🖋️ Discover a century of botanical heritage in the heart of the Julian Alps – where Alpine, pre-Alpine and Karst plants meet in one remarkable garden.
Juliana Alpine Botanical Garden is a comprehensive guide to Slovenia’s oldest alpine botanical garden, situated in the Trenta Valley in the heart of Triglav National Park. Published to mark the garden’s centenary, the book introduces its remarkable history, botanical diversity and enduring importance for research, education and nature conservation.
Juliana was founded in 1926 by botanist and mountain enthusiast Albert Bois de Chesne, who envisioned a garden where visitors could experience the characteristic flora of the Julian Alps in a natural setting. Over the following century, generations of Slovenian naturalists and botanists contributed to its preservation and development.
One of Juliana’s distinctive features is the unusual diversity of plants growing within a relatively small area. The garden is home to around 600 plant species, including Alpine and pre-Alpine species as well as plants characteristic of the dry Karst meadows of Slovenia’s coastal region. Among them are numerous rare, protected and endemic plants.
The guide brings together the story of the garden and the plants it preserves, offering visitors a deeper understanding of Juliana as both a botanical collection and an important part of Slovenia’s natural heritage.
Whether used while exploring the garden or read at home, Juliana Alpine Botanical Garden is an engaging companion for anyone interested in Alpine flora, botany, the Julian Alps and the natural heritage of Slovenia.
🇸🇮 Ta izdaja je v nemškem jeziku. Knjigo lahko naročite tudi v slovenščini in v angleščini.
📌 For readers interested in:
- Alpine and Karst flora
- botany and plant diversity
- Triglav National Park and the Julian Alps
- Slovenia’s natural heritage
- botanical gardens and nature conservation
✍️ About the Authors:
Špela Pungaršek is a biologist and botanist at the Slovenian Museum of Natural History. Her work focuses on botany, nature conservation and communicating Slovenia’s botanical heritage to the wider public.
Klemen Završnik is an agronomist and curator of the Juliana Alpine Botanical Garden. His work includes caring for the garden and its plant collections as well as contributing to its research and educational activities.
🌿 About the Juliana Alpine Botanical Garden:
The Juliana Alpine Botanical Garden is located in the Trenta Valley in Triglav National Park. Founded in 1926, it is Slovenia’s oldest alpine botanical garden and today preserves around 600 plant species representing the rich flora of the Slovenian Alps, their foothills and the Karst.
