Bio-Blumen Vom Hügel - Margrit de Colle

Flower country gardener – even though this profession is still not widely known: Margrit de Colle practices it. Since she moved from Graz to Eichkögl with her husband and two children over ten years ago and took over an old farm there, her perception of colors, structures, and materials in nature has steadily sharpened.

Her path led her through various detours from fashion school, studying sociology, and a stay abroad in Nigeria to the art of Ikebana, the Japanese flower arrangement. She then completed her floral master examination and initiated the first Austrian certified organic flower farm as a heart project. In workshops, wreaths, bouquets, and decorations made from flowers, twigs, leaves, and grasses are created for home or celebrations. The offering is accompanied by a vegetarian garden café, which has been operating since 2017 and provides space for tranquility and encounters.

From flowers, shrubs, blooms, and other natural materials collected on walks through their own meadows, forests, and fields, floral works emerge in rhythm with the seasons. For Margrit de Colle, it feels right to grow things herself – seasonally, regionally, and organically.

Almost every month, seasonal workshops invite participants to the workshop "Vom Hügel," with a view over the Raab Valley. Highlights throughout the year include the spring festival, garden pleasure days, the organic flower festival in autumn, and the beginning of Advent. All flowers come from their own agricultural production and are processed according to the season ("Slow Flowers" – seasonal cut flowers from their own production).

The approximately 6.5-hectare garden "Vom Hügel" combines agricultural work with artisanal design. "One must feel, smell, walk, and lend a hand," says Margrit de Colle.