The Jerusalem Botanical Garden is located on the southeastern edge of the Hebrew University campus. The garden is divided into thematic zones — by parts of the world, there is also a "tropical greenhouse" and a "spice garden".The garden was opened to the public in 1985. The first piece of land was purchased on Mount Scopus in 1926. The project of the botanical garden was developed by Alexander Eig, professor of the Botanical Department of the Hebrew University, who represented the flora of the Land of Israel from the Lebanese mountains to the desert.The first specimens of the flora were planted in 1931. The Botanical Garden on Mount Scopus was the first home of the Biblical Zoo. In 1962, conifers from North America were planted on a rocky hill in the southeastern part of the campus.Replenishment of the budget was a serious problem until 1975, when the Society of Friends of the Botanical Garden was established and the garden became a joint project of the University, the Jerusalem Municipality and the Jewish National Fund. In 1981, the Garden Association was founded and a board of supervisors was appointed. The garden was opened to the public in 1985.The tropical Garden was established in 1986, and the South African section was planted in 1989. In 1994, the garden was separated from the Hebrew University and became managed by the Association of the Botanical Garden since 1996. The Japanese section of the garden includes more than 150 dwarf trees — the largest bonsai collection in the world. Ornithologists have identified 46 species of birds that visit the garden throughout the year. The "Path of the Bible", 500 m long, is planted with more than 70 species of plants, which scientists have identified as some of the 400 species of plants mentioned in the Bible. One of the tasks facing the garden is to create a living gene bank to protect endangered plant species in Israel and the region as a whole. The dromat in the air of the garden is indescribable!..It smells of everything at once - flowers, pine needles, spices and even...by the sea.Walk through it and you will never regret it!

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