The collections of the Botanical Garden in Oslo include over 5,500 plant types from around the world. The plants are divided into thematic gardens, including two greenhouses. The garden also serves as an important recreational area in Oslo. The Botanical Garden is divided into several thematic gardens in addition to The Arboretum that spans the majority of the garden. An Arboretum is a collection of trees and bushes.
The garden is used actively in education and research at the museum. The plants are both grown in green houses and in the thematic gardens outside. The Botanical Garden conveys knowledge about the diversity of the plant kingdom and the importance of conserving it. Norwegian plants that are considered threatened and vulnerable are also kept in the garden. The Botanical Garden serves as an important recreational area in Oslo.
When I visited the weather had been warm for some time so I feard i wiould be somewhat late to get good pictures of the baby buds. It fortunalely turned out I was wring and the snow magnolia and the European horse-chestnut where basically the only plants that had started to grow anything. The pictures in this article are from those threes.Â
