Episode 273 - AKUREYRI BOTANICAL GARDEN
Today, RÚV English Radio visits Akureyri's Botanical Garden. The northern city's garden began as agricultural land which was set aside in 1910 for the formation of a park, the design of which was entrusted to the Akureyri Park Society. The main aim of the botanic garden is to test the hardiness of tree, shrub and herbaceous perennial species in the demanding climate of northern Iceland - it's located just a hair's breadth from the Arctic Circle. But it's also just, and very simply, a beautiful place to be. Darren met with Guðrún Kristín Björgvinsdóttir. manager and expert at the garden, to…
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