Kielce Botanical Garden

Kielce, Poland, Poland

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The Kielce Botanical Garden (Ogród Botaniczny w Kielcach) is a modern botanical garden located on the south-eastern slopes of Karczówka Hill (339 meters above sea level) in Kielce, Poland, at the junction of Karczówkowska and Jagiellońska Streets.

Opened in July 2018 as a branch of Geopark Kielce, the garden covers over 13 hectares total, with about 11 hectares dedicated to exhibitions, and has nearly 18,000 plants planted. The concept was first proposed in 1966 by Professor Zygmunt Czubiński but came to fruition decades later through the determination of Professor Stanisław Cieśliński from Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce and Mayor Wojciech Lubawski.

The garden was created to present and preserve regional and local flora, which is distinguished by its great richness compared to the whole country, and it is the only European garden featuring a geological exposure of Devonian rocks from 360 million years ago, including cave entrances.

The garden is divided into over a dozen departments with various plant collections and includes four show gardens: a French garden at the entrance, a country garden, a miniature Japanese garden with red torii gates and bonsai trees, and an oriental garden with a fountain and patterned tiles.