On Friday 24th May 2013 the ceremonial opening of the former Botanical Garden of the MTF STU in Trnava took place. This was a culmination of revitalized activities undertaken since 2006.
During the seven years of revitalization, the MTF received almost 42 500, - Euros, mainly in machinery and planting. The revitalization of the garden received financially grants from the following organizations of Trnava :
Nadácia Trnava Trnavčanom, Ekopolis, Nadácia SLSP, Nadácia VÚB, Nadácia Holcim (Slovensko) a.s., Ministerstvo životného prostredia Slovenskej republiky, Environmentálny fond a Nadácia SPP spoločne s nadáciou Ekofond cez program SPPoločne pre verejnosť.
Restoration work was carried out by volunteers who worked in the garden for more than 5,000 man-hours without pay. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to this.
More than 80 visitors attended the opening ceremony, the initial reactions to "our garden" have been very positive.
For more information about the garden, visit the garden web site: www.botanickazahrada.mtf.stuba.sk and on our FB profile: Bývalá Botanická Záhrada MTF STU v Trnave.
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Translation: Anthony James Ronald Atkinson