A Visit to Belgium's Most Beautiful Edible Garden - Gardenista
It s been called the most beautiful vegetable garden in Belgium The gardens are open to the general public in June and... Photography via Kasteel van Heks. ...in September 16 per person and to groups by reservation the group rate is 15 per person with a minimum of 300 Built in the late 18th century for the Prince-Bishop of Liège, Kasteel van Heks is currently owned by Count and Countess Stéphanie Ghislain d’Ursel, distant relatives of the estate’s founders. The original layout of the vegetable garden (at Left) was in the shape of a cross, inspired by the gardens at Versailles. The garden in early springtime (late in March). Philippe Van den Bulck, the castle’s vegetables chef, harvests mid-summer crops in July. Under cultivation are many varieties of “historical table fruit,” including Doyonnnée and Comtesse de Paris pears. Last October’s harvest yielded carrots, rosemary, dill, cauliflower, and lettuce. April’s crops include white asparagus, parsley, and curly purple lettuce. Inside the greenhouse last season, seedlings waited for spring. For more edible garden inspiration, see.