The stylish garden, created by leading Swedish designer Ulf Nordfjell, wowed crowds and critics alike at the Chelsea Flower Show, picking up a prized gold medal. Created as part of celebrations for the tercentenary of the birth of Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus – who invented the classification system for plants and animals still in use today – it is being relocated to the stunning setting of the Gothenburg Botanical Garden in its Swedish homeland. The Linnaeus garden will be on show within one of the finest botanical gardens in northern Europe for the next two years. Guided tours in English will take place from Thursdays to Sundays at 3pm during July, August and September.

Rigmor Celander, Head Gardener at Gothenburg Botanical Garden and a Linnaeus garden project leader, comments: “The Linnaeus garden had an incredible reception at the Chelsea Flower Show and to be awarded a gold medal was a fitting tribute to Carl Linnaeus.

“I am now delighted that the garden will be open to the public in Linnaeus’ homeland and that overseas visitors to Gothenburg, as well as Swedes, will be able to see Ulf Nordfjell’s magnificent creation. The garden really captures Linnaeus’ attitude to nature – his curiosity and a feeling for its simplicity.”

Linnaeus celebrations are taking place across Gothenburg and West Sweden and there any many other gardens putting on a summer show for the great man, such as Hellekis Mansion and Läckö Castle beside Lake Vänern, an hour north of Gothenburg.