📜 Botanická zahrada a arboretum Mendelovy univerzity v Brně is an 11-hectare educational and functional facility of Mendel University in Brno. It was founded in 1938 and expanded in 1967, featuring diverse plant collections and themed sections.
🔍 Designed by Professor Ivar Otruba, it is considered one of the most significant works of Czech landscape architecture of the 20th century.
☀️ Explore 11 hectares of diverse plants, including 4,000 orchid taxa, 300 tillandsias, 2,000 perennials, 350 large-flowered iris cultivars, 500 rock garden plants, and 4,000 woody plants.
🏄♀️ Wander through five main thematic parts, including tropical greenhouses, southern slopes with Mediterranean and North American plants, and a central area with willows and a water cascade.
🎾 Discover unique features like a rock garden with travertine domes, a miniature garden, and a specialized garden for the blind with tactile and aromatic plants.
🎶 Attend exhibitions held several times a year, such as the annual iris exhibition in late May and the 'Colors of Autumn' exhibition in October.
🍽️ Refreshments are available during exhibitions.
🚗 Located in the Ponava district of Brno, above the Za Lužánkami football stadium, near Drobného street and Generála Píky avenue.
🤝 Mendel University in Brno.