Botanical gardens run by the Section of Naural History
– Three botanical gardens belong to NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology):
Ringve Botanical Gardens at Lade in Trondheim contain nearly 2000 different plant species in a park with an English landscape style, a historical herb garden, an arboretum with forest trees from the northern hemisphere, a Primula garden, and a systematic section that shows the relationships between plants. Svinvik's Arboretum in Surnadal, Nordmøre is a botanical garden containing mainly trees and shrubs (conifers and rhododendrons). Kongsvoll Alpine Garden is situated 890 m above sea level and is a natural garden retaining the original flora and vegetation at the site. Its approximately 300 species of vascular plants include many of those that are common in the mountains of southern Norway, some less frequent ones and some that particularly characterise the rich flora of the Dovrefjell mountains.
Wintertime in the Historic Garden, photo Ane S. Guldahl
Svinviks Arboretum, photo Egil Ingvar Aune
Entrance to Kongsvoll Alpine Garden, photo Eli Fremstad
