HORTVS Peter Janke Gartenkonzepte
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  • perennial nursery
  • floristry

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Hortvs Collection

I have been interested in and inspired by herbaceous perennials ever since I started gardening. Thus, together with my husband, Michael Frinke, I have collected about four thousand different perennials, grasses and geophytes for the hortvs up to now. In the course. In the course of time some species have become our favorites.

This is why we refer to  the following species as Hortvs-Collection:

  • Helleborus (all wild species, the famous collection of Helen Ballard and our own hybrids)
  • Galanthus (almost all wild species, about 500 cultivars and about 200 selections which have not been named so far )
  • Polygonatum (about 40 different species and varieties)
  • Thalictrum (about 40 different species and varieties)
  • Arisaema (about 25 different species)
  • Libertia (20 different species)
  • Erythronium (30 different species)
  • Agapanthus  (55 different species)
  • Sempervivum and Jovibarba (about 180 different species)
  • Epimedium (about 50 different species )
  • Miscanthus (about 30 different species)
  • Ferns (about 100 different species and varieties)

We very much aim to produce more and more of these difficult to breed plants, also for sale. Visitors to our nursery already find a wide choice of the genera of Helleborus, Thalictrum, Sempervivum, Miscanthus, Epimedium and hardy ferns.

Hortvs

Hortvs Peter Janke

Hortvs (Latin for “garden”) is the epitome of our company.

It simply summarizes what we care about.

Moreover, it stands for our gardenshop, where you find cut flowers as well as decorative and useful accessories for the garden during our opening hours. And it also denotes our perennial nursery, where we offer you selected garden plants and rare herbaceous perennials.

In the gardener’s paradise England I was given the honour of participating in the gardening of Mrs. Beth Chatto, the grande dame of English gardening culture. Inspired and spurred by these experiences, I arrived at the decision, that gardening on such a high level should be introduced to Germany too.

In addition to my garden planning, however, I wanted to create an own garden, which lives up to this idea.

Soon my first garden, which was only a relict of the former nursery of my grandmother Melanie Thomas, became to small for my gardening ambitions.

For this reason I moved together with my family In Mai 2005 and we found our new domicile as an overgrown washeland.

By now a garden has come into being according my ideas.

It consists of many different areas.

Thus, in a humid, almost boggy corner, we created a water garden with three natural ponds.

A large, sandy and dry field was turned into an all year round attractive gravel garden.

Ancient oaks and beeches shield the woodland garden.

An alley of formally planted Mediterranean cypresses guides the way to the house, which is flanked by a formal garden and other individual designed garden areas.

You are cordially invited to visit our garden during opening hours.

We very much look forward to your visit,

Yours,

Peter Janke

Hellebore Days

Helleborustage 2025

We are very pleased to open the HORTVS our perennial nursery and our garden shop including our usual floristry offer for you from Thursday, 06 March 2025 until Saturday, 08 March 2025!

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Spring excursion through the HORTVS with Peter Janke

Frühjahrsexkursion

On Maundy Thursday 17 April 2025 and Easter Saturday 19 April 2025, Peter Janke invites you to a botanical spring excursion through his HORTVS. As we are currently in the best time for replanting perennials and bulbous plants, the HORTVS nursery is brimming with wonderful opportunities to optimise your beds.

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Garden Design

Gartenplanung Entwurfsplan

For the individual design of your garden we develop a personally adjusted concept, which meets your ideas of style and function:

  • Visit to your garden on site
  • Development of design concepts
  • Creation of hand-drawn conceptual designs
  • Concepts and planting plans with perennials
  • Optimal selection of plants and material
  • Execution of all  planting works on request
  • Realisation of construction works by specialist companies on request
  • All services of planning and consulting will be charged at an hourly rate of 160,- Euro (VAT incl.)

Our office can generally be reached Tuesdays to Fridays from 9.00 am to 4.30 pm…

Guided Garden Walks

During our opening hours we cordially welcome groups interested in gardening to the Hortvs.

From March to November group visits are possible during our opening hours (Thu. and Fri. 10.00 am to 6.00 pm; Sat. 10.00 to 4.00 pm) with prior agreement.

We will be pleased to send you our terms for a guided walk through the garden with Peter Janke or one of our staff members individually by E-Mail.

We look forward to your request!

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