The Marimurtra Botanical Garden launched a meteorological station in 2021, which can be freely consulted on the botanical garden’s website www.marimurtra.cat. These are the most significant meteorological data from 2025: Regarding temperatures, the annual maximum was recorded on August 16, 2025, with a value of 38.4 °C, while the minimum of the year was reached […]
Every year, the Marimurtra Botanical Garden welcomes numerous school visits seeking a different educational experience on the Costa Brava. The aim is to offer activities that go beyond a traditional guided tour and allow students to learn through experience. Direct contact with nature, hands-on materials and active discovery become the key elements of a proposal […]
The Marimurtra Botanical Garden experienced a very special day with the closing event of its centenary, a commemorative year that has filled the Garden with cultural, educational and scientific activities aimed at audiences of all ages, both inside and outside the grounds. The institutional event brought together political authorities, members of the Board of Trustees […]
Bracts that light up winter When December arrives, many homes brighten with an intense red that marks the beginning of Advent. It is the colour of the poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima), a plant we often call the “Christmas flower”, although what captivates us are not the petals, but the bracts: modified leaves that the plant uses […]
The Christmas Tió: a magical Catalan tradition When you walk through the Marimurtra Botanical Garden in December, you may be surprised to see a log wearing a barretina, with smiling eyes and a charming expression. This is the Marimurtra Christmas Tió, a beloved character that forms part of one of Catalonia’s most magical traditions. […]
Butcher’s-broom (Ruscus aculeatus) is one of the most surprising plants in the Mediterranean undergrowth. Although at first glance it seems to have rigid and spiny leaves, what we actually observe are cladodes, that is, modified stems that take on the appearance and function of leaves. The true leaves of butcher’s-broom are tiny, scaly and barely […]
Every autumn, a very special moment arrives at the Marimurtra Botanical Garden: the harvest of myrtle berries. These small violet fruits, sourced exclusively from <em>Myrtus communis</em>, are the base of the artisanal liqueur Myrtus, crafted by Antonio Membrives of Laviret, and available at the garden shop. This year, an exceptional harvest has been achieved: nearly […]
On 6 and 7 November 2025, the Marimurtra Botanic Garden took part in the 5th Meeting of the Education, Outreach and Communication Group of the Ibero-Macaronesian Association of Botanic Gardens (AIMJB), held at the Botanic Garden of the University of Valencia. The Education, Outreach and Communication Group aims to promote joint work among botanic gardens […]
What happens to the leaves in autumn: the intelligent strategy of trees The change in leaf color during autumn is not an accident but a perfectly programmed process by plants. When you walk through the Marimurtra Botanical Garden these days, you can witness this fascinating natural phenomenon. But why does it happen exactly? The key […]
This October, a very special process took place at the Marimurtra Botanical Garden on a specimen from the cycad collection: the artificial pollination of an individual of Dioon merolae. This species is native to southeastern Mexico, in the states of Oaxaca and Chiapas, where it lives in pine and oak forests. Like many species of […]
This October, Marimurtra welcomed Lilia and Sonja. They are the new participants of the “Volunteers for a Green Future” project, coordinated by the German organisation NaturKultur e.V., which is part of the European programme European Solidarity Corps (ESC). The goal of the ESC is to bring young people together to build a more inclusive society, […]
Representatives of the Marimurtra Botanical Garden have participated in the 11th Ethnobotany Conference in Catalan -held from 3 to 5 October in Alghero, Sardinia-, which is organised by the Alghero delegation of the Institute of Catalan Studies, the Botany Laboratory of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences of the University of Barcelona and the […]
