Construction of The Systematic Garden

New systematic planting 2011

Systematic system photographed from above during construction. The planting is shaped like a tree with grey trunk and branches which double as pathways. The flower beds are leaf shaped and are in the photo filled with black compost. The Linnaean Garden of Uppsala, Uppsala University. The Botanical Garden started the construction work for the new systematic planting in 2011. It is situated below The Tropical Greenhouse. It is designed in the shape of a lime (linden) tree. The flower beds are shaped like leaves while the paths make up the tree trunk and branches.

Systematic planting being filled with compost and gravel, to become The Tree of Knowledge. The Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala, Uppsala University. Work finished at the end of 2012. Now thee garden is a modern and functional heart in The Botanical Garden, where we can display the diversity and relationships of flowering plants.

Closeup of one of the leaves in the new systematic planting, The Tree of Knowledge. The stones which make up the outer edge and the central nerve of the leaf are seen in the photo. The leaf has not yet been filled with compost. The Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala, Uppsala University. The new systematic planting was drawn by Mats Lindegren. He was also involved in the design of a new alpine section in The Botanical Garden, the construction of which started in the fall of 2012. He has previously been involved in the construction of the rock garden and drawn the plan for the systematic field in Gothenburg Botanical Garden. The water lily pond in the new systematic planting, The Tree of Knowledge. In the photo the molding is not yet filled with water. The Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala, Uppsala University. Workers prepare the gravel paths in The Tree of Knowledge, The Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala, Uppsala University.