Gärten der Welt

From the main entrance at Blumberger Damm, use the park plan to reach the English Garden beside the Arena. Continue on the northern park paths to the Orientalisch-Islamischer Garten and then the Balinese tropical house. Return along the same open park connections, passing the English Garden again on the way to the visitor centre and main gate.

For wheels, choose connections using Walk’n Roll and ask at the visitor centre about the interiors you want to see. Leave handcarts outside the Balinese and Orientalisch-Islamischer gardens. Choose only the sections that feel manageable for your group.

Use the main-entrance link shown on Walk’n Roll to join the blue dashed Barrierefreie Weltreise. Follow the mapped line past the Arena and English Garden to the Orientalisch-Islamischer Garten area, then south at the tropical-house approach towards the rose-garden junction. Continue to the Chinese Garden, follow the mapped lakeside section and return via the Südsee playground and maze area. At the joining point, take the entrance link back to Blumberger Damm.

The operator recommends this mapped course for wheelchair users, with benches along the way. Use its surface and slope symbols to decide where assistance is needed. The recommendation does not extend to every adjoining garden path or piece of play equipment.

Choose a repeated shape in the Orientalisch-Islamischer courtyard, then look for a different kind of repetition in the maze or a flower bed. Let each person take one photograph and explain the choice. Keep the game on public paths and away from religious activity.

In the Chinese Garden, choose two public viewpoints of the same stretch of water. Compare what a bridge, opening or pavilion puts in the foreground. A wide picture often tells more about the garden than a close-up alone.

For passing showers, make the Balinese tropical house your main stop if it is open, then return along the approach you already know. Check a café separately if indoor seating matters. For prolonged rain, strong wind or slippery paths, save the longer circuit and the optional hill visit for a better day.

Look for the fig in the Jewish Garden and compare its leaf outline with a nearby fruit tree. Photograph the plant together with its garden setting. Fruit may be absent on your visit; the leaves and branches still make a useful record.

Look for pomegranate in the Orientalisch-Islamischer Garten, using a plant label if available. If fruit is present, include it in a picture without moving branches or picking it. Otherwise, compare the whole plant with the olives nearby.

Olive leaves are narrow, with silvery undersides that catch the light. Look for that contrast in the Orientalisch-Islamischer Garten and photograph it without turning a branch by hand. A wider picture can show how a food-producing tree fits the courtyard design.

Oleander has long, narrow leaves and clusters of flowers at the shoot tips when in bloom. Look for it in the Orientalisch-Islamischer planting and photograph from the path. It is poisonous if eaten, so keep children from picking or tasting any part.

The maze hedges are yews. Notice how repeated clipping turns living plants into walls, then compare a close view from the path with the shape of the whole hedge. Yew is the genus-level identification here; an exact species needs a more specific identification.

Look for hibiscus among the Balinese tropical house planting. If flowers are open, compare their outline with the foliage around them. Hibiscus is identified here at genus level; use any plant label to record a more precise species or cultivated form.

The Japanese Garden’s dry waterfall represents the future. Its stones suggest movement, while the absence of real water leaves that future open. Look for the stone carp associated with the story of a fish overcoming the waterfall and becoming a dragon.

The visitor centre has information, a shop and free hand-luggage-sized lockers during its own opening hours. Locate toilets and changing facilities on the park plan before heading across the grounds. Cafés and snack stands are useful options, but their hours and winter availability differ.

For a Kienberg walk, avoid the northern Wolkenweg and its Eisenacher Straße approach: they are closed from 14 October until approximately mid-November 2026. Follow the current diversion information before choosing an uphill route. This closure is outside the two garden walks described here. The Wolkenhain area may also close in slippery weather.