In the Edible Landscape, you will find strawberries such as the popular Mieze Schindler variety, as well as Maikönigin (May Queen) and Osterfee (Easter Fairy), and the Safner raspberry from Graubünden, the Le Brassus blackcurrant and different varieties of redcurrant such as Verrière Blanche. Over the course of two years, a unique collection of Alpine espalier pears is being established along the monastery walls. The Austrian berry and fruit specialist Siegfried Tatschl is also bringing his expertise to bear, as well as providing additional fruits and berries for the garden. These include varieties that have hitherto remained largely unknown in Switzerland but which are ideally suited to being cultivated in our climate. The fruits include Japanese plums, Nanking cherries, sour-cherry and plum cross-breeds, medlars and edible silverberries, liquorices and groundnuts, pawpaws and frost-resistant persimmons, to name but a few. Visitors are invited to snack on the garden’s fruits. In collaboration with ProSpecieRara and other partners, numerous courses will be offered on fruit grafting, espalier pears, herbs and berries, aimed at professional gardeners, allotment-holders and chefs.
