 The garden opened in 1991 with a dedication to the memory of Bruno Peyronel (1919-1982), naturalist and botanist.Today it contains over 300 species of indigenous alpine plants, many of them marked with individual signs, amidst mountain environments ranging from various types of pasture and wetlands through stony areas, ridges, and debris.Species include "Carex sempervirens", "Dryas octopetala", "Festuca violacea", and "Salix herbacea".