The Botanical Gardens Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Today I want to tell you about the visit to the  Botanical Gardens, Amsterdam. When I visited Botanical Gardens (The Hortus Botanicus) in Amsterdam it was warm and cloudy April day. The Gardens are situated in a city center.

 

 

In 17th century the garden had a geometrical arrangement of rectangular or circular plant beds. In the 19th century the neat, straight paths were transformed into serpentine lines along which visitors were shown a great variety of plants and landscapes.  

Now there is great variety of trees, shrubs, perennials and bulb plants.

 

 

The center of The Hortus Botanicus is a semicircle, in that day it was full of blooming tulips in pots.

 

 

There was a small pond. Next to it I saw rhododendrons, anemones, Leucothoe fontanesiana, giant rhubarb. 

 

 In a distance I've found birds that were looking for something on the path. These were starlings or blackbirds ( I'm not sure). The cut trunks were set along the path, apparently for tired visitors.

There are many plants and trees growing in greenhouses of the Hortus. Some plant species are very rare, they have played a role in the history of the garden.  

As I learned the plant beds behind the Palm House hold many wild rose species. Unfortunately I couldn't see rose blooming in early spring. 

Here are more muscari, heather, bluebells, hellebore, they were very nice and fresh in that day.

 

 

The duck strolled near the cafe where I had lunch :))

I was in the Botanical Gardens several years ago. Remembering those days, I think that we all did not appreciate the fact that we could go anywhere, without restrictions. How one very small virus changed our lives. I really hope the pandemic will end this year.

Happy spring days to you all!