Jardin botanique du Thabor

The Jardin botanique du Thabor, also known as the Jardin botanique de la Ville de Rennes, is a compact but significant botanical garden located at the eastern side of the Parc du Thabor, Place Saint-Mélaine, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, in the region of Brittany, France. It is open daily without charge.

The garden was established in 1868 and consists of circular walkways around 11 beds growing over 3,000 species. The larger park contains 129 species of trees, including 34 conifer species, as well as 373 shrub species. Its holdings also include about 1500 herbarium specimens. Between 2008 and 2018, the park was renovated. This was complicated by the presence of buxus parasites.[1]

Images of the Jardin botanique du Thabor

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  View of the garden buildings in September
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  A verdant section of the gardens
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  Flower beds and buildings at Jardin botanique du Thabor
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  Detail of flowerbeds at Jardin botanique du Thabor

See also

• List of botanical gardens in France

References

1. "A Rennes. Le Jardin botanique du Parc du Thabor sera rénové". Ouest France (in French). 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

• Jardin botanique du Thabor
• Map of Thabor
• BGCI entry
• Convention on Biological Diversity - Botanical gardens in France
• Gralon.net entry (French)

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