Bavaria has botanical gardens in nine cities.
© Botanische Gärten in Bayern/Grafik: Maria Geyer
At a joint poster exhibition entitled Botanical gardens in Bavaria – Green treasure chests of diversity, Bavaria’s nine botanical gardens introduce themselves, revealing both the assignments and goals they have in common, but also their unique features and individual botanical gems. Botanical gardens are repositories of botanical and horticultural knowledge, harbors of peerless diversity and beauty, and places of joy and relaxation amid their verdant plant life.
Bavaria boasts botanical gardens in nine cities: From the Alpine Garden in the Schachen conservation area near Garmisch – the most southerly example – to the botanical garden in Hof in the free state’s northeastern corner. All nine open their gates wide to plant lovers everywhere, and each stands for vast plant diversity in its own right. While they all share much in common, each garden has its own unique concept, design and plant stock.
The exhibition was put together as a joint project by staff of all of Bavaria’s botanical gardens. Each of the nine gardens is represented by large-format information displays with attractive images. Each also showcases what sets it apart from the others, flanked by details of visiting hours and special events in the gardens. The exhibition makes a clear statement: Not only across Bavaria but also worldwide, botanical gardens today work very closely together and engage in vibrant dialogue on many different levels.
LMU collaborates closely with the Botanische Staatssammlung München (State Botanical Collections in Munich). The cooperation goes back to the year 1820 and was initiated by the naturalist Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, LMU's first Professor of Botany, who was also the Director of the Botanische Staatssammlung München. Since then, the two positions have always been linked. Professor Gudrun Kadereit, who holds the Chair of Systematics, Biodiversity and Evolution of Plants at LMU, is the current Director of the Collection and the Botanical Garden.
For more information about the poster exhibition and opening times, please visit the website of the Botanical Garden in Munich-Nymphenburg.