Greenhouse Garden & Alexandrinendenkmal Schwerin

The Grünhausgarten and the southern palace garden with hippodrome, maze and youth temple are in the style of English landscape gardens. This part of the palace garden was restored to its original state for the 2009 Federal Garden Show. In the center of a tree-lined meadow, the Grand Duchess Mother "Alexandrine" looks towards the Youth Temple. The Greenhouse was the summer residence of Grand Duke Paul Friedrich and his wife (the Prussian princess) Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The part of the palace garden belonging to the Greenhouse was one of the Grand Duchess's favorite places and was laid out in the English style around 1840 according to plans by master garden designer Peter Joseph Lenné. Alexandrine continued to live here after her husband's death. A monument in the Greenhouse Garden commemorates her. In addition to the garden, you can also see the Greenhouse (now a children's daycare center) and the Kavaliershaus where the servants were quartered (now privately owned). The grinding mill is also located nearby.

Greenhouse Garden and Alexandrine Monument - English garden art on the Baltic Sea

The Greenhouse Garden in Schwerin is one of the most charming gardens in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The southern palace garden was laid out around 1840 according to plans by the renowned master garden designer Peter Joseph Lenné in the style of English landscape gardens - a favorite project of Grand Duchess Alexandrine, wife of Grand Duke Paul Friedrich and Prussian princess. The Alexandrine Monument in the center of the tree-lined meadow still commemorates her today, her gaze directed towards the so-called Temple of Youth.

Hippodrome, maze and historic buildings in Schwerin Palace Gardens

In addition to the park-like garden ensemble with hippodrome and maze, the Green House - once the summer residence of the ducal couple and now a children's daycare center - and the Cavalier's House, which once housed the servants, are also worth seeing. Both buildings lend historical depth to the area. The historic grinding mill is also located in the immediate vicinity. This part of the palace garden was restored in line with its listed status for the 2009 Federal Garden Show and can now be experienced in its original form.

Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin - history in the countryside

Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin had a special affection for this place. Even after her husband's death, she spent time here and left her name to the palace garden. The memorial on the central lawn makes the Greenhouse Garden a place with a personal history - embedded in the impressive cultural landscape between Lake Schwerin and the Baltic coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.