Botanical garden in Essen, Germany
bonsai part of the Botanischer Garten Grugapark The Botanischer Garten Grugapark is a municipal botanical garden located in the Grugapark at Virchowstraße 167a, Essen , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.
The garden was established in 1927 for recreation, teaching, and research. Parts of the garden were destroyed in World War II but gradually rebuilt and re-designed for the Essen Bundesgartenschau of 1965. Today its major sections are as follows:
Alpinum - mountain plants from the Caucasus , the Carpathians , and the Apennines , including gentians , alpine violets, asters , and pine trees, as well as Taiwania .Asia section - dove tree , Japanese elm , and Asian hydrangeas , maples , and walnut trees.
Climbing plants - self-described as Germany's largest collection of climbing plants, including clematis , honeysuckle , climbing hydrangea , wolfberry , and wild vines .
Conifers (planted 1927) - self-described as one of Europe's largest collections, including native conifers , araucaria , thuja , ginkgos , sequoia , dawn redwood , and the oldest cryptomeria group in North Rhine-Westphalia .
Forest valley - American sweet gums , pin oaks , bald cypresses , and a meadow with wild herbs.
Herb garden - medicinal herb garden in a medieval style.
Mediterranean orangery (built 1987) - acacias , bay laurels , date palms , fig trees, and lemon and orange trees.
Rhododendron valley - 500 rhododendron species and cultivars .
Rose garden (planted 1927) - rose cultivars and water lily pond.
Sensory garden - primarily roses and herbs .
Shrubbery (planted 1964) - several thousand shrubs from Asia , the Americas , and Europe , as well as cowslip , delphinium , Carpathian harebell , heuchera , lupin , red hot pokers , primrose , and giant rhubarb .
Westphalian cottage garden (circa 1925) - medicinal and culinary herbs and local vegetables representative of a Westphalian farmer's garden.
Wetlands - bald cypress , bamboos , reeds , willows , etc. The garden also includes three greenhouses , built in 1985, for its tropical rainforest collection, succulents , and primeval plants from Australia and tropical South East Asia . Other features of interest include a bonsai garden, a scenic pond (the Margarethensee ), and a Ronald McDonald House designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser in 2005.
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