Many of the recent closures in the Dresden Great Garden are to be lifted from spring. Thanks to additional funding from the Free State of Saxony, numerous paths could be reopened from March, announced the Staatliche Schlösser, Burgen und Gärten Sachsen gGmbH (SBG).
800,000 euros for tree maintenance
The Free State has made an additional 400,000 euros available. Together with SBG's own funds, a total of around 800,000 euros has been mobilized in order to implement urgently needed tree maintenance measures more quickly.
"This investment is not a luxury, but a responsibility: for the safety of the people, for the preservation of the Großer Garten and for the quality of life in Dresden," said Saxony's Finance Minister Christian Piwarz (CDU). The additional funds made it possible to "carry out necessary tree maintenance work and at the same time ensure the safety of visitors".
Work has been in full swing again since October 2025. According to SBG, around 1,500 tree maintenance measures have been carried out since the start of the felling season and a further 1,600 have been commissioned. The reason for the closures is dead wood in the treetops or weakened trees that are losing their stability due to drought and disease.
