Sichtungsgarten Weihenstephan
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The Sichtungsgarten Weihenstephan (7 hectares) is a horticultural
garden maintained by the Research Institute for Horticulture of the Fachhochschule Weihenstephan
. It is located at Am Staudengarten 9, Weihenstephan
, Freising
, Bavaria
, Germany
, and is open daily except Sunday in the warmer months; admission is free.
The garden was founded in 1948 on the grounds of a nineteenth century villa. It now contains a large variety of perennial plants, and is primarily focused on education and training for students of horticulture
, food technology
, and landscape architecture
.
Horticulture
Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
garden maintained by the Research Institute for Horticulture of the Fachhochschule Weihenstephan
Fachhochschule Weihenstephan
The Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf is a Fachhochschule in Freising, Germany.It has 15 courses of study organized in 7 faculties.-Points of interest:...
. It is located at Am Staudengarten 9, Weihenstephan
Weihenstephan
Weihenstephan is a part of Freising north of Munich, Germany.Weihenstephan is known for:* the site of one of the three campuses of the Technische Universität München , namely the one for life sciences* the Fachhochschule Weihenstephan...
, Freising
Freising
Freising is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the district Freising. Total population 48,500.The city is located north of Munich at the Isar river, near the Munich International Airport...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and is open daily except Sunday in the warmer months; admission is free.
The garden was founded in 1948 on the grounds of a nineteenth century villa. It now contains a large variety of perennial plants, and is primarily focused on education and training for students of horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
, food technology
Food technology
Food technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
, and landscape architecture
Landscape architecture
Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor and public spaces to achieve environmental, socio-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic investigation of existing social, ecological, and geological conditions and processes in the landscape, and the design of interventions...
.