Top 10 Most Famous Gardens in India

In addition to offering a wide range of botanical history and historic architecture, every Indian state is renowned for its breathtaking natural scenery, which includes internationally renowned gardens. Thousands of people from abroad and locally visit these gardens each year. Here shortlisted India’s most well-known gardens along with key details about each one, including features, opening and closing times, and other attributes let’s explore and enjoy.

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In Shorts

• • • Top 10 Most Famous Gardens in India
    • Nishat Bagh, Srinagar
    • Mughal Garden, New Delhi
    • Aacharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Indian Botany Garden, Kolkata
    • Rock Garden, Chandigarh
    • Hanging garden, Mumbai
    • Pinjore Garden, Panchkula
    • Lal Bagh Garden, Bangalore
    • Lodhi Garden, Delhi
    • Chambal garden, Kota
    • Vrindavan Garden, Mysore

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Top 10 Most Famous Gardens in India

1. Nishat Bagh, Srinagar

In Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India, Nishad Bagh is located on the lake’s eastern shore. This Mughal garden is the second biggest in Srinagar, after Shalimar Bagh. This garden’s layout draws inspiration from Persian architectural style. The older brother of Noor Jahan Asif Khan built this garden in 1633. Because it is built between mountains and bodies of water, it has an amazing view at twilight.

No Entry Fee

 

2. Mughal Garden, New Delhi

illustrating British Mughal-style architecture, this 13-acre garden was created in 1917 for Lady Harding Bison Edwin Lutyens and is situated in the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex in New Delhi. Injured and rare species number over fifty, such as tulips, Asian lilies, daffodils, etc. The Mughals’ gardens in Jammu and Kashmir served as inspiration for the design. The three sections of this garden are referred to as the pearl garden, butterfly garden, or circle garden, respectively. The first section is shaped like a rectangle, the second is long, and the third is round.

The schedule is subject to change, so check online in advance before coming.

No Entry Fee

 

3. Aacharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Indian Botany Garden, Kolkata

This garden is in West Kolkata, on the Howrah bank of the Googly River. Colonel Robert Kyd established this garden, which was once called the Company Garden in 1787. Colonel Robert was an official of the British East India Company who set up this regulation in order to profit from growing plant species with economic worth, such as indigo and other varieties.

This garden, additionally referred to as the Indian Botanical Garden, Kolkata Botanical Garden, and Royal Bhutan Garden, was named on June 25, 2009, in commemoration of Bengali scientist Jagdish Chandra Bose.

Entry is paid.

Timing: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 

4. Rock Garden, Chandigarh

One of Chandigarh’s most visited locations, Sukhna Lake, is located in Sector 1 next to Rock Garden. The waste items used to create this landscape are very This garden has sculptures and works of art created from broken pipes, terracotta pods, light fixtures, bulbs, shattered lives, and bangles. In his free time, Ne Chand established the singing garden in 1957. The Rock Garden was first opened in 1976 after Dr. SK Sharma accidentally learned about it. At that time, the chief commissioner of Chandigarh proposed keeping The Rock Garden exactly as it is.

Timing: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Entry is paid.

 

5. Hanging Garden, Mumbai

Mumbai, Maharashtra’s Malabar Hill District is home to Hanging Garden, which is situated on its western edge. The primary water reservoir is situated on a multi-level stone terrace, which Ulhas Ghapokhar constructed this garden over around 1880. Known as the Pheroz Shah Mehta Garden, it was refurbished in 1920 by a Mumbai-based politician, social crusader, and attorney. Since the neighboring silent tower is used to shred dead corpses, this garden is constructed above water as a voice to safeguard the reservoir’s water from contamination and pollution.

No Entry Fee

Timing: 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

 

6. Pinjore Garden, Panchkula

This garden is situated in Panchkula, on the Ambala Shimla route, 22 kilometers from Chandigarh. Nawabshriday Khan, a member of the Patiala dynasty, built this 100-acre park in the seventeenth century. Yadavindra Singh, a prince of the Patiala maharaja, also built it. Features of this lovely garden include water fountains and a well-kept body landscaping. In addition to these attractions, this park is well-known for its regal appearance thanks to the Hawa Mahal, Shish Mahal, Jal Mahal, and Rang Mahal. This garden’s sunsets are much more captivating, so don’t miss them.

Timing: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Entry is paid.

 

7. Lal Bagh Garden, Bangalore

India’s oldest botanical garden, Lalbagh Garden, is located in South Bangalore. It is well-known for both plant protection and its natural beauty. This 240-acre park is home to 1800 different plant varieties, as well as a lake and aquarium. The son of Haider Ali, Tipu Sultan finished this garden, which he had intended to create in 1760. Due to the unusual species of French Persian Afghani provenance that are planted there and the fact that Tipu Sultan purchased these trees from several nations, this garden is well-known.

Timing: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

No Entry Fee for children.

 

8. Lodhi Garden, Delhi

Over 80 events have taken place in the vicinity of this space, which is close to Safdarjung Market and Khan Market in Delhi. In the garden lie the tombs of Mohammed Shahid, the monarch of the Syed Dynasty, and Sikandar Lodi, the king of the Lodhi Dynasty. Indian archaeology, or Asi, is responsible for maintaining Lodhi Garden. Before it became an independent nation, Lodhi Garden was called Lady Wellington Park. In the fifteenth century, Alauddin Alam Shah created this park as a memorial to Mohammed Shah.

Timing: 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

No Entry Fee

 

9. Chambal Garden, Kota

On the bank of the Chambal Pin Kota in Rajasthan is Chambal Garden. This garden offers an enthralling view of lush greenery, including a place where you may watch a lot of gharial up close. The garden was once a way for the King of Kota to get to us and unwind, but today it serves as a gathering spot for visitors, nature enthusiasts, and those interested in studying plant species.

Timing: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Entry is paid.

 

10. Vrindavan Garden, Mysore

This garden is beneath the Krishna Raja Sagar dam near Mysore. Mysore Mirza Ismiles Diwan built Vrindavan Garden in 1932. This garden is divided into two sections, to the north and south, with an area of over sixty. One of the greatest terrace gardens in the world, it consists of three terraces that finish in a circular form.

Timing: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

No Entry Fee for children.

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