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The Colonial Garden

Created at the beginning of the century, the Colonial Garden is one of the links in the ‘green promenade” that, starting from the canal, circles through the gardens and parks that King Leopold II wanted to embellish the surroundings of his palace.

He had the idea of creating this garden to study and cultivate the exotic plants originating from the Congo.

Today, the space is made up of two distinct portions. In the north of the park is an open area where the tropical plant greenhouses formerly stood. To the south is a wooded area composed of pines, horse chestnuts, sweet chestnuts, acacias, copper beeches, balsam poplars, elders, some splendid yew trees and rhododendrons.

The trees of the Colonial Garden have become imposing, and their changing colours are interesting to observe over the seasons. On the lawn stands a beautiful Atlantic cedar that has become fragile. A new cedar has been planted just next to it, to replace its elder when the time comes. The Colonial Garden undergoes restorations and new developments. Thus, the entrance of the Garden has been redesigned, and now climbing plants of various colours and types of flowers (wisterias, clematis, etc.) greet strollers.

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36 Avenue Jean Sobieski
1020
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