At the first glance you wouldn't expect anything interesting here: just simple grass... Although the supposedly well-known grass is not a single kind of plant: both in the urban environment and in the nature untouched by civilization, the grassland or lawn is formed by many genera of herbaceous plants. In the exhibitions of this department you can see beautifully matched herbaceous plants, learn how to compose them with shrubs and semi-shrubs, smell almost 100 varieties of roses and other beauties. Rock Garden lovers should be interested in the mountain flora from Asia, North America and Europe. This department exhibits ornamental annuals and perennials. The most numerous families by number of species are Asteraceae, Rosaceae, Ranunculaceae, and Saxifragaceae. Herbaceous plants are composed with shrubs and bushes to form natural flower beds, changing every year. Since 2006, the exhibitions of roses (about 90 varieties) and bulb plants (over 30 taxa) are nurtured and increased. The collection of mountain plants includes the species of mountain flora from Europe, North America and Asia. Exclusive are the collections of winter asters (about 15 species), agrostis (about 20 taxa) and primroses (about 10 taxa)
