- at the Botanic Garden of the Natural History National Museum (Lisbon University), widely known as the College of Sciences' Botanic Garden.

"A botanic garden is obviously more than just a garden. The being botanic indicates that the plants growing in it, more than just being beautiful and providing a pleasant environment, have necessarily other usefulnesses, such as teaching, investigation and conservation of the vegatation's genetic heritage."

Free translation from Professor Fernando Catarino (who was the Director of this Botanical Garden for twenty years), A Importância dos Jardins Botânicos, The Importance of Botanical Gardens.

[originally posted on Jan 23rd, 2008]

Category: PARKS AND GARDENS