botanical garden

Orto botanico di Pisa, the first university botanic garden in Europe, established in 1544 botanist Luca Ghini, operated by the University of Pisa. It was relocated in 1563 and again in 1591.

A botanical garden or botanic garden is a garden with a documented collection of living plants for the purpose of scientific research, conservation, display, and education. Plants in larger gardens are often labelled with their botanical names and additional information. It may contain specialist plant collections such as cacti and other succulent plants, herb gardens, or plants from particular parts of the world. There may be glasshouses or shadehouses with special collections such as tropical plants, alpine plants, or other exotic plants that are not native to the local region.