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Category: Garden | Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:44 am

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Rottneros park was created around an idea of making art and artful gardens available to the public. The creator, Svante Påhlson, rebuilt the manor after a fire in 1929 and bought artwork from Nordic artists, including Gustav Vigeland. The park has changed a bit over the years of course, and the new idea gardens feature was delightful.

Here are some photos from the park, just to give you an idea of how it looks:




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )






Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



This is a veggie garden:




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



A throne fit for a queen:




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



Not practical for here, but very nice:




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



A water feature with mirrors:




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



Sculptural sedges:




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



Even I could enjoy a soccerfield like this:




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



Herbs and spices mostly:




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



And we're off into the park itself:




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )






Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )






Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )






Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )






Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )






Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



If I were able to I'd gladly take this sculpture home:




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )






Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )






Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )






Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )






Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



The mansion:




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )






Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )






Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



This is a lynx statue, not your ordinary lion:




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )






Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



Inside the pavillion:




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



My kind of garden art. A chair:




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



A trellis?




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



Stepping stones:




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



Rudolf? Moss is a wonderful material:




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



Anyways, I loved it. Swedish love:




Rottneros, show garden ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden )



There are more photos in the My Garden-section if you're not bored silly by now.


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eileen wrote on Sun Jul 25, 2010 9:02 am:

I'm not bored silly in the least Droopy. In fact I'd love to see even more of the Rottneros show garden. I love the water features (especially the watewrfall) and think I could while away a whole day just wandering around and drinking in all those wonderful plants and the sheer beauty of the place. I'm off to have a look at some more of your piccies!!

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gfreiherr wrote on Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:03 am:

WOW...what a wonderful collection of gardens, art, sculpture and creativity. Rottneros surely puts on a show, I enjoyed the tour and look forward to see the rest of your photos.

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Netty wrote on Sun Jul 25, 2010 12:10 pm:

What a gorgeous place Droopy! I love that shot of the waterfall - shot #11.

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Kay wrote on Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:12 pm:

It looks like you spent a wonderful day at an enchanting place! Very nice!

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Droopy wrote on Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:19 pm:

Thanks all for liking it. It is a very nice place. Unfortunately the blooms weren't at their best because of the so far cold spring and early summer. I guess it looked breathtaking a week later.

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Sjoerd wrote on Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:40 pm:

This place was quite an interesting place to visit...I can see that from the pics.

I very much liked the sculpture that you said that you'd like to take home.

I especially liked the waterfall too. That really did look inviting.

The Big, fat cosmea's in the last foto look gorgeous.
I was "fond" of those ;) .

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