Alpine Garden

The Alpine Garden, which was created in the beginning of the 20th century, is located in the central part of Botanical Garden grounds, in a round hollow surrounded by bastion mounds. Most of the plants in the Alpine Garden represent low-growth alpine vegetation whose habitat lies at an altitude of over 1800 metres.

The plants are interspersed with conifers, shrubs, and lower trees to add shape to the hollow's slopes. The Alpine Garden falls into two notional parts – one for plants requiring sunny and warm sites and the other for those accustomed to shade. The sunny slope is home to various carnations, bellflowers, houseleeks, and other alpine plants, while pear cacti – rare in Estonian climate – as well as other particularly demanding mountain species grow at the bottom of the hollow. The shady slope of the hollow has been terraced using rocks and peat bricks to cater to moisture-loving plants.