Before World War II, it was the largest plant nursery in the Baltic states.

Since the re-establishment of Latvian independence in 1992, it has served as the National Botanic Garden of Latvia.

[1] The National Botanic Garden of Latvia have the following main tasks: "investigations in botany and ornamental gardening, plant collections, introduction of plants, researches in genetics and breeding and information and popularisation of the investigations' results.

"[1] It is the largest botanical garden in the Baltic states, and covers an area of almost 130 hectares (320 acres).

[2][3] Apart from its scientific purpose, the National Botanic Garden is also a popular park for leisure use.