Utrecht University Botanic Gardens
The Utrecht University Botanic Gardens have consisted of two locations since 1987: the main
History
The history of living plant collections of
In 1964 the university bought the Sandwijck buitenplaats in nearby De Bilt, where greenhouses and a nursery were built, and in 1966 it acquired Von Gimborn Arboretum in Doorn. In 1964-1974 the rocks from the old rock garden in Cantonspark and additional 2100 tons of rocks from Ardennes were laid on the hill of Fort Hoofddijk in Uithof, Utrecht, in order to build the new rock garden, which has become one of the largest in Europe. In the 1970s systematic beds were laid down there as well, and in the 1980s the new complex of greenhouses was constructed. In 1987 the collections of Oude Hortus, Cantonspark and Sandwijck were transferred to Fort Hoofddijk, which thus became the main location of the botanical gardens. A new butterfly house was installed in a greenhouse in 2019.
References
- Baas, Miranda. Botanische Tuinen Universiteit Utrecht. Amsterdam – Gent: Ludion, 2002. ISBN 90-76588-43-0.
External links
- www.bio.uu.nl/en Official website
- www.uu.nl/en Permanent butterfly house in the Botanic Gardens, 2020
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