Garden Visits

Garden Visits

Join us on the 3rd Thursday of each month as we explore private gardens around Switzerland and neighboring France.  Selected gardens are generally within a 2hr driving radius of Geneve.  We have carefully chosen private gardens (ie not public parks) classified ‘exceptional’.

Our first Garden Visit will be the Chateau de Prangins' kitchen garden/potager on Thursday 15 April at 10am - If you plan to take public transport, the train leaves Gare Cornavin just before 9:00. Registration is necessary.

Once you register, a confirmation email will immediately be sent to you with meeting information, travel details and Carolyn's contact information. If you don't receive confirmation, please check that you have hit "confirm" at the end of the registration process.

Entry to the garden including a Guide in English by  the Head Gardener brings the garden alive and is 12CHF per person. Following the visit to the garden, you can explore the chateau museum (CHF 8) &/or join in socially distanced picnic in the Chateau’s park grounds - either bringing your own picnic or buying takeaway from nearby restaurant.

Please make your payment at the same time as registering - if there are less than 10 registrants, the visit may be cancelled and you will be fully refunded.

For more information contact Carolyn here.

Calendar of Garden Visits:

April - Chateau de Prangins, VD  https://www.chateaudeprangins.ch/en/your-visit/historical-kitchen-garden

May - Chateau d’Iris, Vullierens, VD https://chateauvullierens.ch/

Plus if interest there is noteworthy oak tree at nearby Morrens that is 360yrs old (est. planting 1660)

June - Diable Vert, Bex, VD http://www.marawa.ch/les-jardins

July - Rose Garden, Bern https://www.bern.com/en/detail/the-rose-garden, Plus, if possible, Maison de Watteville, Bern - a government owed house used for state visits that has stunning terraced garden down to Aare river. https://www.bbl.admin.ch/bbl/fr/home/themen/besichtigungen/beatrice-von-wattenwyl-haus.html

Swiss Federal and Cantonal regulations will always be followed.

1. Masks must be worn on public transportation.
2. If a member has traveled within 10 days before the hike to any country or area considered a risk under Swiss Federal and Cantonal regulations, they must quarantine and may not join the visit.
3. A list of the participants will be kept by the leader for two weeks after the visit for contact and tracing purposes.

1. Garden Visits  is open to all AIWC members.

2. Children are not allowed to participate.

3. Visits are generally easily accessible by public transit. 

4. Anyone wishing to join Garden Visits must register on the Website or the App for each outing.

5. In the interest of safety, it may be necessary to limit the size of the group - this is at the discretion of the Activity Leader

6. Participants are responsible for their own safety and wellbeing and must follow the instructions provided by the Activity Leader.

7. The AIWC declines responsibility for the loss of personal property.