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Events in the Botanic Garden in June

Saturday, 14 June, 2 to 6 pm

Insect summer festival

Location: Chemnitz Botanical Garden, Leipziger Straße 147

Participation: partly free, partly with a small fee

We bring you a little closer to the world of the little crawlers with various activities and stands in the Botanical Garden.

An event organised by NABU Regionalverband Erzgebirge e. V.


Wednesday, 18 June, 4 p.m.

Bee tour

Location: Chemnitz Botanical Garden, Leipziger Straße 147, meeting point in front of the main building

Participation: Adults 4 euros, children 2.50 euros

Maximum 20 participants, only with registration via: botanischergarten(at)stadt-chemnitz.de

How do bees live? What does a beehive look like? What is the bees' favourite food? This guided tour in the Botanical Garden gives children and adults a small insight into the life of a bee colony and of course there is also honey to taste.

An event organised by the Förderverein Botanischer Garten Chemnitz e. V.


Sunday, 22 June, 2 p.m.

Wild green from the meadow - workshop with Conny Römer

Location: Chemnitz Botanical Garden, Leipziger Straße 147

Participation: 40 euros, registration required by 15 June (via www.stonewood-kraeuter.de/seminare)

Love herbs - aphrodisiacs from nature: There are many plants and spices that have a stimulating effect and a positive influence on the organism. We will take a short trip through the history of time in the Botanical Garden and make some recipes

An event organised by the Förderverein Botanischer Garten Chemnitz e. V.


Monday, 23 June, 4 p.m.

Biodiversity Week: Did man make the forest - biodiversity of forests through man?

Guided tour with Dr Sten Gillner

Location: Chemnitz Botanical Garden, Leipziger Straße 147

Participation: free of charge, a donation is requested

The guided tour through the Central European forest communities in the Botanical Garden focuses on the biodiversity of European forests and explores the question of how vegetation would have developed without humans after the Ice Age.

An event organised by the Förderverein Botanischer Garten Chemnitz e. V.


Tuesday, 24 June, 10 a.m.

Biodiversity Week: Did humans make the forest? - Biodiversity of forests due to humans

Guided tour with Dr Sten Gillner

Location: Chemnitz Botanical Garden, Leipziger Straße 147

Participation: free of charge, a donation is requested

The guided tour through the Central European forest communities in the Botanical Garden focusses on the biodiversity of European forests and explores the question of how vegetation would have developed without humans after the Ice Age.

An event organised by the Förderverein Botanischer Garten Chemnitz e. V.


Tuesday, 24 June, 4 p.m.

Biodiversity Week: Diversity in the vegetable garden

Guided tour with Reina Fink

Location: Chemnitz Botanical Garden, Leipziger Straße 147

Participation: free of charge, a donation is requested

Which vegetable varieties grow in the Botanical Garden, which vegetable varieties and species can be cultivated and how, and what needs to be considered? These and other questions will be answered during the guided tour.

An event organised by the Förderverein Botanischer Garten Chemnitz e. V.


Wednesday, 25 June, 9 a.m.

Biodiversity Week: The diversity of species in the medicinal plant garden

Guided tour with Mirjiam Metzner

Location: Chemnitz Botanical Garden, Leipziger Straße 147

Participation: free of charge, a donation is requested

In recent years, there has been an increased demand for herbal remedies. Many people are striving for a healthy lifestyle and are looking for alternatives to conventional medicine when they are ill. The medicinal plant garden is home to over 150 different plant species. The guided tour provides an insight into the variety of applications and the possibilities of herbal healing.

An event organised by the Förderverein Botanischer Garten Chemnitz e. V.

 

 

Wednesday, 25 June, 10 a.m.

Biodiversity Week: Diversity in the vegetable garden

Guided tour with Reina Fink

Location: Chemnitz Botanical Garden, Leipziger Straße 147

Participation: free of charge, a donation is requested

 

Which types of vegetables grow in the botanical garden, which types and species of vegetables can be cultivated and how, and what needs to be considered? These and other questions will be answered during the guided tour.

An event organised by the Förderverein Botanischer Garten Chemnitz e. V.


Wednesday, 25 June, 4 p.m.

Biodiversity Week: The biodiversity of the bird world - Which birds can be identified in Chemnitz by their voices?

BirdNET guided tour with Stefan Kahl

Location: Chemnitz Botanical Garden, Leipziger Straße 147

Participation: free of charge, a donation is requested

Since summer 2024, the voices of all birds in the Botanical Garden have been recorded by a project of Chemnitz University of Technology. With the help of the BirdNET app, birds can be recognised by their voices. The project provides us with information about the frequency and occurrence of bird species.

An event organised by the Förderverein Botanischer Garten Chemnitz e. V.


Thursday, 26 June, 10 a.m.

Biodiversity Week: foray through the plant communities of Central Europe

Guided tour with Jeanette Quegwer-Raná

Location: Chemnitz Botanical Garden, Leipziger Straße 147

Participation: free of charge, a donation is requested

A large part of Central Europe is characterised by forest, but on a few special sites there are species-rich plant communities without the dominance of woody plants. What are they, what characterises them and why are they endangered? These and other questions will be answered during the guided tour.

An event organised by the Förderverein Botanischer Garten Chemnitz e. V.


Thursday, 26 June, 3 p.m.

Biodiversity Week: The diversity of species in the medicinal plant garden

Guided tour with Mirjiam Metzner

Location: Chemnitz Botanical Garden, Leipziger Straße 147

Participation: free of charge, a donation is requested

In recent years, there has been an increased demand for herbal remedies. Many people are striving for a healthy lifestyle and are looking for alternatives to conventional medicine when they are ill. The medicinal plant garden is home to over 150 different plant species. The guided tour provides an insight into the variety of applications and the possibilities of herbal healing.

An event organised by the Förderverein Botanischer Garten Chemnitz e. V.


Thursday, 26 June, 4 p.m.

Biodiversity Week: A foray through the plant communities of Central Europe

Guided tour with Jeanette Quegwer - Raná

Location: Chemnitz Botanical Garden, Leipziger Straße 147

Participation: free of charge, a donation is requested

A large part of Central Europe is characterised by forest, but on a few special sites there are species-rich plant communities without the dominance of woody plants. What are they, what characterises them and why are they endangered? These and other questions will be answered during the guided tour.

An event organised by the Förderverein Botanischer Garten Chemnitz e. V.

 

Opening hours Botanical Garden in June:

Daily: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.