Probably, there is no such Ufa man who at least once in his life has not visited the magnificent Botanical Garden.
After all, the Botanical Garden of Ufa is a precious decoration of the city, a picturesque place where everyone will find what they are looking for: cognitive facts and new information, beautiful places for a photo shoot and the opportunity to admire the diversity of the plant world.
The past of the Botanical Garden
The unique Botanical Garden in Ufa is considered the 1932th year of its birth. By this time, a significant collection of plants had accumulated in the nursery at the Ufa agricultural technical school, which was not only useful technical and fodder crops, but also weeds, medicinal plants. This collection formed the basis of the botanical garden. A greenhouse with steam heating was soon built.
There were different periods in the history of the Botanical Garden of Ufa.
During the war, employees grew vegetables for city hospitals and at the same time conducted scientific work together with evacuated Ukrainian scientists, conducting selection experiments.
After the war, the local authorities wanted to turn the science center into a recreation park, but the fate of science excited many, and the garden was defended.
The garden staff has always paid special attention to decorative floriculture, thanks to this the Ufa Botanical Garden was recognized as the most beautiful in the country.
In the 90s, a scientific institute was created at the Botanical Garden.
Pride of Ufa - Botanical Garden
We continue our acquaintance with this amazing place. Designed to preserve and study the flora of Bashkiria, the Botanical Garden of Ufa today is a green island in the heart of an industrial city.
More than 5500 forms, species, varieties of plants collected from around the world today adorn the alleys and lawns of the Botanical Garden, grow in greenhouses and a greenhouse.
But the Botanical Garden is, first of all, a research institute that is part of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Here, scientists conduct genetic and breeding studies, the importance of their work is emphasized by repeatedly received Russian and international grants and books.
In order to convey various information about nature to visitors, familiarizing themselves with the names and places of primordial growth, all plants on the vast territory of the Botanical Garden are equipped with signs. On the tablets there is detailed information that is interesting to those who decide to independently study the richest collections.
The luxury of nature in the Botanical Garden (Ufa)
You can walk all day along the convenient paths of the Ufa Botanical Garden, enjoying the richness of the plant world. Poplar, larch, walnut, velvet grow in the garden. There are collections of mountain ash, maples, hawthorns, ornamental shrubs and conifers.
After relaxing on the benches, you can continue to inspect flower beds and clearings with seasonal annual and perennial flowers.
A wonderful impression is left by the greenhouse, where subtropical and tropical plants bloom. The greenhouse is decorated with an aquarium with bright fish, a pond, and living parrots create the atmosphere of a real tropical forest.
A particle of the Botanical Garden - in every house
Researchers at the Botanical Garden of Ufa generously share knowledge with those who also love nature.
Magnificent samples of apple trees, coffee trees, lemons, palm trees and cypresses can be purchased at the Garden Center at the Botanical Garden and get advice on how to properly grow trees in the climatic conditions of Bashkiria.
Colorful flower festivals are regularly held on the territory of the Botanical Garden-Institute, during which excursions to flower collections, contests, an entertainment program, and master classes are held. At this time, you can buy seedlings, seeds and beautiful cut flowers.
The Botanical Garden annually holds holidays from May to September:
- Lilac Day.
- Tulip Day
- Day of iris and peony.
- Clematis Day and others.
For example, in July, Grass Whispering Day is held, on this day visitors learn about the medicinal properties of plants, learn to make teas from them and guess fortunes.
In September, a competition is held among gardeners and gardeners for the best harvest.
Of great interest among Ufa residents are the seminars conducted by garden employees on topics of landscape design, gardening, and also on specific types of plants.
Useful information about the operating mode
The garden welcomes guests daily from 10:00 to 18:00, the ticket office is open until 17:00. Tickets to the greenhouse are sold until 5:30 p.m.
All changes in the operating mode of the Botanical Garden of Ufa can be found on the official website.
Ticket price for visiting a picturesque city corner:
- preschoolers - 25 p.;
- for children under 18 years - 50 p.;
- for adults - 100 r;
- pensioners - 50 p. (upon presentation of the certificate);
- a ticket to visit the greenhouse for children costs 50 p., adults 100 p.;
- amateur photography for free.
Free of charge to the Botanical Garden are people with disabilities, members of large families and low-income families.
Those who want to learn more about the plants of Bashkiria and the whole world should go on a guided tour of the garden or the greenhouse.
Sightseeing tours of the territory of the Botanical Garden allow you to learn a lot of interesting things about nature, unusual plants and those that have long been growing next to us. Such excursions are held from May 10 to October 31, until the garden is covered with snow.
You can go on excursions to the greenhouse all year long.
Excursions are conducted if at least 10 people have gathered. However, you can order an individual tour:
- 1 hour in the garden will cost 1000 r .;
- half an hour in the greenhouse in 1000 r.
Employees of the Botanical Garden conduct free tours on request for guests from boarding schools, nursing homes, orphanages, etc.
Low prices in the Botanical Garden of Ufa allow everyone to come here.
Unforgettable wedding surrounded by flowers
Many residents of Ufa celebrate their wedding in the Botanical Garden, surrounded by beautiful exotic plants. The white dress of the bride and the formal suit of the groom always look advantageous against the background of dense greenery. The photos are successful, colorful, they are especially visible on how happy and beautiful the newlyweds and their relatives. For weddings, a special area with gazebos is open.
Family and children's photo sessions are held in the Botanical Garden.
How to get there
Address of the Botanical Garden: st. Mendeleev, 195, bldg. 3.
You can get the following means of transport.
1. To the stop "Republican Exhibition Complex":
- bus No. 110c, 69, 54, 6;
- trolleybus No. 20, 16, 14, 12;
- minibuses No. 269, 262, 260, 235, 232, 230, 223, 207, 206, 110, 17, 6.
2. Stop "Novikova microdistrict", minibus 242.
3. The Sportivnaya stop with a bus transfer 69.
There is a minibus 17 from the Southern bus station at the address of the Botanical Garden.