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23 events
© Botanischer Garten Foto: Frederike Jaedicke-Nolte
“Hello, how are you?” In a performative cyanotype workshop, artist Kristina Popov invites people of all ages to rediscover the Berlin Botanical Garden together in a creative way and to make their own photographic cyanotypes. We’ll immerse ourselves in... moreabout: Public Workshop: Cyanotype Workshop on Connecting with Nature and Creativity
© Kirsten Heidler
Discover the Botanical Garden in a very special way. Soak up the atmosphere of the different vegetation zones and experience the plants with all your senses. Capture your thoughts in short essays and poems. You’ll experience all of this on a writing journey... moreabout: Public Workshop: Creative Writing—Exploring the Plant World Through Words
© Botanischer Garten Berlin. Foto: Jon Juarez
Today we’ll be exploring the stories of native plants in mythology and fairy tales. Before the advent of modern botany, plants were important mythological allies to humans. They watched over villages, possessed healing properties, or were home to tree... moreabout: Sunday Tour—Today's Highlight... Among Sacred Trees and Witches' Herbs
© Eva Patzschke
Apples, carrots, and lemon balm: We’ll have fun exploring seasonal fruits and vegetables, fragrant herbs, and edible flowers, and ask ourselves: What’s the difference between fruits and vegetables? Are there really purple kohlrabi and yellow beets? How... moreabout: Experience the Diversity of Crops Through the Senses
© Sina Ribak
Can you hear the clover crackling? “Blattwelten” is an encounter with the world of plants—not a botanical tour. On our route through the Botanical Garden, literature and ecological connections come to life as we walk, as we read literature aloud together, in... moreabout: Worlds of Leaves - Encounters with Plants
© Botanischer Garten Berlin. Foto: A. Juarez.
Let’s explore the fascinating world of medicinal plants in the Medicinal Plant Garden! On our tour, you’ll learn how medicinal plant gardens have evolved from antiquity to the present day. We’ll explore the knowledge of Hildegard von Bingen, the role... moreabout: Public Tour: Medicinal Plants and Herbal Magic
© JustusMeissner
Berlin is home to a remarkable variety of wild plants. At the same time, many of them are considered endangered and depend on targeted conservation measures. The Flora Conservation Coordination Office of the Berlin Nature Conservation Foundation is working... moreabout: BO in Dialogue – The Berlin Nature Conservation Foundation Presents... Flower Conservation
©Berliner-Staudenmark, Foto: Julia Merkel
On 5 and 6 September 2026, selected nurseries from across Germany will present an extensive range of perennials, shrubs, flower bulbs, herbs, and much more—much of it sustainably grown—along a picturesque 1.5-kilometre market trail winding through the... moreabout: Staudenmarkt 2026
© Frier-Obad
In this writing workshop, the Botanical Garden serves as both a writing space and a source of inspiration: We embark on a sensory exploration of the garden and experience the sounds, shapes, scents, and effects of nature. The diversity of plants, the... moreabout: Workshop: Nature Writing—Just Give It a Try!
© Botanischer Garten Berlin
Sweet strawberries, juicy tomatoes, aromatic rosemary—fruits, vegetables, and herbs are simply wonderfully tempting: their taste, their smell, and almost always their appearance as well. Which parts of the plants do we actually eat? We enjoy the broccoli... moreabout: Sweet fruits, crisp vegetables, and fragrant spices
© Anna Maria Mintsi-Scholze
We want to explore the plant life of the Botanical Garden through art and capture it in poetic images—using plant-based pigments on paper. We’ll use the technique of shadow painting: shadows from nature will be transformed, as if by magic, into original,... moreabout: Public Workshop: Colored Shadows on Paper
© Botanischer Garten Berlin.
Have you ever wondered what tiny fruits can tell us about millions of years of plant evolution? Join Dr. Maria-Anna Vasile on an interactive journey through the garden to explore the fascinating world of Boraginales—a remarkable group of plants that... moreabout: Public Tour: From the Garden to 3D Models: Discovering the Hidden World of Plants
© Botanischer Garten Foto: Eva Patzschke
As we explore the planetary garden, we encounter trees, mosses and the ground, step by step. The mobile phone remains silent in our pockets. Everyday urban life is too hurried, cramped, noisy, dirty or lonely. Surrounded by the plant world, our sense... moreabout: Group tour: Herbs and medicinal plants - spices and remedies from nature
© Botanischer Garten Berlin. Foto: Eva Patzschke.
With their fascinating diversity, orchids are among the most extraordinary plants in the world. Botanists estimate there are between 15,000 and 30,000 species! And each one tells its own story. So what could be more fitting for this year’s orchid show... moreabout: Sunday Tour—Today's Highlight... The Fascinating World of Orchids
© Botanischer Garten Berlin. Foto: Eva Patzschke.
Myths and fairy tales surround the trunks of beech, oak, yew, and other tree species. Some bark is used for healing, some fruits for food, and some wood for building and fuel. Drawing on biological facts and traditional stories, we’ll visit some of the... moreabout: Public Guided Tour: Under the Trees—A Botanical Story Walk
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