The new exhibition for the Action Week demonstrates just how vibrant our gardens are: A wide variety of plants creates habitats for a diverse array of fungi, insects, and vertebrates—both in botanical gardens and in private gardens. As visitors stroll through the exhibition, they’ll learn how plants, animals, and other organisms in the garden are interconnected. There are also tips on how to promote biodiversity in your own garden or on your balcony. The tour also leads to fascinating microhabitats such as hedges, stone walls, or old trees and opens your eyes to their inhabitants. The exhibition opens at the start of the Action Week and runs through November 22. At the Osnabrück Botanical Garden, it is concentrated in North America and the orchard behind the medicinal plant garden.
The Osnabrück Botanical Garden is also participating with a Sunday walk organized by the Green School on June 14 at 11 a.m. and invites visitors to learn about “Lower Saxony’s Wild Plant Diversity: Vulnerable Species and Their Habitats” on June 18 at 6 p.m. Meeting point: An der Linde.
Botanical Gardens Week
From Augsburg to Wuppertal: For more than 20 years, botanical gardens have been inviting visitors to make special botanical discoveries during a nationwide week of events. The 2026 program now focuses on native wild animal and plant species. “Species extinction is dramatic: About one-third of all wild plant, animal, and fungus species in Germany are in decline or have already disappeared,” says Professor Dr. Sabine Zachgo, director of the Botanical Garden at the University of Osnabrück.
The 2026 campaign program and the exhibition “Wild Diversity in the Garden” are an initiative of the Association of Botanical Gardens (Verband Botanischer Gärten e.V.). For more information, visit: h ttps://www.verband-botanischer-gaerten.de/Aktuelles/Veranstaltungen/Wilde_Vielfalt_2026.html
The Association of Botanical Gardens (VBG) is the umbrella organization for botanical gardens in German-speaking countries, with a total of 92 member gardens. The VBG and its members are committed to the conservation of biological diversity, guided by the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals and the National Strategy for Biological Diversity.
Further information for the media:
PD Dr. Stefan Abrahamczyk, University of Osnabrück
Botanical Garden
stefan.abrahamczyk@uni-osnabrueck.de
