The Bayou Botanist: More than Beer Gardens. . .

A view from the upper balcony of the Subtropical House

While in Germany, I was able to visit the Botanischer Garten Tubingen. The garden is connected to the University of Tubingen and dates back to the establishment of a medicinal garden by Leonhart Fuchs in 1535. With over 10,000 plant species from 5 continents, a visitor can spend an entire day exploring the grounds. The Garden and arboretum includes five greenhouses, a Japanese Garden, an Alpine forest, a Swabian collection, vineyards, and a medicinal herb garden.

Succulent House

A collection of Ornamental Plants

For me, the most distinctive section of the garden was the Alpinum. A visitor can wander through a series of paths that weave around rock formations while exploring the plant life found in the Swabian steppe.