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In addition to the butterfly house and three really nice greenhouses representing different biomes, Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam also had a snug, tightly planted outdoor part, with trees and shrubs and flowers. A tiny Giant Sequoia, for example. Only a whisper, though, compared to the ones growing in their natural habitat up in the Californian mountains. Hortus Botanicus is a small botanic garden, and the forested parts of it were quite wild during my visit in 2013. But being more or less in the middle of the city, it made a really nice respite in the intense city architecture. Some green for the eyes. I liked it. Especially the butterfly house.
Photo: Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June 2013. Posted on Instagram April 30, 2021.
Katja Malmborg 