The garden is the creation of man’s hands, this is the future of his children, it is a gift of nature and a place where you can get a boost of positive energy.
A paradise for every traveler
The most heavenly place for a person where his thoughts instantly become positive, where the eye is able to enjoy the incredible beauty of wildlife, where in the shade of trees you can relax and gain strength - these are beautiful gardens and parks.
There are similar places in every city, but truly not all of them are truly wonderful. Sometimes, in order to become an eyewitness of incredible virgin beauty, you have to travel quite far. Below are the top 10 most picturesque gardens in the world.
The magic of Japan
The first place in the ranking is occupied by a
landscape park called Rikugien Garden (Tokyo, Japan). The founder is Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu, who in 1700 projected the garden based on his favorite waka poetry. In translation, the name means “a garden of six verses,” and 88 scenes from well-known Japanese poems are reproduced on the territory of the garden itself. The park is spread on 87809.41 sq.m., it is made in landscape style, it is a national landmark of the country and one of the most beautiful places on the whole planet Earth.
Rikugien is quite extensive, located in the Bunkyo area, next to the Komagon train station of the JR Yamanote line.
In its center, a deep pond with artificial islands, hills, a variety of trees and miniature tea houses designed for tea ceremonies was built. A large number of birds soars in the sky above the park, and many carps and large turtles are collected in the lagoons.
About 29 thousand shrubs and 7 thousand trees grow in the garden.
An inquisitive tourist will spend about an hour to have time to leisurely go around the surroundings and will certainly take a number of impressive pictures.
Imperial life of Japan
Places that preserve the spirit of Japan and convey the historical architectural style in all its glory are the gardens of the imperial villa of Katsura. Japan has always been famous for the presence of a large number of remarkable places, but the natural green areas, made in the perfect Japanese style, undoubtedly go to the first positions.
Today, the villa and Katsura Park are the main treasures of Japan.
In 1645, members of the Imperial Family, the Katsura family, built the villa of the same name and founded the most beautiful gardens on its territory.
On the territory of the garden there is a pond, around which a beautiful thematic landscape design with hills, lanterns and houses for tea ceremonies has been created. The building is divided into several zones: New Palace, Old and Middle living rooms.
Beautiful gardens are located in Kyoto, not far from Katsura Station, Hankyu Line.
Basically, access to the villa is open only to those who use the services of travel agencies and book an hour-long excursion in advance. It is worth noting that you can only listen to the grounds for these attractions in Japanese without translation. Therefore, everyone should think in advance of the presence of an interpreter on the tour, who will be able to explain in detail everything said by the guide.
On holidays and on Sundays, Katsura Rikyu's villa is closed to visitors. On weekdays, free study tours are exclusively in Japanese.
Mysterious Thailand
One of the most picturesque places in Thailand is Nong Nooch Tropical Park. The landscape park is located at a distance of 17 km from the resort of Pattaya, in the intermountain valley.
The garden was named after the mistress
Nong Nooch Tansaka, and was founded by her Thai family, which in 1954 acquired a land plot in the small province of Chonburi. At first, they grew fruits and vegetables here, and then decided to transform the site into a park complex.
Today, the garden consists of three parts, has a fairly developed network of footpaths and has a unique landscape design. The total area is about 600 acres (242, 811 ha). On the territory there are many beautiful plant compositions and decor elements. In addition, the complex includes: a park of animals, wild birds and butterflies; gardens of exotic plants and landscaping. On weekends, Nong Nooch regularly hosts elephant shows and national theater performances.
Nong Nooch Tropical Garden is rightfully one of the main botanical complexes located in Southeast Asia.
Great Britain
Truly amazing and indescribable are the lost Heligan Gardens located in Cornwall, England. The gardens were founded by the Cornish Tremaine family in the 18th century. It seemed that the gardens that had fallen into disrepair after World War I no longer had a chance to exist, but in the 90s. a rescue revival under the auspices of Tim Smith gave new life to the park complex.
The main "inhabitants" of the gardens are subtropical plants, camellias and rhododendrons. Of particular interest are sculptures.
It is worth noting that the gardens were restored with particular tenacity. In the desire to preserve the integrity of the growing trees, to preserve the spirit of the Victorian era, the craftsmen achieved tremendous results - now many restored plants can bear fruit. Today Heligan Gardens is a territory with mysterious romantic grottoes, Italian parks, recreation areas and many beautiful plants.
French realities
The famous landmark of Paris is the vertical garden of the museum on the Branly embankment.
The museum is famous for its collected collection of exhibits of works of art and life in many parts of the world: Asia, Africa, North and South America and Oceania. Particular attention of tourists is attracted to the end of the building and its facade.
A unique building on four floors, the walls of which are completely covered with a variety of plants and flowers - this is the work of landscape designer Patrick Blanca. The number of growing plants in total is 200 different species.
At first glance, it is simply impossible to place a whole garden on the facade of a building, but it turns out that with the help of specially designed frames this problem becomes solvable. Plastic, cardboard and metal make it possible to keep plants upright and give full access to watering them, for which a drip irrigation system is installed at the top of the building and is systematically fed with plant moisture.
Scientific pride of Norway
In Tromso, in the southeast of the University campus of Norway, there is a unique attraction - the world's only and northernmost Arctic-Alpine botanical garden. It was opened at the university since 1994 and has an area of 1.6 hectares. In summer, a lot of tourists gather here to visit a unique garden. It is located near the Arctic lake Tromso Sound and has a magnificent background - a series of snow-capped mountain peaks.
Mostly northern and alpine plants grow on the territory of the park, but it is also possible to meet heat-loving plants imported from exotic countries.
From mid-May to the end of July the sun does not set below the horizon here, but shines around the clock. This phenomenon compensates for the plants lack of sunlight in the winter and low air temperature.
The Botanical Park is rightfully included in the list of “Beautiful Gardens of the World”. Each month is different from another - new plants appear and give a different look to the entire garden.
From November to April, snow falls and a dense blanket lies until April.
From May to October, you can visit the garden for free. It works around the clock, and connoisseurs claim that in August the garden is simply incomparable. Landscape designers create unique compositions of flowers in the summer. In May, alpine plants are popular, in June - buttercups, July gives birth to blue poppy, in August dorotheanthus blooms, and in October - the period of blue buckwheat.
On the territory of the garden, various stones of bright colorful colors are also widely represented, which serve as its main decoration and once again emphasize the theme of mountains and rocky slopes.
Variety of mexico
A truly paradise, the work of the famous surrealist artist and poet James Edward is located in the Mexican jungle and is called Park Las Pozas. Mexico today attracts tourists from all over the world with this newly opened world landmark, in which the most exotic tropical plants are collected. The park's territory of 40 hectares is also decorated with giant amazing sculptures up to 30 m in height and beautiful waterfalls. The name of the park comes from a number of backwaters, which are located at the foot of the nearby winding river.
Work on the creation of such an unusual garden began in 1949, and for more than 30 years, the founder of the park with assistants worked on every corner of it and another bizarre sculpture.
Las Posas Park has recently gained wide popularity. The entrance to it is made in the form of a huge house with a monkey cave. The second floor is given over to the cinema, and inside around the entire perimeter are giant dolphins and concrete plants. Among the guests of the park there were also celebrities: John Lennon and Pablo Picasso.
Tenerife Property
In the Atlantic Ocean, on the Canary Islands, there is the largest collection of cacti in the world, which was sheltered by the Jardin Canario Botanical Garden. The decision to build such a nature reserve was made in 1952. It was opened to visit in 1959 and became known for its unique collection of tropical plants collected on its territory. The perimeter of the park is 27 hectares. Here are collected many plants included in the list of attractions of Gran Canaria.
Scientists at the Jardin Garden tirelessly grow endangered and rare plant species. In their scientific laboratory, they developed all the conditions for conducting various experiments.
A visit to the park is completely free. Within the walls of the laboratory there is a scientific library, the garden publishes its own journal, and its staff conducts active biological activities.
Respect for nature is the key to a happy future!
Beautiful gardens mesmerize any visitor with the magic of their colors. Only a true love of nature and beauty can give us a harmonious future with a full palette of diverse plants, natural colors and good mood.
Protect nature and respect each of its creations. After all, how pleasant it is to stroll through a clean, beautiful park and a virgin garden! The harmony of man is inherent in his attitude to the environment!