The famous Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew started as the private garden of Sir Henry Capel, an enthusiastic horticulturist who died in 1696. It was in about 1759 that the Dowager Princess of Wales, the Princess Augusta Saxe - Gotha, started to develop here a royal botanic garden. The early lay-out and the development of the garden was controlled for [...]
Here is the list of top six botanical gardens of India:- 1. Indian Botanical Garden 2. National Botanic Garden 3. Lloyd Botanic Garden 4. Lalbagh Garden or Mysore State Botanical Garden 5. Botanical Garden 6. Garden of Indian Agricultural Research Institute. Garden # 1. Indian Botanical Garden: It is largest and oldest botanical garden of India. It is situated at [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Definition of Botanical Garden 2. Functions of Botanical Gardens 3. History. Definition of Botanical Garden: The garden is generally defined as a place for growing flowers, fruits or vegetables. But botanic or botanical garden is an educational institution for scientific workers and general public or layman to awake and enlightened interest in [...]