The University of Tartu Botanical Gardens was founded in 1803. The founder and first manager of the botanical gardens was professor G. A. Germann. He brought the gardens to it’s current place in 1806. Read more about our history here.
In our botanical garden there are four greenhouses with different growth conditions: palm house, subtropical house, tropical house and succulents room. Read more about them here.
About 10 000 species of plants can be found in the collections, which originate from tundra to tropical rainforests. See what interesting you can find in the outdoor collections.
