Our own city gardens under construction
When Mien Ruys conducted her first planting experiment in 1924 in the shade of the fruit trees in her parents' orchard, she could of course not have imagined that this experiment would be followed by many others and that all these experiments would grow into a complex of some 2.5 hectares!
For seventy years she experimented and some of these test gardens are now national monuments, some of them municipal monuments. After her death in 1999 the experimenting continued, by designers of Buro Mien Ruys but also by others. The testing of new materials and plant combinations is always central, with the aim of learning from them and showing and sharing these experiences. And so there is now a very special milestone: in 2024 the Gardens of Mien Ruys will be 100 years old!
Three small city gardens
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary, new experiments have been designed and constructed. At the moment, preparations for the construction of three small city gardens are in full swing.
Three designers from Buro Mien Ruys each designed a city garden of 5 x 7 meters, completely different but with a common starting point: green and sustainability play an important role. In each garden this is worked out in a different way. Aesthetics also plays a very important role here, because a garden design must above all be timelessly beautiful and inspire you to get started yourself.
Gardens under construction
The designers of Buro Mien Ruys designed a city garden of 5 x 7 meters with green and sustainability in the lead. All designs are timelessly beautiful and inspire to get started yourself.
Want to know more about the story and vision of the designers?
Read more at our site or view the article in Our Own Garden Spring 2024 edition.
Would you like to admire the gardens with your own eyes?
Visit the Gardens of Mien Ruys in Dedemsvaart.
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