There are limited toilets open please check signage on site. A queuing system is in place, as well as hand sanitiser for use prior to entering. Surfaces are cleaned regularly by our staff and visitors are required to wear a face covering inside the toilets.

You may bring your own food and non-alcoholic beverages into the Gardens. Help support sustainability by using the compost and recycling bins around the Gardens. Visitors are welcome to take photos and videos for personal use.

The National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, are open every day, all year round. The National Botanic Gardens at both Glasnevin and Kilmacurragh are open every day throughout the year, except 25 December (Christmas Day). There is no admission fee to walk and explore.

To protect our collections, ball games and sports (including jogging) are not allowed in the Gardens.

The toilets in the Botanic Gardens are now closed along with the Visitor Centre, Tearooms, Herbarium and Library, as part of measures put in place during the Covid-19 situation.

Directions to National Botanic Gardens (Dublin) with public transportation

• Bus: 155, 33, 4, 41, 83.
• Train: COMMUTER SERVICE, MAYNOOTH SERVICE, PHOENIX PARK TUNNEL SERVICE, SLIGO/LONGFORD SERVICE.

The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden previously known as Indian Botanic Garden and the Calcutta Botanic Garden, is situated in Shibpur, Howrah near Kolkata.

The first botanical gardens were established during the Middle Ages. In the 16th century, gardens existed in Pisa, Bologna, Padua, and Leiden. Aromatic and medicinal herbs still exist in the Botanical Garden of Padua. The first US botanical garden was established by John Bartram in Philadelphia in 1728.

Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew

Types of plants in botanical gardens 1- cacti and succulent plants. 2- herb gardens. 3- greenhouses, shade houses. 4- tropical plants.

For the adjective meaning of or relating to botany or the cultivation of plants, botanic and botanical are both acceptable, and there is no difference between them. Botanical is more common, however, especially in modern English. Until the 20th century, botanic was more common relative to botanical,…

Botanical Garden is a place where the living plants are conserved. The plants Planted in botanical garden are characterized and then are labelled by giving it’s scientific name family name. Eg :- National Botanical Garden located in Lucknow.

arboretum (noun) garden for exotic plants (noun)

Botanical gardens devote their resources to the study and conservation of plants, as well as making the world’s plant species diversity known to the public. These gardens also play a central role in meeting human needs and providing well-being.

Today, botanic gardens like Kew Gardens and Wakehurst are made up of many parts: scientific institute, collecting museum, herbarium, library, conservation organisation, educational academy, theme park, shop, café, gallery and pleasure garden.

William Roxburgh