Renaissance Garden of Brukna Manor

In Brukna you can see the early version of the European gardens - the Renaissance gardens. It does not have flowers or flowering shrubs, because cabbage, beets, carrots and herbs are growing instead, in low-lying bosquets. Their foliage and colours create an interesting interplay from spring to late autumn.

Such gardens were built by monks in the closed courtyards of the monasteries in the 15th and 16th centuries. Only many years later were vegetables and aromatic plants replaced by flowers and shrubs. The garden’s special accents are the sculptures created by the new sculptor Sandis Aispurs. A maze-meditation spot is created on the lower terrace of the garden. Its paths will be marked by a hedge that needs to grow a few more years. In the warm season, visitors to the Manor of Brukna can enjoy the fringe landscape, making themselves comfortable on the garden steps.
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