The Reykjavik Botanic Garden, or Grasagardur, is an outdoor botanical garden in the Laugardalur valley in Reykjavik. It was established in 1961. The garden holds more than 5,000 plant species arranged in eight collections.
What and where the botanical garden is
The Reykjavik Botanic Garden, or Grasagardur, is an outdoor botanical garden in the Laugardalur valley in Reykjavik.
A garden opened in 1961
It was established in 1961, on the 175th anniversary of the city.
More than 5,000 plant species
The garden holds more than 5,000 plant species arranged in eight collections.
Icelandic flora and garden wildlife
Its Icelandic flora collection includes about 300 of the roughly 485 native flowering plants and ferns.
The garden also has ponds and nesting birds, including greylag geese and redwings.
Visiting the garden in Reykjavik
The garden shares the Laugardalur valley with Laugardalslaug, Iceland's largest geothermal pool, so the two combine into an easy half-day away from the centre. For live details, use official sources from the city. To compare options in the city, see Reykjavik tours.
Prepare your kit
The Iceland Packing List can help you pack for the weather and the time outdoors involved in Reykjavik Botanic Garden: Grasagardur.
