Polar-Alpine Botanical Gardens, Kirovsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
The Polar-Alpine Botanical Gardens-Institute is situated 7 km from Kirovsk on the slope of Khibiny Mountains and founded on 26th of August 1931.
Here you may get not only acquainted with the local flora but also with trees and plants which are not peculiar to the Kola Peninsula area. Sometimes it is really wander to see inhabitants of the South parts of the country growing and feeling very comfortable in the northern severe circumstances! You will walk surrounded by blossoming plants and among beds of flowers along the paths of the unusual place. In additional you will see a piece of real jungle under a glass roof. Unique peculiarity of this place is that these tropical plants have to survive in our region in Summer when there is no darkness at night.
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