The aim of this essay is to study the historical process of the academic gardens in Uppsala. Which works in different ways in relation to the university, Uppsala university. The history of the academic garden in Uppsala is varied, with the exemplified gardens individually expressing different garden contextual ideals. From the 17th century academy gardens and Sweden's first botanical garden created by Olof Rudbeck d.ä (1630-1702), through the world-renowned botanist Carl von Linné (1707-1778) to today's version of the academic garden at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. By studying general change processes of the university, a basis is provided for understanding its built environment and gardens in the long run. The essay also aims to shed light on important components of the academic garden and how they have changed over time. The essay shows that although the academic garden varies in terms of plant material, scale and purpose, it possesses similar elements throughout history. All gardens covered in the essay possess qualities important to the general Swedish garden history and indicate a number of foreign influences.