About Northgrove House
Northgrove House is a small editorial site about greening the ground around the home, written for readers with gardens in Germany.
What we write about
The site keeps to three subjects: choosing resilient plants, planning hedges, and shaping the green zones close to a building. These topics overlap in practice, so the articles cross-reference each other rather than repeating the same ground.
Each article is written as a reference you can return to. Where a topic depends on local conditions — soil type, regional climate or municipal rules — the text says so plainly instead of offering a single fixed answer.
How content is prepared
Articles are drafted from publicly available material and general horticultural practice. Where we mention regulation, such as the boundary distances that apply to plantings in Germany, we point readers to the relevant public bodies and note that the specifics vary between federal states.
- Photography is sourced from Wikimedia Commons under open licences.
- External links point to public agencies and reference works rather than commercial pages.
- We avoid invented figures; where exact data is not available, the text stays descriptive.
What this site is not
The content is informational. It is not individual horticultural, legal or commercial advice, and it does not sell plants or services. Before planting near a boundary or altering drainage, check the conditions on your own plot and the rules that apply in your municipality.
Corrections welcome
If you spot an error or an outdated reference, the contact form on the home page reaches the editorial address. Corrections are reviewed and the update date on the affected page is changed when content is revised.