Mikhaylovsky Garden, Saint Petersburg, Historical garden near Mikhailovsky Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Mikhaylovsky Garden is a large public green space in central Saint Petersburg that combines two contrasting gardening styles: one with geometric patterns and organized planting, and another with naturalistic paths and water features. The grounds feature open areas alternating with tree-lined sections and connect to several adjacent spaces through various entrances.

The land belonged to Swedish rotmister Konau's estate until Peter the Great granted it to Catherine in 1712; Le Blond laid out the Third Summer Garden around her wooden Golden Mansion. Anna Ioannovna and Elizabeth rebuilt it in regular style, and Paul I raised the Mikhailovsky Castle beside it before his assassination there in 1801. Carlo Rossi, helped by Adam Menelaws, redesigned the garden with an oval meadow and meandering ponds for Grand Duke Michael's palace, completed in 1825.

Since 2008 the garden has hosted the annual International "Imperial Gardens of Russia" Festival, when it fills with temporary garden designs. Its name comes from the Mikhailovsky Palace built for Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich. The garden passed to the Russian Museum in 1999 and is managed by it.

The garden is open daily and offers multiple entrances with wide paths that are easy to walk for most visitors. Benches are scattered throughout for resting, and its central location makes it simple to combine a visit with nearby attractions.

In 1716 Peter the Great had 50 nightingales brought to the garden from the Moscow, Pskov and Novgorod governorates. The southwestern half was planted with fruit trees, vegetable plots and berry bushes, and five rectangular ponds kept live fish for the imperial court. French-Italian cellars in the grounds stored imported wines.