Botanischer Garten Augsburg

The botanical garden of Augsburg was built on the present site in 1936 on a then 1.7 -acre site, which has now grown to around 10 acres. Moreover, apart from the over one million leek plants, more than 3,100 plant species and varieties are located in the Botanical Gardens.

Location

The Botanical Garden is located east of Siebentisch park on the Augsburg city forest. The Dr. Ziegenspeck - way separates the botanical garden of the neighboring zoo Augsburg. Both facilities are in public transport with bus number 32 of the Augsburg Transport Company accessible and have parking for visitors.

The Botanical Garden is open all year. Its area covers approximately 10 hectares ( ha).

History

The Augsburg city council in 1935 want to abandon an existing municipal gardens in the city garden at the Imhofstraße. He decided to build a new city gardening with an instructional and school garden to the public in the screening table park. On November 19, 1935, the groundbreaking ceremony in September 1936, the teaching and the school garden was opened on a 1.7 hectare site. Especially the exotic plants in the Palm House and the Victoria Regia House attracted the visitors.

The destruction caused by air raids in World War II - Augsburg was a city with defense industry - did not spare the Botanical Garden. As early as during the Second World War, also forced the hard times then to use ornamental plants and greenhouses as a vegetable fields. The teaching and school garden was not until the late 1940s, restored and opened on July 8, 1950 to the public again. The garden areas were gradually expanded and included in recreational and educational concepts.

A strong upturn took the device, as it was clear that Augsburg would receive the Bavarian Garden Show 1985. The Free State of Bavaria wanted here on the 2000 anniversary of the city make an important and lasting contribution. The time already grown to 5 hectares of land has been doubled by the inclusion of adjoining land. On 4,200 m², a Japanese garden was created. The project was technically supported by the twin cities of Amagasaki and Nagahama, which paid tribute to the 25th anniversary of the twinning with her ​​gift and realized financially with the help of the sponsor City Savings Bank Augsburg.

The city provided thereafter despite difficult financial situation, its botanical gardens continually limited resources for the operation ready, which were also used for the construction of a new showroom greenhouse. It was opened in November 2003.

Breakdown of assets

Outdoor area

The outdoor area has the largest proportion of the approximately 1,200 species and varieties of shrubs, weeds, grasses and ferns, and about 450 species and varieties of trees and shrubs, which is called the botanical garden his own. Then there are the millions over the limit, reaching onion plants, such as tulips.

Input range

In the entrance area there is an avenue of ball locust, which is lined with jewelry flower beds. To her right are eight gardens that were at the State Garden Show 1985, the " Green City in the habitat " under the motto, created. These gardens are designed according to different themes, eg " stones and shrubs ", " living and roof garden ", " seating area under pergola " or " Garden of Eden ".

At the entrance there is a cottage garden whose beds are bordered by boxwood. The Roman past Augsburg is reflected by plants who knew or disseminated by the Romans.

Sunken Garden

In low -scale part of the Botanical Garden, the so -called " sunken garden ", dominate summer crops such as Tulips. This part of the site was built in 1965. Laid the stone slabs store on the day the warmth of the sun's rays and give them the evening at their surroundings. The checkerboard pattern lined islands of plants are planted in rotation. Plants are in pots in the sunken garden also presented from the Mediterranean, which are protected in winter in a house before winter temperatures incompatible.

In troughs grow tropical and subtropical plants such as flowering tobacco or geranium.

Prior to the administration building a gazebo stands in the Neo-Renaissance style. It was built to plans of the Augsburg architect Karl Albert Gollwitzer in the 19th century and was originally Directors of the former Augsburg- worsted spinning as a leisure stay in the garden of their company villa.

Further on, different types of sage, yarrow, mallow and Catnip.

Rock garden

Red sandstone and limestone provide the rock garden alpine plants, dwarf shrubs and smaller perennials create an environment of their habitat. There grow gentians, stone herbs and flowers and other plants loop.

The Geology Trail is equipped with rock types occurring in Bavaria. This includes mainly sandstone, limestone, dolomite and granite and boulders.

On the west side water flows through the grounds. In shallow water and marsh plants have invaded their territory.

Rose Garden

A gazebo in the rose garden offers the opportunity for musical performances. About 2,000 Polyantha and Floribundarosen and their hybrids are planted in the surrounding beds. Near the pavilion there are about sixty varieties of roses. In the Botanical Garden to make a total of 280 species and varieties of roses.

In all parts of the gardens perennials are shown. Near the Siebentisch park, whose prosperity can be duplicated in a shadow area of deciduous trees. On trees and shrubs to woody edges have developed, the different lighting conditions tolerated.

On a smaller pavilion climbers shimmy high. The ground cover there dahlias species. Behind the dahlia beds a little sage garden is laid. He's just on the south side open. The sage collection covers species from Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean.

Natural garden

In the natural garden of ecological vegetable growing is demonstrated with practical examples. The composting of organic waste produced fertilizer. What was formerly won the colors for textiles or cosmetics, is highlighted by a corner with attached dye plants. A wildflower meadow granted an impression of how an area will look like without monotonous lawn green. Compared to a garden with fruit trees originated, where visitors will be informed of this subsection with panels.

An additional four pavilions next to the orchard Wilder creeper climbs high. Next to it is a small area, which is considered the Scottish Highlands and its heath plants. It is a gift of the Augsburg partner city of Inverness to the State Garden Show 1985.

Pharmacist Garden

For technical lead guided tours are organized by the pharmacist garden with medicinal crops regularly. The 250 m² there are domestic and acclimatized medicinal and aromatic plants but also to see regardless. The system was developed in consultation with pharmacists Augsburg and the Bavarian Chamber of Pharmacists.

On presentation boards knowledge is conveyed. In the respective plants the range is specified with the healing effect. Extracts from mugwort or dandelion for example, positive effect on digestion.

Japan Garden

The Japanese garden art is reflected in its own grounds. The architect Yoshikuni Araki oriented on models from Japan's imperial city of Kyoto. Since Augsburg already had with the Rudolf-Diesel- memory grove about a Japanese rock garden, was selected for the Botanical Garden, the garden type " garden pond ". Stone lanterns convey Far Eastern flair. One unusual for Europeans eye-catcher is the arrangement of the stones. 400 tons of granite from the Fichtelgebirge were used for this purpose.

Plants show house

The shaded by vegetation become old water garden in front of the glass building has been re- adapted to the ideas in his early days. About a yew hedge and the grass away you can see the stocked with water lilies water surface.

Over 1,200 different plant species and varieties are housed in a greenhouse. The entrance area is dedicated to the savannah vegetation zone. Here a visitor can cacti, euphorbia, Succulents, lily plants or bulbs look.

Core of the plant show house is a representation of the vegetation zone tropics. An attempt is made to clarify this complex ecosystem plastically in his interaction. A small stream and an aquarium with African fish stock offer to the fullness of thriving in high humidity plant variety. Among the plant species present here include, for example rubber and fig trees, epiphytes, orchids, various Bromeliads, Tillandsia, shrub begonias and ground cover plants. In addition, crops are to be considered in a natural environment such as banana trees, coffee bushes, cocoa trees, cardamom, vanilla and Ceylon cinnamon trees. In a showcase carnivorous plants are shown.

The former Victoria regia - house is included in the concept " plant world under glass " as " Pavilion of Butterflies", which for programs, concerts and used during the Christmas season as an exotic crib. There thrive in large water basins colorful water lilies like the large-flowered, tropical Victoria amazonica, as well as water and tropical crops. At times, flapping in the course of the year in this house tropical butterflies around.

Lech Heath

A special attention is the management of the Botanical Garden at a refuge for plants of Lechtalheiden whose faces have become smaller through development or agricultural use in recent decades. The Lechtalheiden are natural landscapes in and around Augsburg. During construction of the Lechstaustufe 22 2,000 m² sod backed up for the Botanical Garden. There was a " nature trail Lech Heide". After a few years it turned out that some of the plants had to relocate away from the geographical proximity can not tolerate the Lech. In 2003, the area was therefore renatured in the Botanical Garden. The situation will be monitored.

Historic monuments in the Botanical Garden

In the botanical garden has a cast iron fountain dating from 1900, the 1983 by Plaerrer terrain, and a garden pavilion dating from 1869, which was transferred in 2005/ 06 from the 47 Provinostraße here. These two objects are under monument protection.

Events

The Botanical Garden provides a framework for various music events (concerts, jazz or serenades ). The as " gardeners Hall " designated building provides space for artistic or photographic exhibitions.