Botanische Tuin Afrikaanderwijk — a school garden with a public life

Behind its entrance off Afrikaanderplein, the garden gives visitors a close view of plants that are easy to overlook elsewhere in the city.

Reddish paths cross a small garden filled with closely planted beds and trees.
Planted beds and paths in Botanische Tuin Afrikaanderwijk. Photograph by Lieke Fortuin.Lieke Fortuin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bildquelle · Zuschnitt

Aus der Quelle

The botanical garden at Afrikaanderplein in Rotterdam began as a teaching garden for the former Van Oldenbarnevelt school. Its planted beds occupy a distinct enclosure next to Afrikaanderpark and are now open to visitors.

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The Dutch heritage register describes the site as a school garden for practical biology teaching. Paths still make it easy to compare beds and individual specimens at close range. The garden’s collection of plants that established themselves in Rotterdam gives the original teaching purpose a local focus.

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Walk from Rijnhaven towards Afrikaanderplein and use the garden entrance by the park. Check current hours before leaving, especially in winter, and look for the collection of plants associated with Rotterdam.

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