Latest news from the Alpine Garden
Hibernation
The Alpine Garden is in hibernation and left to the black grouse and mountain hare. The Schynige Platte Railway will be in service from 15th June 2024.
Engraving
The Team engraves all plant labels for the Garden on Schynige Platte by using an engraving machine. In autumn the labels go the basement.
Clay pots in the Alpine Garden
For our cultivation we only need clay pots that are sunk into the ground. Clay absorbs moisture, plastic does not.
The miracle of autumn colors
The Alpine Garden now displays its autumn colors and many different seed stems
Hay in the garden
If the weather allows the hay is dried and delivered to the wildlife park in Interlaken.
Mowing with the scythe
Scything to maintain species diversity in the garden.It removes organic matter and keeps the soil poor in nutrients.
Grass-of-Parnassus is blooming
The Grass-of-Parnassus /Parnassia palustris is blooming beautiful in the garden.
Alpinegarden-Shop
Our Alpinegarden-Shop has a new interior, discover the different souvenirs!
Orange lily is blooming
The Orange Lily /Lilium bulbiferum ssp bulbiferum is blooming beautiful in the garden.
It crawls and lives...
A picture of the caterpillar of Malacosoma alpicolum (butterfly). The caterpillar prefers to stay on plants of the rosaceae family.