Welcome to OpdeHaar the open garden of John and Joyce Ramsbotham in Hoevelaken
OpdeHaar garden is an open garden in the woodland in Hoevelaken, on the border between Gelderland and Utrecht, The Netherlands
This garden is open to the public by appointment
Especially suitable for groups of 8 to 50 people
7 different style gardens in one garden (ca 5 acres)
A unique landscape in the middle of an ancient wooded swamp
Over 4500 different plants, trees and shrubs
Renowned for its woodland and shade tolerant plants
Most plants are labelled
We have a powerpoint presentation on colour and contrast and shadow plants in our garden with more than 100 photographs. Something for the winter months perhaps.
We are a member of the Nederlandse Tuinen Stichting and Groei en Bloei Nijkerk
Click here for information about a visit to OpdeHaar garden
Contact Op de Haar garden
John and Joyce Ramsbotham
Email: ramsbotham@planet.nl
Telephone: +31 (0) 653753221
Contact form: Click here
View the video’s and TV progammes made about our garden. (Sorry they are in French and Dutch)
Photos of flowers and plants in OpdeHaar garden (All photographs on this site have been taken in our garden)
Basic botany
The main focus of this website is naturally on our gardens and the plants in them. However, keeping plants healthy and happy and meeting the criteria for “the right plant in the right place” requires an understanding of some basic botany and in this context we have written several articles:
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