BOTANICAL GARDENS

The oldest Alpine botanical garden in Slovenia
Juliana was set up in 1926 by Albert Bois de Chesne, a landowner from Trieste, and has been continuously managed since 1962 by the Slovenian Museum of Natural History. As early as 1951, Juliana was officially protected as a monument of designed landscape. In spite of the fact that Juliana is a fairly small botanical garden, no less than about 600 species of alpine, pre-alpine and karst plants grow in it, including numerous rare, protected and endemic species.

Park of Flowers and Cultural Heritage
Thousands of flowers glow in spring in v Mozirski gaj, thousands of colour shades merge in autumn with the sounds of the flowing river. Over 40 years, the locals have been taking care of this outstanding horticultural feature – the Park of Flowers that was gradually equipped with some objects of ethnographical heritage of the Upper Savinja Valley, a herbal garden, a rock garden, a view tower and many other features. There are events throughout the year to invite the visitors.

A botanical garden of various stories
Officially opened as late as 2002, the beginning of the park goes back to the end of 19th century. The remnants of that period are two giant sequoias and a huge white cedar. Today, the main focus of the botanical garden is conservation and protection of plant species and growing of endangered plants. The botanical garden enriches the college education and for the visitors, it offers an insight into the natural, decorative and useful plants.

Garden from 1848
In historic style, at the Mirasasso villa, has been designed by the Greek merchant family of Scaramangà from Trieste. They have brought different non-native species of plants from trips around the world. The garden has been owned since 1957 by the Municipality of Sežana, and it is managed by KSP d.d. Sežana. Today, the garden extends within an area of 2 hectares. With a collection of over 170 different non-native plant species and an exceptional cultural treasury (with a greenhouse ahead from 1890), the garden has been declared for a natural value of national importance, garden architecture, and also for natural and cultural monument of local importance.