Michurinsky garden

Michurinsky Garden is a botanical garden in Ostankinsky District located within the Exhibition of Achievements complex, offering multiple specialized sections for plant cultivation and botanical research. The space includes greenhouses, open-air plots, and experimental fields where visitors can observe various plant species being grown and studied.

The garden was established in 1939 during the Soviet era to demonstrate scientific advances in agriculture and modern plant breeding techniques to the public. Over the decades it evolved while maintaining its role as an important center for botanical research and education.

Named after Russian botanist Ivan Michurin, the space functions as a place where visitors can observe traditional breeding methods and experimental plant cultivation firsthand. Different sections showcase how various fruit and vegetable varieties are developed and maintained throughout the seasons.

The garden is accessible year-round to visitors, with late spring through early fall being the best season to explore when most plants are actively growing and flowering. It is advisable to wear comfortable walking shoes as the grounds are explored on foot with paths connecting different sections throughout the space.

The garden maintains varieties and strains developed by Ivan Michurin himself, preserving a living connection to one of Russia's most important plant specialists. Visitors can actually see descendants of original specimens that were bred more than a century ago.