Garden tour

1. The Main House was commissioned by Linnaeus and completed in 1762.

2. The West Wing was the Linnaeus family’s first home at Hammarby, while they waited for the main house to be finished.

3. The East Wing served as a brewhouse and bakery in Linnaeus’ day.

4. Linnaeus’ Flower Beds in front of the main house have been recreated using the same plants as Linnaeus himself grew there over 200 years ago.

5. Siberian Crab Apple, planted by Linnaeus.

6. Russian Pea Shrub, planted by Linnaeus

7. The Siberian Garden has a history going back to a large gift of seeds and bulbs to Linnaeus from Catherine II of Russia.

8. Linnaeus’ Rune Stone.

9. At the highest point in the park is Linnaeus’ Natural History Museum, built in 1769.

10. Linnaeus’ Grove.

11. The Hill (hammar) that gives Hammarby its name.

12. The Park, formerly Linnaeus’ garden and orchard.

13. The Uppland Garden, planted in the late 19th century with old-fashioned ornamental plants.

14. The Clonal Archive, with cultivars of apples and pears from the Mälardalen region.

Text: Karin Martinsson. Photo: Annika Ahlstedt, Magnus Lidén.