Botanical Gardens of Peter the Great

Very interesting place. Particularly liked the greenhouse dedicated to tropical, desert, savannah and jungle plants. The botanical garden itself has a lovely park and free WiFi. Lots of benches where you can have a quiet and relaxing time to enjoy yourself. Different plants in different greenhouses bloom at different times of the year, making every visit to this place unique. Also in the park of the botanical garden itself you can find a rose garden, a peonarium, small lakes with lilies and many other interesting things. 🥰🌸

This botanic garden has a statue of Lenin in its outdoors. It is very rare to see Lenin portrayed sit which makes it a very interesting one for people interested in Soviet times.

Nice place to see. Only be aware the entries are on time with a guide. So in the glasshouses you will walk with a Russian speaking guide :) I don’t know if they have English guides. Though place it safe is just great if you are a fan of plants! I visited the garden in winter, but the outside park is supposed to be magnificent in spring and summer.

Have to pay for pretty much everything. Some places are only accessible with groups. Overall, not impressed. The tropical section is quite good though, but you have to pay a fee as well.

What a huge disappointment! The gardens around the palaces and parks are better kept than the botanical gardens which should be a city's showcase. They are closed on a Monday and one would think this would be when they now the 'lawns' or weeds but no, they do do it when you are trying to enjoy a tranquil stroll. The gardens are poorly maintained with very little colour only two areas had flower beds with some colour. The roses need to be dead headed could not fit the peonies. The little river is in a dreadful state. There are two ticket offices and despite this it still took ages to process the people in the queue.

There's no english signs, and no one speaks good english to tell you what can you do and what can't... If you wanna visit all greenhouses you must buy separate tickets (no one tell me that). However, its beautiful botanical gardan, with alot of plants, its clean and peaceful!

Very beautiful. You can find all kind of flowers and trees. Great place to walk, sit and relax. Includes lakes. Blossoms, Birds and bees are everywhere in the garden.

During winter holidays I saw an Internet advert for the exhibition of orchids. We decided to go. Unfortunately, they didn't give the information about the booking offices in Professor Popov Street for the winter time. So we had to walk there along the icy street. I think the tickets were a bit too expensive for this exhibition. I paid 400 and my mom as a pensioner paid 300. The orchids were absolutely lovely, but it's a pity that only some of the employees told us stories about them. So, I was amazed by the fact that one of the plants was presented by the Princess of Thailand.