Botanischer Schulgarten Burg, Regional Environmental Education Center in Nord, Hannover, Germany.
Botanischer Schulgarten Burg is an environmental education center in Hannover with roughly 7.5 hectares of space that includes ponds, deciduous forests, meadows, and specialized teaching areas for nature study. The grounds feature a broad range of garden types, including areas for genetics, evolution, medicinal plants, vegetables, and plant collections from different geographic regions.
The garden was founded in 1927 as a school facility and served for many years as a practical learning center for students. In 1974 it became the headquarters of Schulbiologiezentrum Hannover and developed into an established educational institution.
The name Burg refers to the Hannover district, not a castle; the garden is one of three sites of the Schulbiologiezentrum, alongside the Freiluftschule Burg and the Botanischer Schulgarten Linden. School classes cultivate their own plots, and the Linden garden, created in 1920 in a clay pit, holds Hannover's only vineyard on a slope.
The site is accessible on weekdays from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with additional Sunday hours from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes and be prepared for paths through the different garden areas, especially after rain.
The 200 m² tropical greenhouse is part of a 1,500 m² perennial nursery that raises plants for school gardens across the city. The garden also keeps a zoological section, and the whole site has been the seat of the Schulbiologiezentrum Hannover since 1974, supplying teaching material to school classes, kindergartens and student seminars.
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