In the province of Zeeland (Sea Land) in the south west of Holland, in a quit town in the middle of nowhere, there’s a peculiar little family run botanical garden.
The garden is built on a historic piece of land, where you can still find an original piece of the North-West corner of the medieval church of the Saint Michael. The church was badly damaged in 1566 by the iconoclasm during the dutch reformation, and left totally in ruin after the 80 year old war of 1572. At the place where the altar would have been, the artist built a grand ‘Plaza for St Michaël’.
The artist is Wim Uilenbroek, who wanted to create the atmosphere of a Medditerenean garden and used a lot of tropical plants and colourfull tiles to shape his vision of a perfect garden.
Only officially open for 4 weekends a year (every last weekend of the month from May to August). The rest of the year the garden is only open for private groups, photographers, weddings, parties, …
The entrance is 5€/person including a coffee or tea
Children under 12 have free admission
Guided tours available (9.5€/pp including coffee/tea)
Know Before You Go
Only officially open for 4 weekends a year (every last weekend of the month from May to August). The rest of the year the garden is only open for private groups, photographers, weddings, parties, …
The entrance is 5€/person including a coffee or tea
Children under 12 have free admission
Guided tours available (9.5€/pp including coffee/tea)
