Tallinn Botanic Garden
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Tallinn Botanic Garden , is the largest botanical garden in Estonia
. It's located in the Kloostrimetsa
subdistrict (), Pirita
district (), Tallinn
. It covers an area of 123 hectares.
The Garden was established December 1961 attached to the Soviet Academy of Sciences Institute of Experimental Biology following agreement in January 1959 and was developed over the following years.
Originally, it dealt with research in the Estonian context e.g. plant growth requirements and acclimatisation. From 1970 research moved to the use of indigenous plant species in landscaping and horticulture (Ülle Kukk
, Vaike Paju, Marianna Saar et al.)
The Botanic Garden has added a number of sections, such as the Audaku experimental outstation at Saaremaa
in the north-west, and a nursery .
In 1995 responsibility for the Botanic Garden transferred to Tallinn town council.
arranged outdoor collections in 1970, and the greenhouse collections a year later. The garden includes an arboretum
, rosary (rose garden)
and rock garden.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. It's located in the Kloostrimetsa
Kloostrimetsa
Kloostrimetsa is a subdistrict in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is mostly covered by the park forest Kloostrimets...
subdistrict (), Pirita
Pirita
Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It had a population of 15,379 .Pirita occupies a relatively big area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 15,379 is relatively small...
district (), Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
. It covers an area of 123 hectares.
The Garden was established December 1961 attached to the Soviet Academy of Sciences Institute of Experimental Biology following agreement in January 1959 and was developed over the following years.
Originally, it dealt with research in the Estonian context e.g. plant growth requirements and acclimatisation. From 1970 research moved to the use of indigenous plant species in landscaping and horticulture (Ülle Kukk
Ülle Kukk
Ülle Kukk is an Estonian botanist and conservationist.-Education and Career:She was born in Tartu and graduated from the University of Tartu in 1960...
, Vaike Paju, Marianna Saar et al.)
The Botanic Garden has added a number of sections, such as the Audaku experimental outstation at Saaremaa
Saaremaa
Saaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring 2,673 km². The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago...
in the north-west, and a nursery .
In 1995 responsibility for the Botanic Garden transferred to Tallinn town council.
Directors
Directors of the Botanic Garden have been:- Arnold Pukk (1961–1978)
- Jüri Martin (1978–1988)
- Andres TarandAndres TarandAndres Tarand , is an Estonian politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists between 2004 and 2009. Tarand also served as the Prime Minister of Estonia from 1994 to 1995.Born in Tallinn, Tarand graduated from the...
(1989–1990) - Heiki Tamm (1991–1997)
- Jüri Ott (1997–2001)
- Veiko Lõhmus (2001–2005)
- Margus Kingisepp (2005–2009)
- Karmen Kähr (2009–present)
Collections
The Botanic Garden opened the doors to visitors to the systematicallySystematics
Biological systematics is the study of the diversification of terrestrial life, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. Relationships are visualized as evolutionary trees...
arranged outdoor collections in 1970, and the greenhouse collections a year later. The garden includes an arboretum
Arboretum
An arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...
, rosary (rose garden)
Rose garden
A Rose garden or Rosarium is a garden or park, often open to the public, used to present and grow various types of garden roses. Designs vary tremendously and roses may be displayed alongside other plants or grouped by individual variety, colour or class in rose beds.-Origins of the rose...
and rock garden.