National
Botanic Garden, Wales
Llanarthne, Dyfed, SA32 8HG,
Wales, UK.
Tel.
44 (0)1558 668768 |
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The National Botanic Garden of Wales was opened recently in May
2000, and lies in the former regency park of Middleton Hall in
the scenic Tywi Valley in Carmarthenshire, south Wales.
The garden
was set up for the conservation of threatened plant species and
to provide a compelling insight into the natural world. Inspired
by the contours of the surrounding hills, the futuristic Great
Glasshouse is the garden's centrepiece. The amazing structure
was designed by Norman Foster
and is the largest single span glasshouse in the world,
measuring 95m long and 55m wide. Containing ravines, waterfalls
and lakes, it houses plants from all corners of the globe that
flourish in a Mediterranean climate. There is also an outside
Mediterranean Garden that lies on a south-facing slope not far
from the Great Glasshouse.
The Broadwalk
contains one of Europe's longest herbaceous borders and forms
the main path through the garden. Many parts of the garden are
designed to be educational, such as the Wallace Garden, which
examines plant breeding and genetics, and the Double Walled Garden,
which charts the evolutionary history of flowering plants. In
the Apothecaries Garden you will find herbal plants from all around
the world, while the award-winning Japanese Garden is a perfect
spot for some Zen meditation.
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