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Singapore Botanical Garden, lying over 52 hectares, is among the largest botanical reserves in the world. Having millions of plants, a visit to the Gardens is a productive experience for anyone interested in nature. Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of modern Singapore, established the Botanical Gardens in 1822.Divisions of Botanical GardensBotanical Gardens in Singapore has been divided mainly into four parts: Orchid Garden, Evolution Garden, Ginger Garden and Rain Forest.Orchid GardenOrchid Garden is the most visited attraction in the Botanic Gardens. It is located on the mid-western side of the Garden. Lying over a hilly landscape on three hectares, the Garden has approximate 1,000 plant species and 2,000 orchid hybrids.Evolution GardenEvolution Garden, lying over 1.5 hectares, is located in central part of the Botanical Gardens. Touring the garden, one could know about the evolution of plant life on our planet. Latest entry to the Gardens, it has rapidly grown in popularity. Ginger GardenGinger Garden occupies one hectare of the Gardens. It is located next to the National Orchid Garden, having the plants related with ginger family. A gift shop and a restaurant here take care of the needs of the tourists. One can also enjoy picnic in the waterfall here.Rain ForestA tropical rain forest within city limits is a unique entity in Singapore. The six hectare rain forest is quite dense. Another rain forest within Singapore city is Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.More Botanical Gardens AttractionsAttractions in the Botanical Gardens don’t end with the options given above. One could visit more attractions like Saraca Stream Walk, Palm Valley, Sundiaal Garden, Sun Garden, Botany Center, Green Pavilion, and Bandstand Area. One can also visit three pretty beautiful lakes, namely Symphony Lake, Eco Lake and Swan Lake. Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage on Symphony Lake organizes entertaining musical concerts.Reaching Botanical GardensSeveral local buses are available for the Gardens, particularly from Holland Road and Bukit Timah Road. Alternatively, one can also hire taxis to reach there.

Chandigarh is known as the garden city. It has a lot of gardens around the different section of the place. See some of them here.
Chandigarh is India’s well constructed city. Its architecture is world class and unparalleled, and offers a good quality of living conditions. This place is a dream project of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru and Le Corbusier. This is the very first planned city in India. It was rightfully named the “Beautiful City” because it is not just rich but also prosperous of spic and span and green nature. It definitely lives up to its branding.
The Chandigarh is also known as the Garden City of India. They have a wide collection of garden plants all well maintained. Cleanliness greatly adds beauty to the surroundings. The locals love to be in touch with nature and the cosmos and they manifest this by keeping their environment clean. The Chandigarh was even proclaimed the World’s Rock Garden and the Largest Rose Garden in Asia. Because of this, Chandigarh has always been in the list of favorite spots to visit around the world.
Rock Garden Chandigarh
This is the premier attraction in Chandigarh since 1958. It was created by Nek Chand Saini. This was formed out of the urban waste materials found in the city. These urban wastes include tin cans, bottles, plates, broken plugs and saucers. These materials were formed into beautiful textures and patterns. There were many materials were formed out of these wastes. The place has series of chamber but the first phase is a small canyon. The place has broken ceramics of human and animal form.
Chandigarh Botanical gardens
There were two botanical gardens in the place – Botanical Garden of Punjab University and another one between Rock Garden and Sukhna Lake. These botanical gardens are the main attractions of the place. The Punjab University Botanical garden is a place full of cacti and succulent plants. It has both evergreen and exotic plants. Lotus flowers are also abundant.
The Botanical garden between Rock Garden and Sukhna Lake has rare species of plants and pools of small lilies. This is a big garden with a total area of 88 acres. There is one botanical garden still to be developed up to now. It also grows trees that offer medicinal value and indigenous species of plants.
Chandigarh Bougainvillea Park
This is one garden where you can find all varieties of bougainvillea flowers. This was created in 1976. There are 65 varieties of bougainvillea in this place. This also has creepers that contain collection of arches, pavilions, bowers and arcades. This place has been famous because of the bougainvillea show held here annually.
Fitness Trail and Flower Garden
This is created mainly for physical fitness in 1965. Now it has been transformed to a very beautiful garden, with many gorgeous seasonal flowers to see. There are also wonderful sculptures adorned throughout the area that adds to the relaxing ambiance. This garden offers scenic beauty with the natural combination of physical exercise and beauty.
Garden of Fragrance
This is another garden that draws a big number of guests everyday. It offers plants with sweet fragrances and aroma. It houses varieties of jasmine, Haar Shingar, motia, Raat ki rani, demask roase, Champa and mehndi. This place has a nice picnic spot for you to enjoy. People can do work out in here because there are also tracks placed in the garden.
Chandigarh is definitely second home to nature lovers.

Mohali is the capital of Punjab, adjacent to Chandigarh. It was named after the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh called SAS Nagar or Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. Mohali continuously develop its priceless attractions including the fascinating Gardens of Mohali.
Mohali is the 18th district of Punjab, India, adjacent to Chandigarh. It is located west of Chandigarh, Rupnagar district at the north and Fategarh Sahib and Patiala in the south. The fast urban growth and attractions of the city has made visitors from locals and foreign lands praise the majestic Gardens of Mohali.
Below are some popular gardens to visit in Mohali:
Pinjore Garden
Pinjore Gardens is also called the Yadavindra Gardens. It is one of the most popular resorts that lie at the foothills of the Shiwalik ranges. Pinjore is a religious and ancient historical place located 20 kilometers from Chandigarh and 14 kms from Panchkula. Pinjore houses a Japanese garden, mini zoo, plant nursery, guest houses, picnic lawns and the beautiful Mughal Gardens.
Pinjore has been associated with the five Pandava brothers of the Mahabharatha epic. People believed that the Pandavas stayed in this place during their exile. Pinjore nowadays bears some images of the past.
Baisakhi or spring festival is held at the Yadavindra Gardens in April. Moreover, programs for the Mango Festival are arranged in June and July. The gardens have sheltered walks with a cool atmosphere. Fountains are switched on and lights brighten up the place at night during weekends. The doorway end structure is like a disc of an open-air theater. The outer wall is stiff and has all around dieter pavilions that house the zoo. The entire garden is surrounded with arched balconies, fountains, watercourse, flowerbeds, terraces, limpid pools and monumental gateways.
The seven terraces of the garden has a magical descending effect and the green Himalayas rises up that sheer over the walls of the white buildings of Kasauli hill station. Its watercourse showcases a never-ending bubbling music from terrace to terrace.
The garden was designed by architect Nawab Fadai Khan, the foster brother of Emperor Aurangzeb. The garden was built on a classical Charbagh pattern with a central water way, Sheesh Mahal or the palace of glass, Rang Mahal and Jal Mahal (the palace of water). Pinjore Garden was restored by Maharaja Yadavindra Singh of Patiala.
Rose Garden
Rose Garden is one of the largest gardens in Asia with thousands of rose species. It was named after the former president of India, Zakir Hussain. The garden started last 1967 under the guidance of Dr. M.S. Randhawa, Chandigarh’s first Chief Commissioner.
The 30 acre of land contains more than 17,000 plants with 1,600 roses and 50,000 rose bushes. Some of its varieties are hybrid and very rare. It also consists of medicinal trees like the harar, bel, bahera, and yellow gulmohar. The rose garden is a popular venue for the annual rose festival which is celebrated with more than 20,000 visitors. It is held during the end of February or beginning of March. There are contests, competitions, stalls and cultural shows that delight tourists.
Rock Garden
Rock Garden is a splendid work of sculpture in Sector 1 of Chandigarh. The forty acres of land is located between the Capitol complex and Sukhna Lake. The foundation was held by Nek Chand, the road inspector of Chandigarh engineering department.
This garden is very unique because of its art objects made by urban and industrial waste. It uses discarded fluorescent tubes, broken chinaware, auto parts, mudguards, handle bars, broken glass bangles and building clays, coal and waste. The discarded materials was use to create sculptures of soldiers, palaces, temples, women, monkeys and village life.
The Rock garden showcases an open-air exhibition hall and is separated by tunnels, turns, twists and gateways. It is also enhanced with pools, waterfalls and a theater. The garden was run by the Rock Garden Society and even appeared on the Indian stamp in 1983.
The gardens of Mohali can truly be appreciated by visiting, walking through it and studying its meaning for global concerns.

For many gardeners in the U.S. the winter is a down time because the ground is frozen and covered with snow. A popular alternative is for garden and gardening lovers is to take a midwinter trip to the world’s most famous gardens. This article will take you to some of most famous gardens in the world.

The first stop on the itinerary is the Far East. Japan has long been famous for its Zen or “Japanese Style” gardens. These gardens feature carved stone lanterns that are hundreds of years old, along with stones and plants arranged to maximize the Zen of the garden. Most gardens in Japan can be found near Buddhist temples often surrounding them or leading up to the Temples from the busy streets. Kenroku-en, Kairaku-en and Koraku-en are the three great gardens of Japan. Kenroku-en located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, is an old private garden developed from the 1620s to 1840s. It is open year-round during daylight hours and famous for its beauty in all seasons; an admission fee is charged. The garden is located outside the gates of Kanazawa Castle where it originally formed the outer garden, and covers over 25 acres. The garden is home to the oldest fountain in Japan and is lovely to visit in the winter.

The next stop on the journey is the garden made famous by Monet, the Garden at Giverny. Claude Monet noticed the village of Giverny while looking out the window of a train he was riding. He made up his mind to move there and rented a house and the area surrounding it. Some of his most famous paintings, such as his water lily and Japanese bridge paintings were of his garden in Giverny. Monet lived in Giverny from 1883 until his death in 1926. He and many members of his family are interred in the village cemetery. Today the garden features hundreds of plants, flowers, and trees along with the famous bridge that has been restored to its original condition.

The final garden to visit is one of the gardens designed by the one of the true experts in gardening. Gertrude Jekyll (1843- 932), was an influential British garden designer, writer, and artist. She created over 400 gardens in the UK, Europe and the USA and contributed over 1,000 articles to Country Life, The Garden and other magazines. In 1908, when she was 65, Jekyll was asked by Charles Holme to design the garden for one of his houses at Upton Grey in Hampshire. Gertrude Jekyll drew plans for the four and a half acre garden. On this chalky, sloping site she designed one of her most beautiful gardens. It includes many features of a typical Jekyll garden, but on a rather smaller scale than most of her commissions. To the west of the house stands the Wild garden. Grass paths wind from semicircular grass steps through rambling, species roses, to a small copse of walnut trees and wild flowers, beyond which lies a small pond. Some of Jekyll’s original drifts of daffodils remain at the end of the Wild Garden, still in the drifts she designed. This is one of the finest private gardens in the world and well worth the drive from London.

We hope these gardens have inspired you to get and travel this winter and would love for you to send us pictures that you have taken from other gardens across the globe. To read more gardening articles please visit http://www.no-crank.com.