Our philosophy

Schaugarten, Foto: Lebensqualität

They are oases for plant, animal and man. There they all develop a sense of well-being because of natural gardening: hedgehog and dragonfly, rare plants and colourful perennials. This is promoted by the action “Nature in garden – keeping healthy what keeps us healthy”.

No peat, no easily soluble mineral manure, no pesticides

These are three main criteria to be met by all natural gardens. Among 30 other arrangement and cultivation criteria at least 10 have to be fulfilled, too (e.g. diversity of species in natural grass turfs, orchards, use of rainwater, wild shrubbery etc.).

“Nature in garden” became one of the most successful environmental actions in Lower Austria during the last few years.

Awards to natural gardens

The enamel badge is not only a decoration at the garden door, but also shows the gratuity to garden owners for their natural gardening. This medal is bestowed on persons who keep to certain criteria of the action “Nature in garden”.

“Nature in garden” is an action of District president Sobotka, “die umweltberatung” Lower Austria (LA), the office of Lower Austrian administration – environment and area promotion department and of the LA agrarian authority.