Skip to content

A striking landscape unfolds in OWL Löhnerin as expansive garden oasis emerges, featuring a substantial pond and exquisite, uncommon flora.

Expansive Hübner family estate spans over 6,000 square meters, boasting numerous roses, flower beds, wildflower corners, and distinctive locations.

OWL Löhnerin constructs a lush garden sanctuary, complete with a spacious pond and exotic flora.
OWL Löhnerin constructs a lush garden sanctuary, complete with a spacious pond and exotic flora.

A striking landscape unfolds in OWL Löhnerin as expansive garden oasis emerges, featuring a substantial pond and exquisite, uncommon flora.

In the heart of Lohe-Mennighuessen, Germany, a garden oasis has been carefully crafted and nurtured by Mareike Huebner and her family. Spanning approximately 6,000 square meters, this stunning garden is a testament to Mareike's passion for horticulture and landscape design.

The garden is divided into three distinct areas: the perennial garden, the vegetable garden, and the arboretum. The perennial garden, Mareike's creation, features over 50 varieties of roses and numerous other plants. A birch with rare red leaves graces the arboretum, while a park-like arboretum containing various trees such as handkerchief tree, mulberry tree, and rarities, as well as linden, chestnuts, and oaks, is located on the north side.

Mareike's particular passion for succulents is evident throughout the garden, with some of them growing within its borders. She also grows tomatoes, grapes, and other plants in the greenhouses of the old nursery. Her son, Benedikt, has planted a vegetable garden on the east side of the building, which supplies the entire family.

The garden's tranquil environment is further enhanced by a protected seating area under tall trees, a sunny terrace, and a covered bench at the southern property boundary called the "East Westphalian beach chair." A large natural pond, built for water supply for the nursery, is located in the eastern area and is still used for irrigation today.

Two chickens reside near apple trees in the eastern area of the garden, and Mareike's husband, Hans-Juergens, and the rest of the family also enjoy spending time in the garden. Mareike has joined the Slowflower movement, which promotes growing local cut flowers sustainably and without pesticides. As a result, a large bed of cut flowers, surrounded by beech hedges, lies directly next to the natural pond.

Mareike's daughter, Carmen, an architect, has recently trained as a fruit tree caretaker, following in the footsteps of her grandfather Siegfried Huebner. The third area, the arboretum, was originally a nursery focusing on fruit trees, conifers, and roses. It now houses various special species of trees that were nurtured by Mareike's father-in-law, Siegfried Huebner, until his death three years ago.

Mareike sells bouquets and wreaths made from these flowers, sometimes also dried flowers, in a small self-service hut. The sign at the entrance of the dry garden bed reads "Oasis Old Nursery," inviting visitors to explore this beautiful and serene space.

While information about Judith Gladow's salary is not publicly available, she is known for her connection to this garden oasis in Löhne-Mennighüffen, which she designed and maintains. This garden is recognized locally for its beauty and tranquil environment, showcasing the combined passion of the Huebner family for horticulture and landscape design.

Read also:

Latest

Embracing a Fresh Start in the New Year

Welcoming a Fresh Start in the New Year

Annual book club cookie exchange leads holiday celebrations, where chosen books for the upcoming year are decided in December. The event resembles Jolabokaflod, the Icelandic "Christmas Book Flood," where books are exchanged on Christmas Eve and spent enjoying by the fireside. A recent radio...