Tierpark Berlin: Karl-Foerster-Garten - Berlin Animal Park (Tierpark Berlin): Karl Foerster Garden
Berlin boasts two zoological gardens, a consequence of decades of political and administrative division of the city. The older one, called Zoo Berlin, founded in 1844, is situated in what is now called the "City West". It is the most species-rich zoo worldwide. The other one, called Tierpark Berlin ("Animal Park"), was established on the long abandoned premises of Friedrichsfelde Manor Park in the eastern borough of Lichtenberg, in 1954. Covering 160 ha, it is the largest landcape zoo in Europe.
Karl Foerster war ein berühmter Staudenzüchter und Gartenphilosoph (1874 bis 1970). Sein Werk lebt weiter in den von ihm gezüchteten Stauden, von denen viele auch noch heute erhältlich sind, und in zahlreichen Gärte, die nach den von ihm entwickelten Prinzipien gestaltet wurden.Der Karl-Foerster-Garten im Tierpark Berlin wurde ab 1962 von der Gartenarchitektin Editha Bendig in enger Zusammenarbeit mit dem in Potsdam lebenden Karl Foerster entwickelt.
Karl Foerster was a famous perennial breeder and garden philosopher (1874 to 1970). His work lives on in the perennials he bred, many of which are still available today, and in numerous gardens designed according to the principles he developed.The Karl Foerster Garden in the Tierpark Berlin was developed from 1962 by the garden architect Editha Bendig in close collaboration with Karl Foerster, who lived in Potsdam.
Tierpark Berlin: Karl-Foerster-Garten - Berlin Animal Park (Tierpark Berlin): Karl Foerster Garden
Berlin boasts two zoological gardens, a consequence of decades of political and administrative division of the city. The older one, called Zoo Berlin, founded in 1844, is situated in what is now called the "City West". It is the most species-rich zoo worldwide. The other one, called Tierpark Berlin ("Animal Park"), was established on the long abandoned premises of Friedrichsfelde Manor Park in the eastern borough of Lichtenberg, in 1954. Covering 160 ha, it is the largest landcape zoo in Europe.
Karl Foerster war ein berühmter Staudenzüchter und Gartenphilosoph (1874 bis 1970). Sein Werk lebt weiter in den von ihm gezüchteten Stauden, von denen viele auch noch heute erhältlich sind, und in zahlreichen Gärte, die nach den von ihm entwickelten Prinzipien gestaltet wurden.Der Karl-Foerster-Garten im Tierpark Berlin wurde ab 1962 von der Gartenarchitektin Editha Bendig in enger Zusammenarbeit mit dem in Potsdam lebenden Karl Foerster entwickelt.
Karl Foerster was a famous perennial breeder and garden philosopher (1874 to 1970). His work lives on in the perennials he bred, many of which are still available today, and in numerous gardens designed according to the principles he developed.The Karl Foerster Garden in the Tierpark Berlin was developed from 1962 by the garden architect Editha Bendig in close collaboration with Karl Foerster, who lived in Potsdam.