[English version below]

Ja, jou magge mij wel eefkes stoare. At je maar nyt in myn tún staan gaan! Kyk, dit túntsy is su bisonder omdat ut bedocht is deur un bekende túnontwerper. Piet Oudolf!
Hij bedocht ok de herinneringstún in New York, foar al dy meensen dy sturven binne by de aanslag fan nine-eleven. Jou wete wel met flygtúgen in dy wolkekrabbers.

Ik hè der us wat over opsocht, want ik hou fan plantsys en túnieren. Nim nou dese siergrassen, dat blykt un hannelsmerk fan dese ontwerper te wesen. Oudolf, wú un kloppend geheel, met plantsen dy mooi binne en ok ut hele jaar mooi blive. Dat betekent, dat útbloeide planten ok mooi weze kinne. Ju mutte de fergankelukhyd fan planten en bloemen ok siën kinne. Mooie, dooie dingen dus.

Ik bin der ok wel trots op dat ik hyr op passe mag. Der gebeurt altyd wat in dese tún en ut hoeft ok nyt altyd binnen de lyntsys te bliven. Eigenluk is ut krekt un natuerluk skilderij. Sudat je nyt snel ut idee hewwe, dat je in un tún lope. Maar eh… ik mut nou wear an ut werk hoar.

Gardening service staff member Marloes (2018) – Nature as transience.

Yes, you may interrupt me for a minute. As long as you don’t step into the borders!
Look, this garden is so special because it has been designed by a wellknown garden architect, Piet Oudolf. As a Dutchman, he created the memorial garden in New York, for the victims of the 9/11 disaster. I delved into this because I love plants. Like these ornamental lawn grasses. They seem to be a trademark of the architect.

Oudolf prefers a homogenous concept, with plants that retain their beauty throughout the seasons. It means that even plants that have ceased to blossom can be attractive. One has to celebrate the ephemerality of plants and flowers. Dead things, as it were. It makes me proud to be responsible for the maintenance. There’s always something happening in this garden and this does not have to be in conformity of the regulations. In fact, this is a painting of nature. Very quickly, it makes you forget that you’re walking in a garden. But now I have to get along.