A.V. Fomin Botanical Garden, Botanical garden in central Kyiv, Ukraine.

The A.V. Fomin Botanical Garden is a major green space in central Kyiv featuring multiple greenhouses and outdoor gardens with plants from around the world. The grounds display thousands of species organized into distinct areas that recreate different natural environments.

The garden was founded on 22 May 1839, when botany professor Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter made the first plantings on a wasteland of ravines and hills behind Kyiv University. In 1841 it gained permanent status, and by 1852 it held 25,416 trees and 419 shrub species. Named after director Aleksandr Fomin in 1935, it was declared a monument of garden art in 1960.

The garden's name honours Aleksandr Fomin, its director from 1914 to 1935, who kept the tropical collections alive through the First World War and the Civil War and founded the botany department there in 1922. In 1874 the kobzar Ostap Veresai sang before the participants of an archaeological congress on these grounds, and from 1908 to 1913 the city zoo stood on the garden's territory.

The best time to visit is from March through November when most areas are fully accessible. Wear comfortable shoes and allow enough time to explore the different zones at your own pace.

The garden houses one of the oldest living palms in the region, a tropical species that has been seen by generations of visitors. This ancient specimen is carefully maintained in a large greenhouse specifically designed for such delicate plants.