- Address: Sars gate, 1, Oslo
- Phone: +47 22 85 16 30
- Website: www.nhm.uio.no
- Cost of visit: free of charge
The nature and landscapes of Norway are its main wealth. Despite the high level of industrial development in the country, still more than a third of its territory is covered by real forests. Environmental legislation is perhaps the most important. And undoubtedly the best Botanical Garden of the country is in its capital - Oslo .
general information
The oldest botanical garden in Norway is located in Oslo, in its eastern part, on the territory of 6 hectares. This is a kind of beautiful and accessible to all green oasis in the middle of the metropolis. Founded at the beginning of the XIX century, it is still incredibly beautiful and popular with citizens and tourists today.
The very first specimens of plants in the park appeared in 1814. At that time in Norway there was a special interest in botany, agrarian culture and agriculture. The Botanical Garden in Oslo is supervised by the University of the capital, which solves all scientific and organizational issues. And the territory of the garden belongs to the possessions of the Museum of Natural History.
The landscape of the park is multilevel, which makes walks on it even more beautiful. In the garden there is an artificial pond and a waterfall, and throughout the flower beds of interesting shapes and colors are installed. Millions of tourists from around the world visit this oasis every year in the Norwegian capital.
What to see?
The collection of plants represented in the Botanical Garden of Oslo currently exceeds 7,500 species and grows annually. In figures it is about 35 000 copies of various plants, rare and unusual: flowers, trees, shrubs, mosses and not only. Periodical exhibitions are held in the Botanical Garden, incl. on zoology and geology.
The territory of the garden is conveniently divided into several thematic zones:
- Palmarium;
- Arboretum;
- Regular;
- Aromatic garden;
- house Victoria and others.
And most beloved by tourists are such zones:
- Arboretum. The largest territory is assigned to a collection of 1800 trees planted according to the scientific classification. Many of them are honorable long-livers. The oldest among them is a horse chestnut: it grew on this place even before the construction of the manor and the Botanical Garden.
- "Great grandmother's garden." The largest zone is reserved for medicinal plants, where various, including poisonous shoots for the needs of modern medicine are studied. Here, too, is equipped with an old-fashioned garden. The idea of this corner is to collect old-style plants that have long been not found in modern plots and estates.
- Greenhouses. All southern plants are housed in greenhouses that are equipped with climatic differences. You have the opportunity to visit the real islands of the Mediterranean, deserts or mountain slopes, see a collection of rare orchids or the rarest collection of African violets. The most popular is the greenhouse with giant water lilies Amazonas.
- "Mountainous Oslo." The most important element of the vegetable collection Norwegians consider plants from the coast of the fjords. Here you can find unpretentious plants from the mountainous regions of Norway. Today, 4 species in wildlife are almost impossible to meet.
Inside the garden there is a museum of natural history, geological and zoological museums, which are also accessible to visitors. In the center of the Botanical Garden there is a cafe.
How to get to the Botanical Garden in Oslo?
Getting to the Botanical Garden of Oslo is more convenient by metro, you need a Tøyen station. Using land transport, you will reach the garden by bus No. 20 to the stop of Munch-museet or by bus number 31 and tram number 17 to the stop Lakkegata skole.
The Botanical Garden is open to visitors from the middle of May to November on weekdays from 7:00 to 21:00, on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 to 21:00. In the winter, on weekdays from 7:00 to 17:00, and on weekends 10:00 to 17:00. The entrance to the Botanical Garden in Oslo is free for everyone.