• Garden at Christian’s Have Nursing Home

    The sensory garden at Christian’s Have Nursing Home in Solrød, Denmark, was inaugurated 7 May 2019 after a two-year process of involving the users, transforming ideas to the final project and the constructing and building of the garden.

    Read about the project
  • Patio for the benefit of women and children recovering from domestic violence

    Randers Crisis Shelter for Women and Children applied for funds from the A.P. Møllerske Støttefond to renovate their patio. That led to a redevelopment and landscape architect Helle Nebelong transformed the small tiled courtyard into a sensory-inspired patio.

  • Tower of Light

    One of the towers at the Nature Playground in Valbyparken, Copenhagen. Designed by Students from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation.

    Read about it
  • A Royal Tableau

    Playground in a royal setting at Kronborg Castle, Elsinore.

    Read about it
  • Green Surroundings

    The Deer Park at Hindsgavl Castle, Funen.

    Read more

Latest news

2 Jan 2026

RUBBER AND PLASTIC ARE NEVER BETTER THAN NATURE

|

Helle Nebelong has contributed an article to the Swedish annual magazine Lustgården, published by Föreningen för Dendrologi och Parkvård (Association for Dendrology and Parks). In the  article, Helle provides an overview of her natural playground design practices and... Read More

1 May 2024

BBC: In the Studio: Helle Nebelong

|

Danish landscape architect Helle Nebelong is a pioneer of the natural playground movement. Natural playgrounds are made of natural materials, rather than plastics, but they also encourage creativity and independence rather than rule-based... Read More

Work