Jardin botanique de Marnay-sur-Seine

The Jardin botanique de Marnay-sur-Seine (2 hectares) is a botanical garden located on the Chemin des Gougins, Marnay-sur-Seine, Aube, Champagne-Ardenne, France. It is open daily in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged.

The garden was founded in 1995, construction started in 1998, in 2000 the garden opened to the public, and in 2002 it was designated a Jardin Botanique de France. Its conservatory of local flora opened in 2003, and in 2007 it published an index seminum.

Today the garden contains about 2500 plants organized in a rose garden, vegetable garden, herb and medicinal plant collections, a trail illustrating evolution, shade and ornamental gardens, and collections of local and Russian plants.

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Coordinates: 48°30′N 03°33′E / 48.500°N 3.550°E / 48.500; 3.550

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