Leiden botanical garden celebrates its 425 years

This June 2012 video is about the Hortus Botanicus in Leiden, the Netherlands.

And this video is the sequel.

From the botanical garden in Leiden, the Netherlands, on 3 February 2015:

Jubilee: 425 years of the Hortus botanicus Leiden

In 2015 we will be celebrating the foundation, in 1590, of the Hortus botanicus Leiden. We are proud that the garden is still on its original site, and that we are still an academic garden, a place where visitors can enjoy and learn about the plants but where scientific research is also important. We have planted 30,000 extra bulbs to celebrate this Jubilee.

Read more here about the Hortus now and in the past.

Take a walk with Clusius

Carolus Clusius (1526-1609), the very first prefect (director) of the Hortus, already had tulips and tomatoes growing in the garden; Leiden was the starting point for the tulip’s ‘conquest of the world’. Please ask at the admissions desk if you would like a guidebook for a walk past our magnificent display of spring flowers. Available from February to May.

Botanical art

Anita Walsmit Sachs regularly provides botanical drawing courses in the Hortus, and by popular demand she will be giving lessons in English in April 2015. Be sure to register on time, as there is always a lot of interest in the botanical drawing courses.

English walking tour

On eight different dates this summer you will be able to take a walking tour of the garden with an English-speaking guide. These provide a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the history of the Hortus and about the ‘jewels in our crown’. These tours start at 11:00 on: 02.07, 09.07, 16.07, 23.07, 30.07, 06.08, 13.08, 20.08, 27.08. Fee €1.50 plus entrance to the garden. No need to book, just come along.

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