Botanical Garden, West Coast, Sweden

4.5 (1.755 reviews) Friday: 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #2 in West Coast Parks • Gardens

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Welcome to one of the largest botanical gardens in Northern Europe. The cultivated part occupies 40 acres and holds about 12 000 species. It is a botanical garden with a strong emphasis on horticulture and the garden is divided into different sections linked by lawns with fine trees and shrubs. You will find a kitchen garden, a herb garden, perennial and annual borders, a Japanese glade, a rhododendron valley and a stunning rock garden with a waterfall. In the bulb garden you find species that are not grown anywhere else. The Greenhouses have more than 4 000 species including a large collection of orchids and carnivorous plants. The Eastern Island tree, extinct in its natural locality, is preserved here. The garden is bordering a nature reserve where also the arboretum is located.

Address

22 Carl Skottsbergs Gata, Gothenburg 413 19 Sweden

Mobile

+46 10 473 77 77

Website

http://www.botaniska.se

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday : 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Tuesday : 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Wednesday : 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Thursday : 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Friday : 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Saturday : 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Sunday : 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM

Current local date and time now

Friday, May 03, 2024, 16:29

User Ratings

4.5 based on (1.755 reviews)

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Reviews

5Andrea C 5:00 PM Oct 27, 2022
Lovely visit
The garden has a good app for walking tours. It's spacious and has many types of plants. I wouldn't call it the highlight of my trip, but it was a nice way to spend an hour. I'm sure that it's even lovelier in spring/summer. Note: If you take the tram from the city center, you'll need to cross the tracks (at the designated overpass) and walk along an access road to get there. There is a large park on the other side of the tracks (on the same side where you arrive) -- don't confuse that for the botanical garden.
5Ozzzzzyb 5:00 PM Jan 10, 2020
Massive gardens just a short tram ride from the city
Although we visited in January, which was slightly bleak, these gardens were beautiful and extensive. We particularly enjoyed he Japanese Dell and the view point form the top of the rock gardens. The greenhouses had a vast array of tropical plants and provided a bit of warmth and shelter! Only 15 minutes from the central station on the tram and a short walk - highly recommend to while away some time in fresh and beautiful surrounds. There is no entry fee, but a suggested donation at the main gate, and then again if you want to enter the greenhouses.