Language: Bilingual in English and German
Contains the proceedings to the International Symposium Botanic Gardens at the Interface between Science and Garden Heritage, held in Berlin, from 24–26 April 2009. See the table of contents for more details.
Editorial 5
Welcoming addresses 7
Presentations
Prof. Dr. Hans Walter Lack
The World in a garden 23
Dr. Christian Müller-Straten
Botanical gardens in the light of museology 35
Dr. Adelheid Straten
The Old Botanical Garden in Munich 47
Dr. Hans-Helmut Poppendieck
Botanical gardens and the art of gardening: Never the twain shall meet? 70
Dr. Sara Oldfield & Suzanne Sharrock
Botanical gardens and the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation 89
Dr. Clemens Alexander Wimmer
On the history and importance of cultivars and ornamental plantings in botanical gardens 97
Dr. Magdalena Mularczyk
The Botanical Garden of Wroclaw University — past and present 108
Gilles Vincent & Michel Labrecque
The Montreal Botanical Garden: 80 years of development according to Henry Teuscher's principles 118
Prof. Dr. Christoph Neinhuis & Matthias Bartusch
The Botanical Garden of Dresden University of Technology — History, present situation, future perspectives 128
Prof. Dr. Susanne Renner
The Munich Botanical Garden, 1909 -2009: The preservation of its art, architecture, and landscaping 136
Dipl.-Ing. Brigitte Mang
The Austrian Federal Gardens and plant collections — historical garden monuments, cultural heritage, recreational spaces and tourist attractions 141
Dipl.-Ing. Bettina Bergande & Dr. Barbara Markstein
A preservation and management plan for the Botanic Garden Berlin-Dahlem 157
Appendices
Panel discussion: Can the preservation and management plan for the Botanic Garden Berlin-Dahlem reconcile the different demands made of botanical gardens? 165
Authors 167