You don’t have to be an expert horticulturalist to appreciate St Gallen’s Botanical Garden.

In peaceful, green surroundings close to the Naturmuseum are more than 8,000 plants from across the globe, all methodically labelled.

There are two greenhouses, providing habitats for plants from a host of climate zones, teeming with orchids, palms, cactuses and ponds with giant water lilies.