For centuries, Castle d’Ursel served as the summer residence of the noble d’Ursel family. Since 1994, it has been owned by the Province of Antwerp and given a cultural purpose.

In 1883, German landscape architect Edouard Keilig designed the Keiligbosquet in the castle park of Hingene—an ‘open garden room’ surrounded by American oaks, later complemented by a tennis court. Over time, the forest deteriorated, and thirteen years ago, only eighteen of the original oaks remained. The park and tennis court became overgrown and neglected.

Restoration began in November 2020 with the planting of 70 new oaks between the tree avenue and the castle moat, reviving a piece of history. At the heart of the Keiligbosquet, a wildflower meadow now flourishes, surrounded by eleven commemorative benches.

We are proud to have supplied trees for this remarkable project, where past and future come together seamlessly.