Jardin botanique de Metz

Montigny-lès-Metz, France, France

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The Jardin botanique de Metz is a 4.4-hectare (11-acre) public botanical garden located at 27 ter rue du Pont-à-Mousson in Montigny-lès-Metz, near Metz in the Moselle department of Grand Est, France.

Originally known as Parc Frescatelly, an aristocratic estate built in 1719 with a summer pavilion, the property was purchased by the city of Metz in 1866 and transformed into a landscape garden in the English style by city architect Demoget, featuring natural rolling terrain, water features, and notable trees including a 40-meter sequoia.

The garden was first established in 1802 on Sainte-Croix hill and represents Metz's rich scientific and naturalist heritage, now housing over 100 tree varieties, a rose garden, three ponds, winding paths, a bronze eagle statue from 1866, and a toy train railway that circles the site. Its 1,000 square-meter greenhouses, moved from the city's esplanade in 1880, contain approximately 4,500 plants from 80 botanical families including orchids, cacti, and palms.