With the many different theme gardens, each with its own character, botanical garden De Kruidhof, located between Leeuwarden and Groningen, is more than worth a visit.
Theme gardens
A Monastery Garden, a Meditation Garden, a Heemtuin, a Paint Plant Garden and a Rosarium are some examples from the garden collection. In the kitchen herb garden you will find various herb plants such as parsley and celery, but also many types of peppermint, horseradish, cardoon and sage. many old apple and pear varieties grow here, but also regional and forgotten fruit varieties.
Since 1 July 2020 you can admire a new themed garden . In addition to the old cultivated crops, a garden has been created with Frisian agricultural crops in collaboration with the Werkverband Friese Varieties.