Hello everyone,
This weekend I visited the Lalbagh Botanical Garden, a jewel in the heart of Bangalore. Located in the heart of Bangalore at Jayanagar, this garden is more than two centuries old. The garden has four entrances, although I entered and exited the garden from the Main Gate facing the north, towards the Subbaiah circle.
The garden was commissioned by the ruler of Hyderabad Hyder Ali and was completed by his son Tipu Sultan. It was subsequently taken care of by the British rulers and the Indian lovers of Horticulture and over the years many acres have been added and many new plant species added. The garden derives its name 'LAL BAGH' from a collection of red roses that remain blooming through out the year. Hyder Ali's son Tipu Sultan added horticultural wealth by importing trees from Cape Town, Persia, Kabul.
The garden is a vast expanse of greenery and contains the largest collection of rare plants in the subcontinent. It also houses the India first lawn clock by HMT which is a centre of attraction for visitors. It has many themed gardens like the Japanese garden, the Bonsai garden etc. The jewel of Lal Bagh is the Glass House built in 1889 and modelled on the lines of the Crystal Palace in England. It was built to acclimatise the imported plants but now holds the biannual flower shows.
The garden also has a stone hillock which houses a monument in memory of Kempe Gowda, and one can climb up the small hillock to get a birds eye view of the garden. One of my favourite spots was the Bonsai garden situated at the on the opposite side of the hillock. The Bonsai Garden has a very grand entrance and also has small pond which houses aquatic plants and a shoal of small ornamental fishes like mollies, colourful guppies etc. I have to say this was my favourite, the aquatic plants had created kind of a natural ecosystem for the fish and one can stand there for hour looking at the fishes swim around the aquatic plants.
The garden holds a wide variety of plants and flower species some quite exotic. It also holds a tree fossil dating back almost a million years.The garden is very well laid out and has boards at numerous spots showing the different places of interests in the garden. There are well laid out pathways and seats at every places. The park has been maintained properly and there are also quite a few shops and cafeterias.
One can have a perfect start to the day by coming for a jog or a morning walk at the garden and can equally count as the perfect place to spend a quite afternoon. The tranquil and peaceful atmosphere can help many a creative mind come across some brilliant ideas. I could also see love blossoming at the garden as I could see countless number of couples engaged in deep conversation totally unaware of the passage of time. Similarly there were many family having a small family picnic or spending a quite weekend afternoon at the garden.
Overall it was quite a pleasant and memorable experience for me at the historic and wonderful Lal Bagh.
facult@mantraacademy.com
This weekend I visited the Lalbagh Botanical Garden, a jewel in the heart of Bangalore. Located in the heart of Bangalore at Jayanagar, this garden is more than two centuries old. The garden has four entrances, although I entered and exited the garden from the Main Gate facing the north, towards the Subbaiah circle.
The garden was commissioned by the ruler of Hyderabad Hyder Ali and was completed by his son Tipu Sultan. It was subsequently taken care of by the British rulers and the Indian lovers of Horticulture and over the years many acres have been added and many new plant species added. The garden derives its name 'LAL BAGH' from a collection of red roses that remain blooming through out the year. Hyder Ali's son Tipu Sultan added horticultural wealth by importing trees from Cape Town, Persia, Kabul.
The garden also has a stone hillock which houses a monument in memory of Kempe Gowda, and one can climb up the small hillock to get a birds eye view of the garden. One of my favourite spots was the Bonsai garden situated at the on the opposite side of the hillock. The Bonsai Garden has a very grand entrance and also has small pond which houses aquatic plants and a shoal of small ornamental fishes like mollies, colourful guppies etc. I have to say this was my favourite, the aquatic plants had created kind of a natural ecosystem for the fish and one can stand there for hour looking at the fishes swim around the aquatic plants.
One can have a perfect start to the day by coming for a jog or a morning walk at the garden and can equally count as the perfect place to spend a quite afternoon. The tranquil and peaceful atmosphere can help many a creative mind come across some brilliant ideas. I could also see love blossoming at the garden as I could see countless number of couples engaged in deep conversation totally unaware of the passage of time. Similarly there were many family having a small family picnic or spending a quite weekend afternoon at the garden.
Overall it was quite a pleasant and memorable experience for me at the historic and wonderful Lal Bagh.
facult@mantraacademy.com
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