Haven etableredes i 1875. Dengang som en planteskole og til prøvedyrkning af forskellige arter og ejet af et haveselskab. I 1911 overtog kommunen driften. Siden 2011 er det frivillige i foreningen Botanisk Haves Venner der passer de forskellig bede og haver i parken. Botanisk have dækker et areal på 16,5 ha.
Der er fri adgang til parken døgnet rundt.
The garden was established in 1875. In the beginning is was a nursery garden and for test growing of different species, owned by a horticultural society. In 1911 Aarhus municipality took over the service. Since 2011 a group of volunteers, The Friends of Botanical Garden, has taken care of the different flowerbeds and gardens in the park. The garden covers an area of 40 acres.
There is free entrance 24/7
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