Recommended gardens and parks
You want to learn the plants in the nature? Below you will find some parks and gardens that we recommend.
Merian Gardens, Basel
The Merian Gardens are a spacious botanical garden on the outskirts of Basel. The gardens are open daily with free admission. A very beautiful place to enjoy nature.
Thanks to the kind permission of the Merian Gardens we were allowed to take pictures in the park for the Flora Box App.
Alpine garden La Thomasia, Pont de Nant, Bex
The magnificent Alpine garden "La Thomasia, Jardin de Pont de Nant" is located in the heart of the Vaud Alps. The garden is at 1260 m above sea level. It is worth the journey, you will be rewarded with a splendid alpine garden in a very beautiful environment. The photo is from Wikipedia.
Val d'Err in Parc Ela, Graubünden
Val d’Err in the Parc Ela nature park in the canton of Graubünden is an impressive valley with a unique flora. Alpine flowers such as Aquilegia alpina, Edelweiss, Fire Lilies, St Bruno's Lilies as well as the Turk's Cap are at home here.
Recommended websites and books
We would like to recommend the following websites and books in relation to plants and the flora box app.
Website neophyt.ch
The website of Dr. rer. nat. Erwin Jörg is entirely dedicated to neophytes from the Swiss perspective.
Thanks to the impressive image material we received from Erwin Jörg, most of the invasive neophytes are also included in the Flora Box App in the free basic version.
GARTENREISEFÜHRER SCHWEIZ
Sarah Fasolin, ISBN 978-3-7667-2043-6, Publisher: Callwey (out of print)
A journey of discovery through the most beautiful gardens in Switzerland. The book presents 300 gardens in Switzerland, neatly arranged by region and with clear information on accessibility and entry formalities.
The publisher Callwey offers similar gardening guides for other countries as well.
Orchideenwanderungen, Beat A. Wartmann, Claudia Wartmann
24 Routen zu Hotspots in der Schweiz, ISBN: 978-3-258-08057-4, Publisher: Haupt
What could be better than discovering orchids outdoors? It is said that there are people who only know orchids from the supermarket.
This book offers 24 well-documented hikes on which you can discover nature and orchids.
Von Baum zu Baum, Walburga Liebst
Ein Führer zu den besonderen Bäumen Zürichs
ISBN: 978-3-258-07447-4, Publisher: Haupt
From tree to tree, a guide to the special trees of Zürich. In the city of Zurich, true treasures of nature are hidden. Discover the bustling city from a completely new perspective.
Unsere Alpenflora, Ein Pflanzenführer für Wanderer und Bergsteiger
Elias Landolt, David Aeschimann, Beat Bäumler, Nathalie Rasolofo
Publisher: Schweizer Alpen-Club SAC, ISBN: 978-3-85902-406-9
Our alpine flora, a plant guide for hikers and climbers. The compact book fits in every hiking rucksack, so that you can discover and determine the alpine flora.
Geliebte Viola - Das Otterswanger Veilchenbuch
Luxury Bound edition – 1 January 2014, Jennifer Warschun (Autor), Josh Westrich (Autor, Publisher, Illustrator)
This book is devoted exclusively to violets. The beautiful photographs by Josh Westrich are a great pleasure to look at. A book to sit down comfortabely and enjoy.
Amazon-Link Luxury edition, Publisher: Edition Art & Nature
Amazon-Link regular edition,
Publisher: Tecklenborg