The garden is a creation of human hands, it is the future of his children, it is a gift of nature and a place where you can get a charge of positive energy.
A paradise for every traveler
The most heavenly place for a person, where his thoughts instantly become positive, where the eye can enjoy the incredible beauty of wildlife, where you can relax and gain strength in the shade of trees - these are beautiful gardens and parks.
There are similar places in every city, but not all of them are truly wonderful. Sometimes, in order to become an eyewitness to the incredible virgin beauty, you have to travel quite far. Below is the top 10 most picturesque gardens in the world.
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 designed the garden based on his favorite waka poetry. In translation, the name means "garden of six verses", and on the territory itselfGarden reproduced 88 scenes from fairly well-known Japanese poems. The park is spread over 87809, 41 sq.m., it is made in a landscape style, is a national landmark of the country and one of the most beautiful places on the entire planet Earth.
Rikugien is quite extensive, located in the Bunkyo area, next to the JR Yamanote line Komagone train station.
In its center there is a deep reservoir with artificial islands, hills, various trees and miniature tea houses designed for tea ceremonies. A large number of birds soar in the sky above the park, and many carps and large turtles have gathered in the lagoons.
About 29,000 shrubs and 7,000 trees grow in the garden.
An inquisitive tourist will spend about an hour to have time to slowly walk around the area 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 today are the gardens of the imperial villa Katsura. Japan has always been famous for having a lot of remarkable places, but the natural green areas, made in the perfect Japanese style, undoubtedly come out on top.
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 itsterritory.
In the territory of the garden there is a reservoir, 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: the New Palace, the Old and the Middle living rooms.
Beautiful gardens located in Kyoto, near 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 listen to the foundation of these attractions only in Japanese without translation. Therefore, everyone should consider in advance the presence of an interpreter on the tour, who can explain in detail everything said by the guide.
Katsura Rikyu Villa is closed on public holidays and Sundays. On weekdays, there are free study tours 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 of Nong Nooch Tansaka, and was founded by her Thai family, who 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, hasa well-developed network of footpaths and a unique landscape design. The total area is about 600 acres (242, 811 ha). There are many beautiful plant compositions and decorative elements on the territory. In addition, the complex includes: a park of animals, wild birds and butterflies; gardens of exotic plants and works of landscape design. On weekends, Nong Nooch regularly hosts elephant shows and national theatrical 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 Gardens of Heligan, located in Cornwall, England. The gardens were founded by the Cornish Tremaine family in the 18th century. It seemed that the gardens, which fell into decay after the First World War, no longer had a chance to exist, but in the 90s. life-saving revival under the auspices of Tim Smith has given new life to the park complex.
The main "inhabitants" of the gardens are subtropical plants, camellias and rhododendrons. Sculptures deserve special attention.
It is worth noting that the gardens were restored with particular persistence. In the desire to preserve the integrity of the growing trees, to preserve the spirit of the Victorian era, the masters of their craft have achieved tremendous results - now many restored plants can bear fruit. Today, Heligan Gardens is a territory with mysterious romantic grottoes, Italian parks, recreation areas andmany beautiful plants.
French reality
The famous landmark of Paris is the museum's vertical garden on the Quai Branly.
The museum is famous for its collected collection of exhibits of works of art and life from many parts of the world: Asia, Africa, North and South America and Oceania. Particular attention of tourists is attracted by the end of the building and its facade.
A unique building with four floors, the walls of which are completely covered with a variety of plants and flowers, is the work of landscape designer Patrick Blanc. The number of growing plants is 200 different species in total.
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 task becomes solvable. Plastic, cardboard and metal allow you to keep plants in an upright position and give full access to the implementation of their watering, for which a drip irrigation system is installed at the top of the building and the plants are systematically fed with moisture.
Norway's Scientific Pride
In Tromso, in the south-east of Norway's University Campus, there is a unique attraction - the world's only and northernmost Arctic-Alpine botanical garden. It was opened at the university in 1994 and has an area of 1.6 hectares. In the summer, a lot of tourists gather here to visit the unique garden. It is located near the Arctic lake Tromso Sound and has a magnificent backdrop - a series of snow-capped mountains.peaks.
Mainly northern and alpine plants grow in the park, but you can also meet heat-loving plants imported from exotic countries.
From mid-May to the end of July, here the sun does not set below the horizon, but shines around the clock. This phenomenon compensates the plants for the lack of sunlight in winter and the low air temperature.
The Botanical Park is rightfully included in the list of "Beautiful Gardens of the World". Every month here is different - new plants appear and give a different look to the entire garden.
Snow falls from November to April and lies in a thick blanket until April.
From May to October you can visit the garden free of charge. It works around the clock, and connoisseurs assure that in August the garden is simply incomparable. Landscape designers create unique flower arrangements in the summer. Alpine plants are popular in May, buttercups in June, blue poppy in July, dorotheanthus in August, and blue buckwheat in October.
The garden is also widely represented by various stones of bright variegated colors, which serve as its main decoration and once again emphasize the theme of mountains and rocky slopes.
Mexico Diversity
Truly a piece of paradise, the work of the famous surrealist artist and poet James Edward is located in the Mexican jungle and is called Las Pozas Park. Mexico today attracts tourists from all over the world in this newly opened worldattraction, on the territory of which the most exotic tropical plants are collected. The territory of the park 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 series of backwaters that are located at the foot of a nearby meandering 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 his assistants worked on every corner of it and another bizarre sculpture.
Park Las Pozas has recently gained wide popularity. The entrance to it is made in the form of a huge poultry house with a monkey cave. The second floor is given over to the cinema, and inside, along the entire perimeter, there are giant dolphins and plants made of concrete. Among the guests of the park there were also celebrities: John Lennon and Pablo Picasso.
Tenerife Treasure
In the Atlantic Ocean, in the Canary Islands, there is the world's largest collection of cacti, sheltered by the Jardin Canario botanical garden. The decision to build such a nature reserve was made in 1952. It was opened to the public in 1959 and became famous for the 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.
Jardin scientists tirelessly cultivate endangered and rare plant species. In their scientific laboratory, they developedall conditions for conducting various experiments.
Entry 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 is active in biological activities.
Caring for nature is the key to a happy future
Beautiful gardens enchant any visitor with the magic of their colors. Only true love for nature and beauty can give us a harmonious future with a full palette of diverse plants, natural colors and good mood.
Take care of 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 lies in his attitude to the environment!
