Linnaeus garden

Botanical garden · Uppsala ·

Linnaeus garden

Botanical garden · Uppsala ·

Reconstructed 18th-century botanical garden, Linnaeus's research site

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Svartbäcksgatan 27 B, 753 32 Uppsala, Sweden Get directions

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"It’s a sign of just how revered Carl Linnaeus is in Sweden that for many years many people had a picture of him, and his garden, in their pocket. That's because the botanist, who is famed for creating the two-name system for classifying plants and animals, adorned the 100-krona banknote for many years. It’s easy to visit the garden where he did his research, as the town of Uppsala can be reached in less than 40 minutes by train. The garden was originally laid out in 1655, then redesigned by Linnaeus in 1745. You can also visit his former home, now the Linnaeus Museum. Asfor the banknotes: In 2017 Linnaeus was replaced by Greta Garbo."

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"I found the Botanical Garden and the reconstructed 18th-century Linnaeus Garden to be calming and colorful in spring and summer, offering insight into Carl Linnaeus’s teaching garden and a pleasant place to relax or read." - Matthew Kepnes

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Linnaeus garden

Abhinav R.

Google

The garden is really beautiful with a wide range of plant species and it shows a wonderful glimpse of the scientist's life as well. Also, it's absolutely free for Uppsala University students, you just need to bring your university ID card (or some concrete proof that you are admitted to the university as a student)

Louis “.

Google

Beautiful garden even if it is the end of summer (27/08/2018) and most plants are already dying back. Very well explained and presented. The house/museum itself is a little gem. Take advantage of the free audio guide. Even if sometimes the explanations might seem long, they increase the knowledge and understanding of Linnaeus and his family, the period during which they lived and his discoveries and studies as well as the importance of his classification for modern science and every day botany.

Tobias E.

Google

Linnaeus Garden is a very special place. It is part of the rich history of Carl Von Linné and houses very many of the plants he researched in his lifetime. You can learn a lot about the plants and his life in this garden. Take one of the guided tours and enjoy the views. Recommended to visit in summer time when most of the plants are in bloom. It's also good yo visit Linnés hammarby. Which is the place where he lived just outside Uppsala.

Febrina M.

Google

A must-visit in Uppsala, especially because they are only open from May to September! Some of the succulents and Mediterranean trees from Linneanum were brought to the orangery yard to get much needed sun in the summer. Make sure to get the guided tour to learn more about the organization of the plants, and Linnaeus' life and work (please check their website for schedule) The garden itself is very pretty in the summer, and the three ponds simulating river, lake, and marshlands are the highlight of the garden. Ticket to Linneträdgården includes visit to Museum and Linnes Hammarby, which is worth to visit as well.

Aleksander A.

Google

Having lived in the 18th century, Carl Linnaeus is a milestone figure in biological sciences. The venue hosts his house and a reconstructed botanical garden which he originated. In the house there is a small display on his research and family life + visitors can join a guided tour through the garden. Even though both the exhibition and the garden are rather compact, it is a pleasant, tranquil place not so generic to find in every tourist city. Uppsala in general may nicely serve as a one day trip from Stockholm: together with Gamla Uppsala, the old cathedral and the renowned university.

Sami H.

Google

A wonderful place to visit in Uppsala city, Sweden. We have had a guided tour to the garden and to the old building as well, where you will discover great stories about "Anders Celsius" the man behind the "Celsius" temperature scale of today. Indeed, it was everlasting moment.

Darjan S.

Google

Only for those interested and already familiar with the work of Linnaeus. Otherwise it's the least interesting garden I've visited in Sweden.

Niklas Ö.

Google

Small but rich, of completeness and history!

Miss M.

Yelp

This was the first botanical garden in Sweden starting in 1655 and later the home and garden of Carl Linnaeus (swedish nobility name: Carl von Linné.) On the website it says "It is laid out in the French Style and restored following Linnaeus' and Carl Hårleman's design from 1745." The university took the time and effort to restore the gardens according to their original drawn up plans and I think that's pretty cool! There are three gardens that are associated with the famed "father of modern botany" in Uppsala today that you can visit. The three gardens include this one, the Upsalla Botanical Garden (near the castle) and the Linnaeus' Hammarby (his old summer house.) This one, The Linnaeus' Garden, is the oldest of the three. It has a cover charge for entrance to the garden itself and a walk through of his original home--that has now been converted into a museum and maintained separately by The Swedish Linnaeus Society. I thought it was an enjoyable visit and liked seeing a small piece of history kept up here. It's not the most exciting museum i've ever visited, but If you like history and are in the area it's a nice little landmark to stop by. I thought a few of the plants were a bit overgrown and not as well taken care of as they could've been in Carl's time, but it's understandably not been in professional use for a couple hundered years. ;) The garden was a lot smaller than anticipated, and is really more about the historical preservation of a landmark other than really being wowed by the enormity of it. I also did not take the time to use the audio tour and was a little underwhelmed by the museum in the house itself. It might have been more useful to have actually listened to the descriptions of each exhibit in their entirety. We just did not have the time to spare to do so. It looks like there are a few events that happen throughout the spring, summer and fall at all three gardens. We were not at any of them, but there was an "Apple Days" event going on at The Linnaeus' Hammarby estate that had apple picking and juicing on site. I was a little disappointed we went to this older home/garden to visit instead of planning ahead to go to the the summer house festival--it sounded pretty entertaining! Check the website for events if your planning on a visit so you don't miss out like we did!! Was this place worth a whole 60 SEK (about $7-$8)? I think so! It's not much money and I certainly wouldn't mind paying such a small sum towards the university just to take a peek! I'm sure it's costly to upkeep everything and they brought back to life something that is from 1745! That is pretty enjoyable in itself.

Yvonne O.

Yelp

I liked that the museum had so many pieces of original furniture and it wasn't all behind distant glass cases. Even on a Saturday I found myself alone in the first floor of the house of the greatest botanist that ever lived. His bed in front of me as well as a variety of things that used to belong to his everyday life. I felt transported to another time.