Botanischer Schulgarten Burg


The Botanischer Schulgarten Burg is a botanical garden for students maintained by the municipal Schulbiologiezentrum Hannover organization. It is located at Vinnhorster Weg 2, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany, and open weekdays.
The garden was established in 1927 to provide practical botany experiences to students. As of 1974, it became the headquarters of the Schulbiologiezentrum Hannover, which also maintains schools in three other locations.
Its grounds contain a range of habitats including ponds, alder and birch groves, deciduous forests, and meadows, in which students can understand scientific and environmental topics. It also contains theme gardens as follows: genetics and evolution, herbs, vegetables, fruit, aromatic plants, geographic gardens, sun and energy, small organic experiments, and insects. The garden's perennial nursery raises plants for school gardens, including a tropical greenhouse cultivating rainforest plants.