Every state of India is known for its diverse landscape, and one can find world-famous gardens in every state of our country. Every Indian state is known for its natural beauty landscape, which offers a variety of flora heritage and ancient architecture. Every year, thousands of local and foreign tourists visit these gardens. In this article, we have shortlisted the famous gardens of India with their characteristics, timing to visit, and features, along with other important information.
1. Hanging garden in Mumbai
Hanging Garden is located on the western side of Malabar Hill District, located in Mumbai, Maharashtra. This garden was built by Ulhas Ghapokhar in 1880 over a multi-level stone terrace where the main water reservoir is located. This garden was renovated in 1920, also known as the PherozShah Mehta Garden, by a lawyer, social activist, and politician from Mumbai. This garden is made over water as a voice to protect the water of the reservoir from contamination and pollution, as the nearby silence tower is used to shred dead bodies.
Entry is free.
Timing: 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
2. Aacharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Indian Botany Garden in Kolkata
This garden is located on the Howrah side of the Googly River in West Kolkata. This garden was founded by Colonel Robert Kyd and was known as the Company Garden in 1787. Colonel Robert was the British East India Company’s officer who established this guidance so that he could make money by planting plant species of commercial value, like Indigo, etc.
This garden was named after a Bengali scientist, Jagdish Chandra Bose, on June 25, 2009, and is popular by different names, including Indian Botanical Garden, Kolkata Botanical Garden, and Royal Bhutan Garden.
Entry is paid.
Timing: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
3. Chambal garden in Kota
Chambal Garden is located on the bank of the Chambal Pin Kota, Rajasthan. This garden has a lush green view that gives you a mesmerising view with a point where you can see a lot of gharial closely. In old times, the garden was a side for the King of Kota so that he could reach us and relax, but now it is a place for nature lovers, tourists, and people who want to study the species related to plants.
Timing: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Entry is paid.
4. Lal Bagh Garden in Bangalore
Lalbagh Garden is situated in South Bangalore and is India’s oldest botanical garden. It is popular for its natural beauty and conservation of plants. This garden is home to a species of 1800 plants, a lake, and an aquarium that is spread over 240 acres. This garden was completed by Tipu Sultan, who was the son of Haider Ali, who planned to establish this garden in 1760. This garden is popular because rare species of French Persian Afghani origin are grown in it that are barely grown anywhere else, and these trees were bought by Tipu Sultan from different countries.
Timing: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Entry is free for children.
5. Vrindavan Garden in Mysore
This garden is located in Mysore, below the Krishna Raja Sagar dam. Vrindavan Garden was constructed by Mysore Mirza Ismiles Diwan in 1932. This garden has an area of over 60, which divides it into two parts: north and south. This garden has three terraces that end in a horseshoe shape and is one of the best terrace gardens in the world.
Timing: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Entry is free for children.
6. Rock Garden in Chandigarh
Rock Garden is situated in Sector 1 near Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh, which is one of the popular destinations in Chandigarh. This garden is made up of waste materials that are especially Art pieces and sculptures in this garden are made from terracotta pods, toilet pots, bulbs, broken lives, light fixtures, ceramic pots, bangles, and broken pipes. ne Chand established the song garden in 1957 in his spare time. The inauguration of Rock Garden took place in 1976 when Dr SK Sharma accidentally found out about this garden enjoy 73 then the chief commissioner of Chandigarh suggested preserving The Rock Garden as it is.
Timing: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Entry is paid.
7. Pinjore Garden in Panchkula
This garden is located in Panchkula, 22 km away from Chandigarh on the highway of Ambala Shimla. This garden is spread over 100 acres and was constructed in the 17th century by Nawabshriday Khan from the Patiala dynasty. It was also constructed by a prince of the Patiala maharaja, Yadavindra Singh. This attractive garden has features including a well-maintained body landscape and water fountains. Aside from these attractions, this garden is popular for Hawa Mahal, Shish Mahal, Jal Mahal, and Rang Mahal, which gives it a royal look. You must not miss the sunset in this garden; it will be even more mesmerising.
Timing: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Entry is paid.
8. Lodhi Garden in Delhi
This garden is located beside Safdarganj Tom and Khan Market in Delhi, where over 80 events occurred in this area. The tombs of Sikandar Lodi, king of the Lodhi Dynasty, and Mohammed Shahid, ruler of the Syed Dynasty, are present in the garden. Lodhi Garden is maintained by an archaeological survey of India, or Asi. Lodhi Garden was known as Lady Wellington Park in earlier times before independence. This garden was built to pay tribute to Mohammed Shah by Alauddin Alam Shah in the 15th century.
Timing: 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Entry is free to all
9. Mughal Garden in New Delhi
This garden is located in the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex in New Delhi, designed for Lady Harding Bison Edwin Lutyens in 1917, with an area of 13 acres, symbolising British Mughal-style architecture. There are more than 50 injured and rare species, including tulips, Asian lilies, daffodils, etc., and its design was inspired by the gardens of Jammu and Kashmir that were made by the Mughals. This garden is divided into three parts: one is in the shape of a rectangle, the second is long, and the third is circular known as the pearl garden, butterfly garden, or circular garden, respectively.
Timing keeps changing, so before visiting here, check once online.
Entry is free.
10. Nishat Bagh in Srinagar
Nishad Bagh is located on the east side of the lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. After Shalimar Bagh, it is the second-largest garden of the Mughals in Srinagar. The design of this garden is inspired by Persian architecture. This garden was constructed by the elder brother of Noor Jahan Asif Khan in 1633. It is constructed in between water bodies and mountains, which gives it a fantastic view at sunset.
Timing: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Entry is paid.