Isabelle Van Groeningen
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Isabelle Van Groeningen
Isabelle Van Groeningen grew up in Antwerp and studied Horticulture at the renowned Kew Botanic Gardens in London, followed by a PhD in garden history from the University of York. She has decades of experience working as a garden designer around the world. In 2008, she became the director of the Garden School at the Royal Garden Academy in Berlin-Dahlem, which she co-founded with Gabriella Pape that same year.
Isabelle Van Groeningen grew up in Antwerp and studied Horticulture at the renowned Kew Botanic Gardens in London, followed by a PhD in garden history from the University of York. She has decades of experience working as a garden designer around the world. In 2008, she became the director of the Garden School at the Royal Garden Academy in Berlin-Dahlem, which she co-founded with Gabriella Pape that same year.
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German Garden Book Award 2022: »Best Book on Garden Poetry or Prose« for Die sieben Jahreszeiten
German Garden Book Award 2022: »Best Book on Garden Poetry or Prose« for Die sieben Jahreszeiten
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Year of Publication: 2025
Isabelle Van GroeningenYear of Publication: 2025
My Wonderful Cottage Garden
When Isabelle Van Groeningen took up her first job with the National Trust, she moved to the countryside, to the picturesque village of Coleshill. There, she not only took over a charming cottage, but also the unkempt garden that went with it. Using the knowledge she had acquired during her training, she transformed it into a lush, blooming, buzzing paradise that not only delighted visitors,...
Year of Publication: 2022
Isabelle Van GroeningenYear of Publication: 2022
The Seven Seasons
Even as a child, there was nothing Isabelle Van Groeningen loved more than digging in the soil with her hands and enjoying the greenery and the wonderful flowers. As an adult, she turned her passion into a profession and has since designed and planted countless gardens. Another matter close to her heart is imparting her knowledge about garden culture to others, nurturing their sense of colour,...
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