From the history of our greenhouses

The first greenhouses for keeping medicinal plants were built in the middle of the 18th century, but there were no heat-loving tropical plants, since it was impossible to maintain stable temperatures in those buildings. The year 1732, when the first real greenhouse was built, should probably be considered the time of the beginning of the creation of greenhouse collections. More accurate information refers to 1749year when the first inventory of «African and exotic plants» was carried out. According to the inventory, three wooden greenhouses contained «921 units». Among them were several species of Aloe, Basella, Myrtus, Buxus, Citrus, Ficus, Pelargonia, Canna, etc. Judging by the set of plants, the greenhouses were heated, apparently, very moderately It is not known what the greenhouses looked like, but in a letter to Linnaeus, the then botanist Sada Falk describes them as “Chukhon rigs” in 1865. In subsequent years, greenhouse collections grew, cultivation rooms were built, their number was up to 1795 year reached twenty.

• Subtropics
• Tropical
• Water greenhouses
• Stock greenhouses

Subtropical

The subtropical climate is characterized by two seasons: hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. The subtropical zone is located between the temperate and tropical zones and is represented on all continents except Antarctica. This is the most suitable climate for humans, because all the territories of this belt were among the first to be developed. nine0003

Conifers and fern of subtropical regions of the globe

X-high, camellia, citruses

Mediterranean plants and South Africa

Subtropical plants of North and South America

Southeast Asia

Plants of Australia and New Zealander

Sires.

Tropics

In tropical climatic zones you can find forests, savannas, deserts. These are areas with the maximum species diversity on the planet and the most contrasting conditions of existence. Bizarre forms, unusual ways of adaptation, a riot of greenery or, conversely, the ascetic vegetation of rocky deserts. nine0003

Higher spore and gymnosperms

Plants of arid areas of Africa and America

Savann and Musson forests

Wet tropical plants

Decorative and useful plants of tropics

Fruit plants of tropics

Decorative grassy plants

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Mangrove greenhouse

Victor greenhouse

Large palm greenhouse

Stock greenhouses

Stock greenhouses are not open to the public. They store plants that require special conditions, as well as small specimens. Many plants during flowering are taken out on excursion routes and are available for inspection. To show the diversity of the collections, the Botanical Garden holds thematic educational exhibitions several times a year. In the spring — the annual exhibition of succulents, in the summer — begonias, in the fall — a large exhibition of orchids «Shards of the Rainbow». In this section you can see photos of exhibitions that were held rarely or once. nine0003

Exhibition of plants of Madagascar

Fragments of the rainbow

Exhibition of begonias Lobachevsky

Botanical Garden of Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N.I. Lobachevsky