№17, 2012 Here the heart of nature is pulsingNikitskiy Botanical Garden is 200 years
The idea of creating the garden belonged to the French emigrant Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis, the 5th Duke de Richelieu. He is better known in the history as Emmanuel Osypovych de Richelieu - military governor, who led – On the eve of the anniversary the collective of the garden together with the scientists charitable fund of Christian Steven launched the unique project “Your name tree” - tells the director of the Nikitsky Botanical Garden, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Academician of NAAS of Ukraine Valeriy Mykolaevich YEZHOV. – The work is labour-consuming, requires considerable finances. But the idea has found a keen response in the hearts of the locals and people whom fate has brought here once. Luchiya PUZYKOVA |