Gardening without a garden: gardens in Bern
You have no garden, but you would like to dig in the soil or just see some flowers? Gärten Bern shows you where you can do that in and around Bern.
How it works
- At the top, switch on the groups: park and show gardens, allotments (Familiengärten) or community gardens.
- Tap “Nearest garden” (Nächster Garten). The app shows the distance and the walking route with walking time.
- Tap an area to see its name and, where recorded, the address or operator.
Gardens to visit
The park and show gardens include the Botanical Garden of the University of Bern (BOGA), the Rosengarten and the Elfenau with its park, orangery and show gardens. Some gardens have a short description and a link to their website.
Do your own gardening
Without a garden of your own, you can join community gardens such as Urban Gardening Lorrainepark, the Stiftsgarten below the Münsterplattform or the Tscharni-Garten. Allotments (Familiengärten) such as Viererfeld, Rossfeld or Kleine Allmend, on the other hand, are plots for tenants only. The map shows where they are. Please do not walk on the beds there.
Where does the data come from?
From OpenStreetMap (ODbL) and from Bärn Kit's own hand-kept list. This list classes BOGA, the Rosengarten and the Elfenau as park and show gardens, adds community gardens that are missing in OpenStreetMap and provides the descriptions and links. No tracking: only the routing service gets your location, and only the start and end of the walk. You can correct mistakes directly in OpenStreetMap.
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