The idea of founding a botanical garden in Tallinn first arose in the 1860s. It took almost 100 years for the idea to be realized. The garden was established on 1 December 1961 as a subordinate institution of the Academy of Sciences of the Estonian SSR and was developed over the following years.[1] Major plant collections were planted during the first 20 years. The systematic open-air collections were opened for visitors in 1970 and the greenhouse collections in 1971.[2]
Originally, the main focus of research was the foreign species in Estonian context e.g. plant growth requirements and acclimatisation. From the 1970s research moved to the use of indigenous plant species in landscaping and horticulture (Ülle Kukk, Vaike Paju, Marianna Saar etc.)
The Botanic Garden has added a number of sections, such as the Audaku experimental station in Viidumäe Nature Reserve on Saaremaa (since 1963) and an arboretum in Iru (1973–1994).
Since 1992 Tallinn Botanic Garden is a member of the Association of Baltic Botanic Gardens (ABBG), and since 1994 the Botanic Garden Conservation International (BGCI) [2] and the Network of Botanic Gardens in the Baltic Sea region.[3]
In 1995, the responsibility for the Botanic Garden was transferred to the Tallinn city council.
The territory of Tallinn Botanic garden occupy the land of the former farm of Konstantin Päts, the first President of Estonia.[2]
tallinn, botanic, garden, estonian, tallinna, botaanikaaed, botanical, garden, tallinn, estonia, located, right, bank, pirita, river, kloostrimetsa, forest, pirita, district, with, area, acres, largest, estonia, typebotanicallocationtallinn, estoniacoordinates. Tallinn Botanic Garden Estonian Tallinna Botaanikaaed is a botanical garden in Tallinn Estonia It is located on the right bank of the Pirita River in the Kloostrimetsa forest in Pirita district With an area of 123 ha 300 acres it is the largest in Estonia Tallinn Botanic GardenTypeBotanicalLocationTallinn EstoniaCoordinates59 28 11 N 24 52 41 E 59 46972 N 24 87806 E 59 46972 24 87806Area123 ha 300 acres Opened1 December 1961Owned byTallinn City CouncilStatusOpenWebsitehttp www botaanikaaed ee http tallinnbotanicgarden org Main building New gallery A suspension bridge over the Pirita River Contents 1 History 1 1 Directors 2 Collections 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe idea of founding a botanical garden in Tallinn first arose in the 1860s It took almost 100 years for the idea to be realized The garden was established on 1 December 1961 as a subordinate institution of the Academy of Sciences of the Estonian SSR and was developed over the following years 1 Major plant collections were planted during the first 20 years The systematic open air collections were opened for visitors in 1970 and the greenhouse collections in 1971 2 Originally the main focus of research was the foreign species in Estonian context e g plant growth requirements and acclimatisation From the 1970s research moved to the use of indigenous plant species in landscaping and horticulture Ulle Kukk Vaike Paju Marianna Saar etc The Botanic Garden has added a number of sections such as the Audaku experimental station in Viidumae Nature Reserve on Saaremaa since 1963 and an arboretum in Iru 1973 1994 Since 1992 Tallinn Botanic Garden is a member of the Association of Baltic Botanic Gardens ABBG and since 1994 the Botanic Garden Conservation International BGCI 2 and the Network of Botanic Gardens in the Baltic Sea region 3 In 1995 the responsibility for the Botanic Garden was transferred to the Tallinn city council The territory of Tallinn Botanic garden occupy the land of the former farm of Konstantin Pats the first President of Estonia 2 Directors edit Directors of the Botanic Garden have been Arnold Pukk 1961 1978 Juri Martin 1978 1988 Andres Tarand 1989 1990 Heiki Tamm 1991 1997 Juri Ott 1997 2001 Veiko Lohmus 2001 2005 Margus Kingisepp 2005 2009 Karmen Kahr 2009 2017 Urve Sinijarv 2018 present Collections editThe Botanic Garden opened the doors to visitors to the systematically arranged outdoor collections in 1970 and the greenhouse collections a year later The garden includes an arboretum rosary rose garden and rock garden 1 See also editUniversity of Tartu Botanical GardensReferences edit a b The Tallinn Botanical Garden in Estonia 40 years old BGCI Archived from the original on 10 March 2012 Retrieved 4 July 2013 a b c About botanic garden Tallinn Botanic Garden Archived from the original on 16 March 2013 Retrieved 4 July 2013 Botanic Gardens in the Baltic Sea regionExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tallinn Botanic Garden Official website Tallinn Botanic Garden Archived 2016 08 18 at the Wayback Machine at BGCI nbsp This Tallinn location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This garden related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tallinn Botanic Garden amp oldid 1204615907, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
