Linnaeus Garden and Museum Information: I had been looking forward to this day of the trip for a year! To be able to walk through Linnaeus' house, see the tools of his trade, and view his gardens was high on my list of reasons to visit Sweden. (Please click on the picture to read the sign in more detail, then click the "back" arrow to return to the blog).

Linnaeus Garden Courtyard: These trees were planted by Carl von Linné in the mid-1700s. Also known as Carl Linnaeus, he was the most beloved and revered Swedish scientist of his time.

The Orangery: The Orangery (built in the 1740's) originally had 3 greenhouses which were a critical part of the botanical garden in Linnaeus' time. They were eventually removed, and the space for them was used for other purposes. Amanda is walking near the lake pond in the foreground. It was a drizzly day.

Linné Garden viewed from the Orangery: The lake pond, in the foreground, housed plants found in lakes. In the background you see two gardens surrounded by hedges. The left-hand garden is the annual garden, while the right-hand garden is the perennial garden. The Linnaeus garden, the oldest academy garden in Sweden, was designed by Olof Rudbeck the Elder in 1655. Rudbeck was a botanist, inventor, architect, and professor of medicine and history.

Linné's Annual Garden Sign: The annual flower garden had many species grown in rows with identification signs (in Linnaeus' own handwriting).

Rudbeckia sign: Linnaeus named this North American flower after his mentor, Olof Rudbeck the Younger.

Rudbeckia Flower: This biennial is found in Linné's annual flower garden. Linnaeus once write, "The Creator has wrapped the whole World in a tapestry of flowers and then put man inside, to strut around in, live, and take pleasure in."

Linné's Perennial Garden Sign: Linnaeus had a perennial garden which he used as a teaching tool for university students.

Horsetail Identification Sign: All of the identification signs in the garden are reproduced in Linné's handwriting.

 Horsetail Plants: These plants are part of the perennial garden. They have been used to scour pots and pans because the joints are made of tiny glass spicules.