Botanischer Garten Wuppertal, Municipal botanical garden in Wuppertal, Germany.
Botanischer Garten Wuppertal occupies a 2.5-hectare site on the western spur of the Hardt park, between 195 and 220 metres above sea level and about 90 metres above the Wupper valley. The garden proper measures roughly 230 by 70 metres and holds the partly accessible Eller villa with its orangery and the Elise Tower, built in 1838, which forms its focal point. Three greenhouses stand on the former city nursery ground.
The garden began in 1890 as an educational botanical facility on a smaller site. It relocated to its current location between 1908 and 1910, allowing for expansion of its plant collections.
The garden's focal point is the Elisenturm, an 1838 tower on the grounds of the former Eller country house, whose villa dates from 1820. Since December 1993 the Friends and Supporters Association has helped run the garden alongside the city. A free plant advisory service is offered year-round on the first Wednesday of each month.
The garden is open daily and free to enter for all visitors. Early mornings or late afternoons are good times to explore the grounds when fewer people are around.
The garden's focal point is the Elisenturm, a tower built in 1838 that belonged to the Villa Eller estate of textile manufacturers named Eller; the villa itself dates from 1820. The garden moved to this site between 1908 and 1910.
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