Wikipedia User:Nwubotanicalgarden/North-West University Botanical Garden

North-West University Botanical Garden was developed in 1962 when Dr. Wynand Louw, a botany lecturer, saw the need to develop a garden that could be used in the training of students and research. The botanical garden is located in Potchestroom, adajacent to the North-West University's Potchefstroom Campus. It covers an area of almost 3 hectares and houses a variety of plant collections. In total more than 2000 plant species are grown in the garden most of which is indigenous to the North West Province and South Africa.