BOT Botanical Garden
University garden of ten thousand plant species arranged by geography, with tropical glasshouses.
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This guide to the BOT Botanical Garden in Dresden follows Oscar Drude's eighteen ninety-three idea of laying out plants by where on Earth they grow, and what became of his beds in the hard months after the Second World War. It asks what a scientific garden is for when a city around it lies in ruins. Along the way you'll meet the glasshouses, where coffee, cinnamon, cocoa and pineapple grow under glass; start among the outdoor beds and finish in the tropical houses.
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