Braubach Renaissance Garden
The Braubach Renaissance Garden fills the courtyard of Philippsburg Palace in Germany, directly below the Marksburg castle. Six square beds edged with box divide its roughly 500 square metres. White gravel paths and two fountains complete the layout. The space is freely accessible, so you can simply walk in.
Rebuilt in 2009 on its historic site, it follows plans Wilhelm Dilich drew in 1607. Herbs, useful plants and ornamentals fill the beds, and the mixture shifts with the seasons. Sage, chamomile, iris, rue and the Madonna lily count among the typical plants. The arrangement links formal Renaissance design to the medieval kitchen garden.
The garden also belongs to the gardens route of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage site. It works at once as a cultural history exhibit and as a quiet retreat. Benches set into wall niches give you somewhere to pause beneath the castle.
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