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From July 8 to 16, the Botanical Garden of Peter the Great will host the seventh annual exhibition “Peonies of the Northern Capital”. The Peony Festival is expected on the last day of the exhibition.

The summer of 2017 is becoming a real test of endurance for all gardeners. Despite all the difficulties, the flower exhibitions of the Peter the Great Botanical Garden will take place! Varietal peonies will be presented first, two weeks late. All flowers are grown in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region!

At the exhibition, visitors will be able to see a variety of varieties and receive advice from leading collectors. Every day of the exhibition at 17:00 there will be a lecture by the exhibition curators. Flowers are presented as cut flowers; new varieties will be added daily in order of flowering from early to late. In total, more than 200 varieties will be exhibited during the exhibition, including peonies with Japanese form flower.

The exhibition is decorated with works by St. Petersburg artists - oil painting and painting in chinese style Guohua.

Operating mode:

• from 8 to 11 July and from 13 to 16 July.
• Opening on July 8 at 12:00, all subsequent days the exhibition is open from 11:00 to 19:00.
• Wednesday 12 July – the exhibition is closed for installation.
• Entrance from the embankment of the Karpovka River
• Ticket office from 10:00 to 19:00

Ticket prices:

• for adult visitors - 200 rubles;
• for children over 4 years old and schoolchildren 100 rubles.
• Children under 4 years old are free.
• Tuesday and Thursday - discounted tickets for pensioners 100 rubles.

July 16 - Peony Festival

• adult ticket 400 rubles,
• for children - 200 rubles.
• The ticket price includes access to the exhibition and the greenhouse route.

You can find out more on the organizers' website.

Collection of tree peonies and wild species herbaceous peonies( , ) (curator: senior research fellow M.S. Uspenskaya) was founded on the new territory of the Garden in 1967. Thanks to the developed seed propagation technique and agricultural technology, M.S. Uspenskaya raised many adults abundantly flowering plants, decorating the ground floor and lawns of the Garden. Much experimental and collection material was concentrated on nurseries. Having collected an original collection of species and varieties of tree and herbaceous peonies, using various methods of breeding work, incl. exposure of seeds to various doses of irradiation and treatment with chemical mutagens, carefully selecting seedlings for frost resistance, resistance to drought, fungal diseases and decorative qualities, over 30 years of work she managed to obtain about 20 hybrids of tree peonies, which are listed in the Catalog of varieties approved for use in Russian production. Among the most decorative varieties“Vorobievsky”, “Moscow University”, “Hoffman”, “Stephan”, “Peter the Great”, “V. Tikhomirov” “Tatyana”, “Muse” and others. etc. To date, M.S. Uspenskaya received 17 copyright certificates, several promising forms are undergoing state variety tests “Akademik Sadovnichy” and “300 years of the Moscow State University Botanical Garden”, incl. . The results of many years of work with peonies were summarized by her in the book “Peonies” (2001).

From June 6 to 27, the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University "Apothecary Garden" will host a colorful, fragrant and unprecedented event - the II annual "Month of Peonies and Irises."
The exposition of the largest exhibition of peonies and irises in Russia will be constantly updated - it will present over 200 varieties of irises and more than 300 varieties of early, middle and early peonies. late dates blooms that will smoothly replace each other. In the peony program - unique varieties yellow herbaceous peonies, luxury varieties milky-flowered peonies, white ITO hybrids and much more.

In addition, visitors will see at least 60 of the most spectacular varieties of peonies from the Dutch nursery Peony Shop. Each variety will be presented with several dozen cut flowers to showcase the lush bouquets in all their glory.
Peonies are one of the most fashionable and popular ornamental plants in Russia. In addition to peonies, the exhibition will feature medium-sized bearded irises from the Intermedia group and tall bearded irises. Flower growers pay great attention variety testing of new world selections in the Moscow region, so guests will see both the most stable and well-proven varieties, and new selections demonstrating fashion trends in the world of irises. Visitors to the “Month of Peonies and Irises” will be able to compare the varieties presented for decorativeness, choose those they like, and receive professional advice on the selection of sustainable varieties recommended for the Moscow region, as well as on growing and using plants in garden design. In addition, guests of the exhibition will make their choice in the traditional competition for the bluest iris and vote for the variety that is the leader of the audience's choice.
There will be pleasant surprises too. The organizers of the exhibition are the “Peonies” section of the Moscow Flower Growers Club on Novinsky, the “Irises” section of the Moscow Flower Growers Club and Yuri Bazhenov (Peony Shop). IN " Apothecary garden“We also have our own collection of peonies. Its huge buds are rare tree peonies open at the end of May - double flowers reach 20 cm in diameter and have a wide variety of colors - from pearl to dark purple, from lemon yellow to dark orange with a burgundy edging. In the middle of the twentieth century, this is where it began domestic selection these amazing plants and the first Russian varieties appeared. Now breeding work continues on the main territory of the Moscow State University Botanical Garden on Vorobyovy Gory.
Message from the director of the “Pharmaceutical Garden” Alexey Reteyum
- “Apothecary Garden” is the oldest botanical garden in Russia and the oldest division of Moscow State University with the status of a monument of history and culture of Moscow, a monument of landscape gardening art of the 18th century and a specially protected natural area. In addition, the “Apothecary Garden” is the second most popular among the parks and gardens of Moscow, and its Instagram is the most popular in the world among all botanical gardens and the most popular among all attractions in Russia. Green oasis in the center of the metropolis! Thanks to highly professional specialists, new botanical exhibitions are constantly being created in the garden, and its collections become one of the best in the country. In 2017, we not only celebrate the 311th anniversary of the garden, but also actively participate in the Year of Ecology in Russia, working hard to complete projects already started and create new ones. Now the first stage of reconstruction of the historical Subtropical Greenhouse, closed more than 15 years ago, is nearing completion. Its ancient facade near the Mirror Channel is the main architectural landmark of the oldest botanical garden in Russia, which has become a hit social networks. During the reconstruction process, we managed to preserve unique historical architectural elements of the early and mid-19th century, which was highly appreciated by many of the largest modern architects, including Academician D. O. Shvidkovsky and Professor O. I. Yavein. Specialized tours of this greenhouse are already being held for architects and students. Most likely, the Subtropical Greenhouse will be able to open to visitors at the end of 2017. It will become the largest in area among all the greenhouses in the garden (more than 1000 square meters). Thanks to the huge diversity of subtropical flora from all continents, this greenhouse will be even more spectacular and educational than the recently opened Victor Greenhouse with tropical water lilies and the large Palm Greenhouse, so beloved by visitors, where the Tropical Winter festival has been held annually since 2008.

7 new exhibitions will appear in the Subtropical Greenhouse:

1. Rhododendrons, camellias, citrus fruits and other plants of traditional winter gardens.
2. Deciduous subtropical forests with an understory of palms and giant monocots.
3. Dry subtropics, plants from regions with a Mediterranean climate, including the Cape floristic region (South Africa).
4. Subtropical swamp forest
5. Mountain misty forest.
6. Plants living on rocks.
7. Bamboo forest.

Already this year, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russian Federation and the Republic of Singapore, on the initiative of the Singapore Embassy in Moscow, a collection of rare orchids will be donated to the Botanical Garden, which should also be partially housed in the Subtropical Greenhouse.
As part of the Year of Ecology declared by Russian President V.V. Putin Botanical Garden has planned many events related to plants (festivals, exhibitions, lectures, seminars, master classes), as well as the opening of several new botanical exhibitions, the most important of which will be the “Flora” exhibition Middle zone Russia" - its grand opening will take place on Ecologist Day, June 5, 2017 - and "Far Eastern Garden".
Among other things, in 2017, a laboratory for microclonal propagation of plants will be created in the “Apothecary Garden”, which will allow the garden to actively connect to the Moscow State University project “Noah’s Ark” in terms of propagation rare species plants in vitro and their subsequent preservation outside natural habitats (ex situ) with the possibility of their further reintroduction into nature.

Mass flowering under open air rhododendrons, also called "rose trees"

Along with peonies, guests of the "Apothecary Garden" will be able to admire medium-sized and tall bearded irises.

Visitors to the “Month of Peonies and Irises” will be able to compare the varieties presented for decorativeness, choose those they like, and receive professional advice on selecting sustainable varieties recommended for the Moscow region, as well as on growing and using plants in garden design. In addition, guests of the exhibition will make their choice in the traditional competition for the bluest iris and vote for the variety that is the leader of the audience's choice.