An Arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended for scientific study. We decided to visit the Arboretum just outside Ljubljana on a Sunday afternoon. It is situated on 85 hectares (210 acres) of land and features a beautiful rose garden and 3,500 plants from all over the world, seasonal flower exhibitions and lakes with water plants and marine life. Greenhouses feature cactus, orchid and tropical butterfly exhibits. It is a wonderfully relaxing way for families to enjoy a variety of exhibits staged on a vast parkland. It also has a dinosaur park, an exhibition of whale sculptures, children's playground and a cafe serving ice cream and drinks.There is a pavilion with photos explaining the history of the Arboretum as well as the history of roses in English as well as Slovene. All of this and only a 25 minute drive from Ljubljana!
An Arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended for scientific study. We decided to visit the Arboretum just outside Ljubljana on a Sunday afternoon. It is situated on 85 hectares (210 acres) of land and features a beautiful rose garden and 3,500 plants from all over the world, seasonal flower exhibitions and lakes with water plants and marine life. Greenhouses feature cactus, orchid and tropical butterfly exhibits. It is a wonderfully relaxing way for families to enjoy a variety of exhibits staged on a vast parkland. It also has a dinosaur park, an exhibition of whale sculptures, children's playground and a cafe serving ice cream and drinks.There is a pavilion with photos explaining the history of the Arboretum as well as the history of roses in English as well as Slovene. All of this and only a 25 minute drive from Ljubljana!
More seasonal flowers
On the way out. Pavillion in the background
Ducks on small lake where we also saw a turtle poking its head above the water!
A lovely day out! Great for a picnic!
Life size whale sculptures
For more information CLICK: http://www.arboretum-vp.si/en/
Below are 10 different roses dedicated to famous people or places.
The Flower of Love
Miracle of the Roses
A Trade for Emperors
Roses for the Empress
Bourbon dynasty
Roses for the Queen
The First in Eastern Europe
The rose “Predjama Castle”
A precious rose from a village garden
The noble roses
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