Jardin botanique de Marnay-sur-Seine

The Jardin botanique de Marnay-sur-Seine (2 hectares) is a botanical garden located on the Chemin des Gougins, Marnay-sur-Seine, Aube, Champagne-Ardenne, France. It is open daily in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged.

The garden was founded in 1995, construction started in 1998, in 2000 the garden opened to the public, and in 2002 it was designated a "Jardin Botanique de France". Its conservatory of local flora opened in 2003, and in 2007 it published an "index seminum".

Today the garden contains about 2500 plants organized in a rose garden, vegetable garden, herb and medicinal plant collections, a trail illustrating evolution, shade and ornamental gardens, and collections of local and Russian plants.

See also

* List of botanical gardens in France

References

* [http://www.jardin-botanique.org Jardin botanique de Marnay-sur-Seine]
* [http://www.jardin-botanique.org/docs/index-seminum.pdf Index Seminum, 2007]
* [http://galerie.jardin-botanique.org/ Photographs]
* [http://www.parcsetjardins.fr/champagne_ardenne/aube/jardin_botanique_de_marnay_sur_seine-500.html Parcs et Jardins description (French)]
* [http://www.jedecouvrelafrance.com/f-3013.aube-jardin-marnay-seine.html Je Decouvre La France description (French)]
* [http://www.gralon.net/tourisme/parcs-et-jardins/info-jardin-botanique-de-marnay-sur-seine-478.htm Gralon.net description (French)]
* [http://cartedesressources.cndp.fr/rclvisu/fic_edit.asp?Ecr=CRDPconsult.asp&fETABL=4186 Carte des Ressources entry (French)]