The gardens have several parts: camellias, flowers and boxwood. They have cedar tunnels with lanes and a water mirror with 2000 m2. The park that surrounds the garden was conceived by the architect Ribeiro Teles. The baroque palace (National Monument), by Nicolau Nasoni, was built in the 18th century.

Organized in thematic collections (Aromatics and Medicinals, Arquophits, Mediterranean, Calcicole and Silicicole) that serve as a live show of multiple species, as a support to the activities of teaching, investigations and extension of this University.