It would be hard to imagine a farmhouse without a garden. A rich gardening culture developed in the countryside during the late 18th century with impressive layouts e.g. 321: farmhouse Madiswil (1709/bernese midlands); 331: farmhouse Ostermundigen (1797/bernese midlands); 551: farmhouse with pigeonry Lancy (1762,1796,1820/west midlands); 611: wine growers house Richterswil (around 1780/east midlands).

Worldwide contacts formed mainly in the 19th century introduced previously unknown vegetables, flowers and shrubs into Switzerland. One of the best known of such plants is the geranium which originates in South Africa. Not all farming families were able to afford the luxury of large and decorative gardens. E.g. 111: farmhouse La Chaux-de-Fonds (1617/jura); 371: day labourer’s house, Dietligen (1760/bernese midlands); 1011: farmhouse Adelboden (1698/bernese oberland); 1111: house Blatten (1568/Valais).

At the house from Herzogenbuchsee, there is a large garden used for medicinal remedies (302). We would also recommend a visit to the various fields where grains are grown (301), to the seed garden (303) and to the tobacco field (501).