Partners: Gardens

Botanical Garden of the University of Talca

The Botanical Garden of the University of Talca is a natural laboratory that recreates the plant diversity of the Maule Region, Chile and the World, preserves ex situ rare and threatened plants, supports teaching activity and university research, and creates spaces for education and recreation for the community. It has 10 hectares of extension where plant formations from Chile and the world coexist and about 60 species of animals. Through its botanical species it is possible to travel across five continents, including the Mixed Mesophytic Forest of North America, the Deciduous Forest of Central Europe and the Sclerophyllous Forest of the Australian region.

Chile National Botanical Garden

The National Botanical Garden has developed an integrated conservation strategy , which includes in situ and ex situ conservation efforts, in order to contribute to the preservation of the biodiversity of the Chilean hotspot. Our conservation work is represented by the creation of 32 botanical collections of Chilean and exotic plants.

Jose Maria Azael Franco Municipal Cemetery

Unique in its category, this cemetery features eight hectares with carved cypress with Augustine, Pre-Colombian, Ecuadorian fauna, arches, pillars, and giant masks. This legacy began in 1936 and it is known as the “green sculpture” because here art and nature are combined.

Le Sitio Roberto Burle Marx

Located in Barra de Guaratiba, a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, the property where Burle Marx lived and produced in the last twenty years of his life was – and continues to be – a large experimentation laboratory: more than 3,500 species of tropical plants and subtropical, organized in nurseries and gardens, coexist in harmony with the native vegetation in an area of 405 thousand square meters, which includes several buildings, lakes, gardens, art collections and a vast library.

Botanical Garden of Curitiba

The Botanical Garden is one of the biggest postcards of Curitiba and the most visited tourist spot in the city. Its main attraction, the 458 m2 greenhouse, inspired by European architecture, houses natural and ornamental plant specimens of the flora of the Atlantic Forest, which covers the Serra do Mar and the coastal plain of Paraná. The construction of iron and 3,800 pieces of glass, in an open space, impresses the annual waves of tourists, from their arrival through the main gates.

Botanical Garden of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Did you know that the SP Botanical Garden is within a Conservation Unit? Around here, you can learn more about the plant species, observe the animals and their interaction with the environment and even take a bath in nature while walking in a fragment of the Atlantic Forest.

The Botanical Gardens play a fundamental role in society, acting in the conservation of species, in carrying out scientific research, in sustainable development and in carrying out educational practices that allow the construction of new knowledge, emotions and connections between people and nature.

Rio de Janeiro Botanic Garden

The Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro – JBRJ – was founded on June 13, 1808. It arose from a decision by the then Portuguese Prince Regent D. João to install a gunpowder factory and a garden for the acclimatization of plant species originating in Rio de Janeiro. other parts of the world. Today, the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Research Institute – the name it received in 1995 – is a federal agency linked to the Ministry of the Environment and constitutes one of the most important research centers in the world in the areas of botany and biodiversity conservation.

Emilio Goeldi Botanic Garden

The institution has the mission of researching, cataloging and analyzing the biological and sociocultural diversity of the Amazon Basin, contributing to its cultural memory and its regional development. It has also the aim of increasing public awareness of science in the Amazon by means of its museums, botanical garden, zoological park, etc.

Inhotim Botanical Garden

Its privileged location – between the rich Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes – and the exuberant landscapes along the 140 hectares of visitation provide visitors with a unique experience that combines art and nature. Around 700 works by more than 60 artists, from almost 40 countries, are exhibited outdoors and in galleries in the middle of a Botanical Garden with more than 4,300 rare botanical species, coming from all continents.

Tsimbazaza Zoo and Botanical Gardens

The Botanical and Zoological Park of Tsimbazaza was created in 1925 under the name of “Botanical Garden of Tananarivo”.

Its missions are:

. to constitute and maintain living and dead collections in order to make them known and to protect them,
. to contribute to the conservation and safeguarding of the national heritage,
. to contribute to the education and information of the general public for the protection of national, natural and cultural heritage
. participate in the training of teachers, students and pupils through study and advanced training courses,

PBZT is not only an amusement park for all ages but also a National Research Center for the conservation and multiplication of threatened and endangered species.

Conservatoire botanique national de Mascarin

Knowledge of flora and habitats is the essential basis for conservation.

This mission relies on the skills of botanists, a veritable living encyclopedia capable of recognizing plants and vegetation, or phytosociologists who will study plant communities and their interactions with their environment. These passionate scientists contribute to creating the reference tools that are herbariums, atlases, taxonomic indexes, habitat repositories, essential tools for the action of the botanical conservatory on its territory.

To preserve a heritage in the long term, we must first learn to know and recognize it.

Botanical Garden of Tunis

With a total surface area of approximately 8 hectares in the northern urban center of Tunis, the arboretum has been classified as a Nature Reserve since 1996, in accordance with the Tunisian Forest Code. This green space is home to about 700 plant species and offers the inhabitants of the urban area of the Grand Tunis a nearby space in which to stroll and discover a great diversity of trees from all continents.

Aswan Botanical Garden

The island is of oval shape and covers an area of 17 feddans: 650 meters long and 115 meters large. In the garden there are many different qualities of tropical and subtropical plants and for this reason it is considered one of the most important centers for botanic researches. (…) It has become an important touristic site and a place for promenades for the people of Aswan.

The Secret Garden Médina Marrakech

Le Jardin Secret is opening its doors to the public for the first time in its history. The origins of the complex date back to the Saadian Dynasty, more than four hundred years ago. Rebuilt in the mid-Nineteenth century at the behest of an influential kaid of the Atlas Mountains, Le Jardin Secret has been the home of some of Morocco and Marrakech’s most important political figures. Today you are able to fully appreciate it, thanks to the recent renovation; Le Jardin Secret is part of the great tradition of stately Arab-Andalusian and Moroccan palaces. As a result visitors can discover its gardens and buildings, which are outstanding examples of Islamic art and architecture.

Jardin Majorelle

The Majorelle Garden is a one-hectare botanical garden and artist’s landscape garden in Marrakech, Morocco. It was created by the French Orientalist artist Jacques Majorelle over almost forty years, starting in 1923, and features a Cubist villa designed by the French architect, Paul Sinoir in the 1930s

Pretoria National Botanical Gardens

This 76 hectare urban oasis is a pristine getaway situated in the eastern suburbs of South Africa’s administrative capital, Pretoria. The Pretoria National Botanical Garden (NBG) was established in June 1946 when the University of Pretoria granted approval to the Department of Agriculture for the development of a botanical garden on a piece of land…

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is acclaimed as one of the great botanic gardens of the world. Few gardens can match the sheer grandeur of the setting of Kirstenbosch, against the eastern slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain.

Billabong Falls

Billabong Falls once home to International award winning landscape designer Phillip Johnson is now open as a luxurious bed and breakfast in the heart of the Dandenong Ranges. Stay amongst the majestic Mountain Ash and lush natural bushland in the stunning Yarra Valley. Escape to peace, quiet and reconnect with nature, listen to tumbling waterfalls, swim in the natural billabong or just sit and drink in the surrounds and expansive views.

Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens

At 14 hectares the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens are easily viewed over the course of a relaxed day. If your time is limited, you can tailor your walk to encompass your personal interests. For instance, if you want to take in the Garden’s most significant cultural heritage landscapes and major iconic trees the walks above the Lily Pond would be rewarding and could be coupled with a visit to the Gatekeeper’s Cottage and the Gardens’ heritage walls, the Arthur and Eardley-Wilmot Walls. If you want to learn about Tasmanian plants, walk through and discover the Tasmanian Collection then visit the Greater Hobart Garden to look at our local flora. You should also add the Subantarctic Plant House to experience the closely related flora of wind blown Macquarie Island.

Royal Botanic Gardens (Sydney)

Situated within Gadigal land along the shores of Sydney Harbour, the Garden features an outstanding horticultural collection from all over the world, is Australia’s longest continuously operating scientific institution, and one of the nation’s premier tourist attractions.

Kings Park & Botanic Garden

Kings Park is one of the world’s largest and most beautiful inner city parks. It is rich in Aboriginal and European history, contemporary culture and offers innovative design, displays and services. Kings Park has an international reputation for scientific research, leading horticulture, conservation and public education. Kings Park is home to the spectacular Western Australian Botanic Garden, which displays over 3,000 species of the State’s unique flora. Two thirds of the 400 hectare park is protected as bushland and provides a haven for native biological diversity.

Australian National Botanic Gardens

Nestled in the foothills of Black Mountain, the Australian National Botanic Gardens is the perfect retreat from the rush of city life. Come to the Gardens, breathe in the fresh air, listen to the birds and watch the trees sway with the breeze. Take a stroll beneath the canopy of the Rainforest Gully, enjoy a coffee or a massage, and leave feeling rejuvenated. With over 4,500 species on display, the Gardens is the only place where you can see the true variety of native Australian plants in one location.

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne has been a treasured part of Melbourne’s cultural life for more than 170 years – much loved by generations of Victorians, as well as by many visitors from interstate and overseas. It is a picturesque haven for recreation and an important resource for education, conservation, science and horticulture. Melbourne Gardens extends over 38 hectares and houses a collection of more than 8,500 species of plants from around the world, including amazing and diverse plant collections such as camellias, rainforest flora, cacti and succulents, roses, Californian species, herbs, perennials, cycads, plants from Southern China and, in the Rare and Threatened Species Collection, plants from south-eastern Australia.

Adelaïde Botanic Garden

In the heart of the city but another world away … Take time out to explore the beauty and diversity of plants from across Australia and around the world. Spend an hour or spend the day among the 50 hectares of magnificently maintained gardens and stunning architecture. Relax in the shade or enjoy a coffee…