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What Perennial meadow garden.

Where Germany.

Size 2,000 square metres

Soil Slightly moist and loamy.

Climate Warm, dry summers and cold, wet winters with irregular rainfall.

Hardiness zone USDA 6.

Garden enthusiasts Angelika and Peter Funke have created a garden of exquisite beauty that belies their lack of formal training. Both admit that gardening is simply a hobby and that all they've learned has been through books, visits and trial and error. Looking at the couple's plot, it's no surprise to learn that they have drawn or perennial meadow – another obvious clue to their stylistic leaning.

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