For a long time, Lund University, donors, and the National Property Board of Sweden have been working to breathe new life into the Botanical Garden’s greenhouses! The renovation will start in the summer 2024, and we calculate it will be finished by autumn 2026. A visualization of the new greenhouse, made by White architects. What does this mean?The greenhouses are closed for visitors, while the ga

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Blackberries are diverse and have an interesting distribution and biology. They belong to the genus Rubus, which also includes raspberries and cloudberries. Blackberries consist of hundreds of so called microspecies that can be difficult to distinguish. These microspecies form seeds without prior fertilization, which means that all individual plants within the microspecies have an identical gene s

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The Understory garden is a slightly wilder area of the garden. Here you find a selection of plants that thrive in the shade under the various trees of the Rosaceae family growing here. Among other things, you can admire a collection of hellebores (Helleborus) blooming from winter to spring. At the beginning of May, the first peonies (Paeonia) emerge.In this part of the Botanical Garden the plants

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The greenhouse consists of nine departments with different climates and plants from all over the world. Adjacent to desert succulents are a couple of 100-year-old cycads, native to tropical forests, and now threatened by extinction. The greenhouse was ready in 1865 and plants from the old greenhouse, then situated in Lundagård in front of the current university building, were moved here. Several o

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Is it possible to start our spring and summer seedlings already or are we getting ahead of ourselves? Even now it is possible to start some seedlings first indoors, to then put them outside when it gets warm and bright. In this hands-on activity, you will get both wild and “tame” seeds to test at home. Large groups may need to split up and take turns, so that everyone can join. You find us here! D

https://www.botan.lu.se/en/winterbreak-2024 - 2025-05-11

Welcome to the garden and have fun with crafts, experiments and try out gardening. This is a day to learn more about how we can take care of the planet and ourselves in a sustainable way! You find the activities in the garden April 13 at 11-15. No pre-registration is required and it´s free of charges.

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Welcome to a week of sustainability at Botan! Through guided tours, exhibitions, and other activities, we explore various aspects of sustainability and how we can all help to protect biodiversity. You will find the exhibition and all events in the southern part of the garden. All events are free of charge, but you need to book your place for some activities.Tuesday, April 9th, 13:00-14:00  Guided

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Address:Botanical GardenÖstra Vallgatan 20223 61 LundClick here to view a mapBy busThe nearest bus stop is Sölvegatan. Line nr 1 departs from the central station.Click here to make a travel search  

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A botanical garden is not just any green space. Here, we work to preserve and display vegetation to create an understanding of diversity and the importance of plants for all human life. Help us keep the garden clean and tidy so that everyone can enjoy it! PlantsDo not pick flowers, seeds, fruits or vegetables. The public right does not apply in the garden.Do not break twigs or damage the plants.Do

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 The Museum pond was renovated in 2023. Among other things, the edges were made shallower  to enable cultivation of plants at different depths. Planting began in the spring of 2024 and is an ongoing project. More plants and species will be added.The area showcases wild plants of the Swedish flora that are adapted to grow in or near fresh water. Some species also occur along the coasts. Most of the

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Botanical Garden offers knowledge as well as wonderful experiences! Botanize among the variety of vegetables, participate in activities for both children and adults, and enjoy with all your senses in beautiful surroundings. Apart from the bird guide, all activities during Culture Night in Botan are gathered in an area that stretches from the southern part of the garden up towards the kitchen garde

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The botanical garden extends over an area of 8 hectares and comprises thousands of different plant species and varieties. The Botanical Garden was established at its current location in the 1860s. Ever since the early days, the garden is divided into different areas, each displaying a collection of some of the plant world's enormous diversity. For example, in the Rock Garden you can study plants t

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Please note that the accessibility is fairly limited due to the renovation. Toilets can be found in the southern part of the garden. Agardhianum: Garden office and informationSchool GardenPlants from the Canary IslandsCafé Botan (closed due to renovation) The Old Botanical MuseumThe Old Botanical LaboratoryTemporary Gift shopRocks of ScaniaEconomic plants, vegetables, cereals and old kitchen plant

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History of the Botanical GardenThe old botanical garden was founded 1690 and was situated at the current University square in Lundagård. At that time, the garden sorted under the Faculty of Medicine. Lack of committed leadership and poor economy meant that the garden was soon left to its fate. It was never used for research and education purposes.In 1740, initiatives were taken to establish a new

https://www.botan.lu.se/en/garden-and-plants/art-and-history - 2025-05-11

The living collections in the Botanical Garden contain plants from all over the world and include wild species as well as plants cultivated by man for various purposes. We welcome students and researchers who wish to use the collections and garden for teaching and research purposes. Foto: Kennet Ruona Current projects:Alternatives to peat-based compostObject-based learningKnowledge can be represen

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Peat has many good properties as a growing substrate. But the use of peat leads to large emissions of greenhouse gases. Therefore, the Botanical Garden has started a project to test different alternatives to peat. What is peat?Peat consists of incompletely decomposed plant remains that have formed over thousands of years in wetlands.What is peat used for?Peat is a good growing substrate for severa

https://www.botan.lu.se/en/alternatives-peat-based-compost - 2025-05-11

In 2023, the Museum Pond was renovated. New sloped edges enabled the cultivation of plants at different depths. Planting began in the spring of 2024 and is an ongoing project. More plants and species will be added.The area showcases wild plants from the Swedish flora that are adapted to grow in or near freshwater. Some species can also be found in coastal areas. Most are common in nature, but a fe

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The house was built as an orangerie for overwintering cold-sensitive plants. Today, plants that tolerate cool winter temperatures are kept here permanently. The temperature lies between 12°C and 25°C with large daily and yearly fluctuations.The Agathis house comprises mainly species from the subtropical region across Oceania. Have a look at the 100-year-old Queensland kauri pine (Agathis robusta)

https://www.botan.lu.se/en/garden-and-plants/greenhouse/agathis-house - 2025-05-11

Where art meets climate research Broken Greenhouse – Embodied Climate Futures is an upcoming exhibition in the Botanical Garden in Lund created by the artist duo Bigert & Bergström. The exhibition consists of five sculptural greenhouses that in different ways portray the UN's climate scenarios for the year 2100. The project is a collaboration between Bigert & Bergström, the Botanical Garden and mu

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 In the fernery we take a leap back in time, to a period in which ferns and lycopods covered the face of the Earth. The climate was warm and humid and no flowering plants had evolved yet. Fossils of lycopods show that this group has existed for 500 million years, whereas the first ferns appeared later, approximately 360 million years ago. In the fernery, there are representatives of all the major

https://www.botan.lu.se/en/garden-and-plants/greenhouse/fernery - 2025-05-11