggests, the water is purified biologically. There is a separate purification area with reposition plants such as reeds in a special lava substrate. The water from the pool is pumped in there via the well-hidden technology, purified and then flows elegantly back into the pool via the three limestone blocks with stainless steel chutes. Fortunately, the Busemann team created various trenches and pipes in the garden right at the planning stage, so that a heat pump that keeps the water at a certain temperature could be retrofitted recently without any problems.

The planting is also clearly structured, with evergreen shrubs such as the yew hedge that surrounds parts of the garden, even in winter. In front of the hedge by the pool, a whole row of Limelight panicle hydrangeas, which flower perennially in summer, have found their place. The planting is broken up by tall amber trees in a spherical shape. As the plot is on a slight slope, a special gravel layer was spread under the trees. This ensures good drainage so that the amber trees are not too wet. This is because their beautiful autumn colors are particularly intense when the trees are dry. Another beautiful detail is the planting under the steps. Ophiopogon planiscapus "Nigrescens", also known as black snake's beard, is used here with its almost black foliage. The plant serves as an evergreen ground cover that feels at home in shady corners of the garden and is very undemanding.

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Photos:
Gardener of Eden

(Published in CUBE Düsseldorf 02|20)