Top 10 Most Beautiful Gardens Around the World Today

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For a solid portion of human history, people have been cultivating flora in gardens for both practical and aesthetic use. But we’re not just talking about tiny plots in your backyard where you grow tomatoes. Gardening is an art form, from the Zen-like gardens of the eastern tradition, to perfectly manicured Western sanctuaries. Here, we take a look at 10 of the most beautiful from across the globe.

The List of 10 Most Beautiful Gardens Around the World Today

1. Gardens of Versailles, France

2. Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden, Pattaya City, Thailand

3. Powerscourt Estate in Enniskerry, Ireland

4. Giardini Botanici Villa Taranto, Piedmont, Italy

5. Keukenhof, Lisse, Netherlands

6. Jardin Majorelle Gardens – Morocco

7. Hunter Valley Gardens, Australia

8. Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, China

9. Kenroku-en Garden in Kanazawa, Japan

10. Limahuli Garden & Preserve in Kauai, Hawaii, United States

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Which are the 10 Most Beautiful Gardens Around the World?

1. Gardens of Versailles, France

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It is one of the most beautiful and largest gardens in the world. This magnificent garden across 800 hectares of land is an outstanding example of formal French garden design. The gardens of Versailles contain 300 hectares of forest, hundreds of acres of flower beds, 35 kilometers of canals, 600 fountains and 372 statues. It is also home to 200000 tress and more than 210000 flowering plants.

The gardens of Versailles were commissioned by Louis XIV in 1661 and took forty years for the completion. It has the same importance as that of the palace. UNESCO recognized the gardens of Versailles and the palace as a world heritage site in 1979.

There is a 1.5 kilometer long Grand Canal of located in the lower level of the garden. You can see many oak trees, wild cherry trees and ash trees on the bank of the canal. The boat trip in the Grand Canal bring magical view of vast gardens of Versailles.

The large Orangerie in the garden covers 7.5 acres of land. It contains thousands of trees. The main purpose of this Orangerie to protect plants in the winter season.

The fountains are another attraction at the gardens of Versailles. All main fountains in the garden feature colossal statues. Most of the statues depict mythological characters including Saturn, Cupid, Ceres, Flora and Neptune.

2. Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden, Pattaya City, Thailand

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The Nong Nooch botanical garden is a popular tourist attraction in Pattaya city of Thailand. This 500 acre botanical garden display largest collection of flowering plants in the country. The Noon Nooch garden contains plants from more than 670 native species.

The Noong Nooch garden has a symmetrical design. There is a 1.1 km long walkway to explore the beauty of this garden. The bonsai, ferns, palms, cactuses and orchids are distributed in separate sections in the garden. You can also see perfectly trimmed shrubs while walking through the garden.

Apart from beautiful gardens Noong Nooch botanical garden also present Thai cultural show, car museum, fishing pond and elephant show for the visitors. You can also enjoy cycling, elephant riding and boat paddling in the garden.

3. Powerscourt Estate in Enniskerry, Ireland

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In an effort commemorate his reign and leadership, Richard Wingfield, 1st Viscount Powerscourt, commissioned the German-born architect Richard Castle to build a 68-room mansion resembling a great Italian Renaissance villa in 1730.

The gardens, developed to complement the Palladian architecture, were created over two main periods. The formal plan for the gardens was laid shortly after the estate was finished, but the design was not implemented until the 1840s.

From thriving wall gardens to unique Japanese planting to the enchanting Tower Valley, the lush wonder exhibits the best in landscape design with breathtaking views of Sugar Loaf Mountain.

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4. Giardini Botanici Villa Taranto, Piedmont, Italy

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The Villa Taranto botanical garden is located in the Piedmont region in Northwest Italy. It spread across an impressive 16 hectares of land. This botanical garden protects 20000 varieties of plants from thousands of different species. The garden also contains Italian style statues, terraces, waterfalls, fountains and ponds.

There are 4.3 mile long walkways to enjoy the beauty of plenty of flowers and other attractions in the garden. The large collection of this garden includes many tropical plants, tulips, lotus, dahlias, camellias, magnolias and heathers.

The entry to the gardens of Villa Taranto is free. You can enjoy the full flowers in bloom from spring to autumn. In each year in April the garden displays thousands of full blooming tulip flowers. The dahlia seas start in July and last for next three months.

5. Keukenhof, Lisse, Netherlands

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The world’s largest flower garden Keukenhof is home to about seven million flowering plants. The garden, also known as the ‘Garden of Europe’, is open every year from March to May, and during this period, tulip flowers, which are the symbol of the Netherlands, open with all the colors of the rainbow and offer a magnificent visual feast to the visitors.

In Keukenhof, you can see not only tulips but also hyacinths, bellflowers, daffodils, and fulyas. There is also a 15 km walking path to explore the Keukenhof and a boat tour where you can watch the garden from a different angle. In addition to flowers, you will see examples of sculptures and ornamental pools.

6. Jardin Majorelle Gardens – Morocco

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Jardin Majorelle, which has all the shades of blue, is quite different from other gardens on the list. Designed by French artist Jacques Majorelle in 1920, Morocco took more than 40 years to finish the beautiful garden in Marrakesh. Today, the famous fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent is proud of this majestic garden.

One of the most popular tourist destinations in Morocco, the majestic garden has a large collection of marble, water lilies, and lotus flowers, roads, banana trees, streams, many blooming flowers, ponds, cacti. The garden contains more than 15 birds, the North African endemic species. The painter used Cobalt blue in the garden for a special shade.

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7. Hunter Valley Gardens, Australia

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Located in amongst the vineyards of Hunter Valley Wine Country, the Hunter Valley Gardens stretches out for 25 acres, and is home to thousands upon thousands of different plants.

There are ten separate gardens within Hunter Valley Gardens, and each one has its own distinct theme, such as:

The Rose Garden – a corkscrew shaped garden enclosed by four pergolas, with thousands of different rose plants

The Italian Grotto – a Mediterranean-inspired garden with everything from cascading geraniums to pink Wisterias

The Formal Garden – inspired by the historic gardens of France and England, this one is the largest of its kind in the country

Storybook Garden – especially popular with children, this garden features popular nursery rhyme characters

Another highlight of the Hunter Valley Gardens is their Lakes Walk, with about a mile of pathways to cover. This walk takes you past everything from a historic chapel to the Lakes Rotunda, accompanied by perennial borders that are colorful no matter the time of year.

8. Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, China

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Originally built in 1509 during the Ming Dynasty, the Humble Administrator's Garden started as a private garden for the Imperial Envoy and poet Wang Xianchen. The legend goes that Wang longed to retire from the stresses of official life, and the garden served as the perfect place for him to create a new quiet life.

Built upon the ruins of the Dahong Temple, the expansive landscape contains 48 different buildings with 101 tablets, 40 steles, 21 precious old trees, and over 700 Suzhou-style penjing. Not only is it considered by many Chinese horticulturists as one of the finest gardens in all of southern China, the verdant escape was also named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

9. Kenroku-en Garden in Kanazawa, Japan

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Touted as one of the “Three Great Gardens of Japan,” Kenroku-en reflects harmony with nature in its simplistic yet meticulously planned landscapes. Construction of the serene splendor started in the middle of the 17th century by the Maeda clan and lasted for almost 200 years.

Kenroku-en directly translates to “Garden of the Six Sublimities”, referencing the essential attributes to a perfect garden in Chinese landscape theory: artifice, seclusion, panorama, antiquity, waterways and spaciousness. Much of the garden's history can be seen in its charming ponds, quaint tea and rest houses, and islands of native flora.

10. Limahuli Garden & Preserve in Kauai, Hawaii, United States

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Nestled in a 2,000-foot-deep valley on the Garden Isle, the tropic forest and riparian habitat of Limahui Garden & Preserve spans over 1,000 acres. The American Horticultural Society named the tropical expanse the best natural botanical gardens in the United States with its conservation of rare Hawaiian flora and culturally significant plants such as native hibiscus and breadfruit. The spectacular taro terraces above the preservation’s visitor center feature an ancient irrigation system that dates back centuries.

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