The Privy Garden, known in German as the Crown Prince Rudolf Garden, is part of the Meidling Kammergärten which lie immediately in front of the east façade of the palace, and received its name around 1870, after apartments had been furnished for Crown Prince Rudolf on the ground floor of this wing. The four sections of the parterre are enclosed by formal beds and centre around an ancient yew tree.
As the garden is sheltered from the wind, during the summer months it is home to a splendid display of specimens from the valuable collection of citrus trees of the Federal Parks and Gardens Authority.
The immediately adjacent section of the gardens goes by the curious name of "On the Cellar" and is one of the oldest parts of the gardens at Schönbrunn. It was laid out directly above the cellar of the court kitchen, which was constructed around 1700. At the centre of the tripartite parterre with its elaborate design based on embroidery patterns, is an octagonal pool. This section of the garden is surrounded by a horseshoe-shaped pergola with five trellis-work pavilions, one of which (the Gazebo) is now accessible to visitors as a viewing point.
The Privy Garden, known in German as the Crown Prince Rudolf Garden, is part of the Meidling Kammergärten which lie immediately in front of the east façade of the palace, and received its name around 1870, after apartments had been furnished for Crown Prince Rudolf on the ground floor of this wing. The four sections of the parterre are enclosed by formal beds and centre around an ancient yew tree. As the garden is sheltered from the wind, during the summer months it is home to a splendid display of specimens from the valuable collection of citrus trees of the Federal Parks and Gardens Authority. The immediately adjacent section of the gardens goes by the curious name of "On the Cellar" and is one of the oldest parts of the gardens at Schönbrunn. It was laid out directly above the cellar of the court kitchen, which was constructed around 1700. At the centre of the tripartite parterre with its elaborate design based on embroidery patterns, is an octagonal pool. This section of the garden is surrounded by a horseshoe-shaped pergola with five trellis-work pavilions, one of which (the Gazebo) is now accessible to visitors as a viewing point.