Recently a project has been started in Marimurtra to adapt a space in the Garden that over time has gone from being an area closed to the public to a busy area, it is the area that separates the organic garden from the main road. The collection of fruit trees in Marimurtra is currently being […]
On April 24, 2019 at Marimurtra Botanical Garden’s iconic ‘Linnaeus Temple’, the director of the University of Girona’s library, Ángeles Merino, and vice-chancellor of the UdG, Josep Daunis, presented a collaboration agreement between the Private Foundation Carl Faust and the Library of the University of Girona. The agreement makes the books and documents of Carl […]
Recently, we have implemented a new recycling system at Marimurtra, at the various points for rubbish and litter disposal within the Garden. This will help us all, and especially our visitors to contribute to the overall environment, enabling the waste they generate to be properly recycled. Recycling is everyone’s responsibility, can you help us? […]
Increase the number of visitors in 1,054 people compared to 2017, the year that recorded the best data since 2003 The Marimurtra Botanical Garden, in Blanes, has received a total of 123,068 people in 2018. Of these visitors, 115,969 visited the Garden, 1,421 came to perform some events (wedding, company event, etc.), 4,788 are school […]
The spirit of autumn has flowed over Marimurtra with earthy colors, oranges and reds. Some species stand out over the rest in this season of the year. A botanical garden is a living museum, which is transformed with each season, with autumn being one of the most special. The transformation of a species is part […]
We don’t know when Carl Faust, the founder of Marimurtra, visited Blanes for the first time. It’s likely that it was in the middle of the first decade of the last century. He was in his thirties then, and used to take group trips to different corners of this land, usually to high mountain areas, […]
The word Bokashi is Japanese, meaning fermented organic matter. It’s a type of fertilizer produced by aerobic fermentation of organic materials, via heat generated during decomposition. Josep Sauleda presented this innovative method of preparing fertilizer by Jairo Restrepo to the last meeting of ‘Bad Gardeners of Marimurtra’, and with his help, we have applied it […]
Marimurtra Botanical Garden is expanding its collection of cycads thanks to collaborators Javier Garcia Pua and Simon Lavaud The recent exchange with Javier Garcia Púa has offered Marimurtra the opportunity to acquire a very valuable specimen for the garden’s collection of cycads. A hybrid of the palms Jubaea chilensis and Butia odorata was exchanged for […]
As always at Marimurtra, we work to ensure sustainability of the environment. Recently, an innovative system created by IoTrees, has been implemented to detect Red Palm Weevils (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) which attack our palm trees. The new system consists of seismic sensors that are placed in the palm and detect the sounds weevils make as they […]
Drossanthemum floribundum carpets the stone blocks bordering Marimurtra’s ‘Steps of Epicurus’ with a waterfall of pink. The 81 Steps of Epicurus are one of the most significant constructions of Marimurtra, structured in 9 different levels of 9 steps each, the stairway is famed for tits majesty, for the stunning views provided, and for the color […]
Last March the Carl Faust Foundation organized the photographic contest ‘H2oMarimurtra’ on social networks on the occasion of the celebration of World Water Day. The winners were awarded with the ‘Fan de Marimurtra’ card, a new project that offers visitors the chance to enjoy an annual fee to visit the botanical garden of the Costa […]
Marimrutra Botanical Garden benefits from new projects themed around the importance and benefits of water Water is an element of nature, integral to natural ecosystems, fundamental for reproducing life on the planet. It is indispensable in making possible the development of biological processes. At Marimurtra Botanical Garden, we are very aware of both the need […]
