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Top 50 most beautiful gardens in the world

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Top 50 most beautiful gardens in the world In This Video You Can See The Top 10 Most Beautiful garden In The World: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, USA: There are a handful of botanical gardens in New York, but the Brooklyn Botanic Garden stands out from the crowd. It was established in 1910, sits on 52 acres, and is the most-visited botanic garden in the country. Home to more than 12,000 plant species, highlights of the garden include the Cherry Esplanade, the Steinhardt Conservatory and the C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum. According to Travel and Leisure, the BBG is also home to one of the world’s most unpleasant flowers, which last bloomed six years ago: “In 2006, one of the rarest, largest and stinkiest flowers in existence, the Sumatran Amorphophallus titanium, or corpse flower, blossomed on the premises (a highly—and, to the scent-sensitive, mercifully—infrequent occurrence).” It’s hard to predict when it will bloom again, but it’s worth visiting the garden on the off chance that it might happen. If you prefer a rosier scent, check out some of the other gardens on the grounds, such as Fragrance Garden, the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, the Lily Pool Terrace, and of course, the Rose Garden. Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden, South Africa: This national garden is located on 89 acres in Cape Town, on the slope of Table Mountain. Kirstenbosch prides itself on being the most beautiful garden in Africa, and the honor is well-deserved: like one other on this list, it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Although a large portion of the garden is cultivated, an even greater amount has been preserved to protect the land’s biodiversity (both flora and fauna). Travel and Leisure explains that this conservation effort has been part of the design from the beginning. “Founded in 1913, this is the first national botanical garden established for the express purpose of local flora conservation, and even now, almost all the species therein are indigenous. Perhaps most famous is the garden’s trademark Crane Flower, a yellow version of which is named Mandela’s Gold.” Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, Germany: This Berlin botanical garden is, according to DK Travel, “one of the most important gardens in the world.” It’s most notable for its collection of 16 glasshouses (aka greenhouses), which are home to various plant collections, and include the Cactus Pavilion and the Pavilion Victoria. The 43-hectare garden also houses the Great Pavilion, which is the largest glasshouse in the world and contains an exhibit of giant bamboo. Kingsbrae Garden (Saint Andrews, New Brunswick): Kingsbrae is an 11-hectare garden encompasses a former summer estate in beautiful Saint Andrews by-the-Sea. It’s laid out as a series of garden rooms: as you pass from one to the next, you go from discovery to discovery. It has a white garden, a rose garden, a maze, perennial and cottage gardens and many others, some very formal, others very laidback: pretty much a tour of the gardening world in one single spot. Non-gardeners will see it as a lovely place for a stroll, plant-nuts will taking pictures of the all the rare and unusual plants, including Canada’s first Wollemi pine. Missouri Botanical Garden, USA: Originally the grounds of a private country estate, this St. Louis gem is now a 79-acre garden open to the public. St. Louis businessman Henry Shaw originally opened his land to the public in 1859, and highlights now include: “The 14-acre Japanese garden named Seiwa-en that is the largest such garden in the Western Hemisphere, the Climatron geodesic dome conservatory featuring exotic tropical plants, and a children’s garden complete with a limestone cave and tree house.” Singapore Botanic Garden, Singapore: Singapore is often referred to as the “Garden City,” and with good reason: there are 300 parks and 4 nature preserves on the island. One of the most stellar is the 183-acre botanic garden, which boasts more than 20,000 orchids, as well as wild monkeys and terrapins. Founded in 1859, it’s the only botanic garden in the world that’s open every day from 5 AM to midnight, and with the exception of the National Orchid Gallery, there’s no admission fee. The Gallery is considered the garden’s main attraction, and features tropical orchids, hybrids, cool-weather flowers and a Bromeliad House. Longwood Gardens, USA: Like the Missouri Botanic Garden, Longwood Gardens was once a private estate; in this case, the land was originally owned by the DuPont family, but was converted to a public garden in 1919. Located near Philadelphia, the garden sits on more than 1,000 acres and includes 20 outdoor gardens and 20 indoor ones, which are maintained in a mile-and-a-half’s worth of greenhouses. Exhibits include: The Orangery, Silver Garden, Acacia Passage, Orchid House, Cascade Garden, Palm House, Mediterranean Garden, Tropical Terrace and the Outdoor Water Garden.