The examination of nature by different categories of visitors, allows them to increase the level of knowledge, broaden the scientifi c horizon, identify networking between phenomena, how they interfere and infl uence each other, and also it allows formation of a healthy thinking about world and universe. In this respect, a decisive role have the specialists who organize activities within or outside the Botanic Garden. In a botanic garden, the problem of environmental education has a double aspect: on the one hand the one of education of all categories of visitors in order to conserve biodiversity, on the other hand, the training of professionals able to successfully complete it. In this context, this article brings up features of children with special needs as a starting point in selecting appropriate environmental education strategies in botanic gardens.