Tom River flows in Western Siberia - right sleeveObi. The ancient city of Tomsk, famous for its many sights - architectural structures, monuments, museums, churches, and natural objects - stretches along the Tom bank. One of the great places in the city is the botanical garden. Tomsk is proud of this green oasis.
Tomsk Botanical Garden is located on the territoryTomsk State University. It is unique for the northern region of the complex. Its funds include more than 6,000 species of plants, including 500 rare and endangered.
The total area on which the botanical garden (Tomsk) is spread is 126.5 hectares, of which:
The height of the central greenhouse of the park is 31 meters. In Russia, only the greenhouse in Moscow is 33.6 meters tall.
The whole greenhouse complex is divided into 18 sections, each of them has its own microclimate.
The dendrology complex is a picturesque green area with magnificent natural landscapes decorated with artificial plantings.
At the botanical garden there are 9 laboratories, including the laboratory of rare plants, floriculture, medicinal plants.
Tomsk State University - the first Russian university inSiberia, opened in 1878. Already in 1875, when the construction of the TSU was just beginning, a place for a botanical garden was allocated in the project. Tomsk is located on the border of the West Siberian Plain, the climate here is harsh, which required an especially careful approach to the construction of greenhouses, nurseries and greenhouses. The garden was completed only in 1885. Then he had an area of 1.7 hectares, had a greenhouse area of 93 square meters. m and a huge 3-section greenhouse, an area of 473 square meters. m, and height - 4 meters. In the greenhouse and greenhouse grown tropical and subtropical plants, in the open field - medicinal, shrub, woody.
Then the famous Russian botanist arrived in the city.Krylov P. N., who brought with him 60 species of plants, mostly flowers, laying the foundations of the Tomsk Botanical Collection. To this day, several specimens have survived, which are already 135 years old, among them: a rooting ficus, Forster's palm tree and Bidville araucaria.
In 1935, the territory of the garden was expanded to 67 hectares, and in 1935 - to 90 hectares. In 1945, the Botanical Garden (Tomsk) received the status of a separate scientific institution. It opened several laboratories.
In 2004, this complex was granted the status of a specially protected natural area of regional significance.
What can a botanical garden offer visitors(Tomsk)? Excursions that are held in it, will acquaint with rare plants, as well as representatives of tropical and subtropical flora. Each group of 10-12 people in the garden is accompanied by a guide who not only talks about the pets of the complex, but also monitors the safety of visitors, since some plants are highly poisonous, and the Russians all want to touch and smell ...
In the greenhouse grow:berry yew (highly poisonous), camellia japonica, orchids, magnolias, bananas, tamarillo (or tomato tree), camphor gnaria dear nut in the world), ferns, agave, azaleas, clivia, strelitzia, insectivorous plant medenthos, tangerine tree, kiwi, hibiscus and many more strange for Siberia plants. Thermometers hang on the trees: employees strictly control the temperature and humidity in the rooms.
Here is a wonderful place - SiberianBotanical Garden (Tomsk). Guided tours that take place here last one hour. They are very inexpensive: 250 rubles. There are preferential categories of citizens - retired, disabled, students, schoolchildren, the price of visiting the greenhouse complex for which is reduced by half. Children under 3 years old attend the garden for free. Photographing is allowed, it costs 50 rubles.
Многие томчане и гости города стремятся посетить Siberian Botanical Garden (Tomsk). Opening hours of the greenhouse complex: from 10.00 to 16.00 (at 15.00 the last tour is going) on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. On other days, the garden is closed to the public.
It is easy to find a botanical garden (Tomsk).The address of the greenhouse complex: Lenin Avenue, 34/1. It is located on the territory of Tomsk State University. You can get here by bus number 11, 19 and 24. Stop - "Botanical Garden".
From Kukin Square to the garden you can walk for 7 minutes.
Те, кто побывал в томском ботаническом саду, speak of this place with great warmth and recommend visiting it to your friends. Visitors celebrate the wealth of greenhouses and greenhouses, their beautiful design, children especially like small artificial ponds with fish. The staff here is very polite and attentive, the guides are interesting to talk about plants, competently answer questions from visitors.
