National Botanic Garden of Belgium
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National Botanic Garden of Belgium is located in the domain of Bouchout (Château de Bouchout) in the village of Meise, north of Brussels. It is one of the largest botanical gardens of the world with an extensive collection of living plants and herbaria. The garden, established in 1958, maintains a number of laboratories, herbaria and greenhouses.
The Botanic Garden contains 18,000 plant species—about 6% of all known plant species of the world. Half are in greenhouses, the other half, including cultivated and indigenous plants, are outdoors. The gardens are grouped around the castle and lake of the Domaine Bouchout.
The mission statement of the National Botanic garden of Belgium includes increasing and spreading "the knowledge of plants" and contributing to "the conservation of biodiversity."
