Lalbagh Gardens, Bangalore
The Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore the Garden City is a lush green paradise with an area of 240 acres in the heart of the city.
It was started by King Hyder Ali, the ruler of old Mysore in 1760. It was further developed by his son Tipu Sultan and subsequently by the British and Indian doyens of horticulture. In 1856, it was given the status of a Government Botanical Garden. From then onwards, it has been an internationally renowned center for scientific study of plants and botanical artwork and also conservation of plants.
Lalbagh is home for tees, shtubs, plants from all over the world. The rarest variety of trees can be seen here. The main attractions here are:
- Floral Clock
- Tree Fossil
- Glass House
- Directorate Building
- Guard Room
- Lake
- Band Stand
- Pigeon House
- Bonsai Park
- Cacti Park
- Topiary Garden
- Bombax Tree
- Kempegowda Tower
- Pigeon Colony
- Lecture Hall
- Trees and Flowers
- Nursery
Hi There, Those Lalbagh Gardens must be fabulous... Love your pictures... I would REALLY enjoy those gardens... As much as I love gorgeous flowers ---I love all kinds of gardens like this.... I could spend days and days in that place... WOW!!!!
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Betsy
I could spend ages there!
ReplyDeleteGreetings:)
Marvelous post and photos as always, Rajesh! I love the beautiful colors of the flowers! Have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
That looks like a beautiful garden. Great shots of the flowers.
ReplyDeleteLalbagh was our meeting place during my stay in Bangalore years ago. I used to live in 4th block Jayanagar.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the pictures.
I read your link about how the concrete jungle in some ways is taking over. I had no idea such a lovely place existed and with such intriguing history of its beginnings. Hopefully, this acreage will remain a floral jungle and a place of serenity for all to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely my kind of place. I could happily spend at least a month there. Gardens are one of the great loves of my life. Thank you
ReplyDeleteI could happily spend a month there enjoying all the beautiful plants and catching up on the research. Gardens are one of the great joys of my life. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a wonderful place, to be sure. Gorgeous flowers. Your photography is amazing.
ReplyDeletea photographer's delight!
ReplyDeleteI love going to Botanical Gardens. Its peaceful, relaxing & beautiful at the same time. Fantastic post for the day. :)
ReplyDeleteIt must be a great place. Botanical gardens are some of the best places to visit anywhere.
ReplyDeleteWow! This is such an awesome collage!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a fascinating place to visit. I hope you will show more pictures in the future.
ReplyDeleteI missed this year's Independence day flower show as well. You forgot about the horticulture store and a nursery where people can buy seeds and plants too :)
ReplyDeleteyou should go there during flower shows...
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely bloom. Artistic mosaic of beautiful places -brilliant and artistic! :)
ReplyDeleteNice info about the flowers. The flowers looked so beautiful. I am an admirer of flowers but many times I dont know the names of the flowers...lol.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful oasis right in the city!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful must be very interesting to visit !
ReplyDeleteI was there too during the last flowershow. Great place.
ReplyDeletebeautiful n informative 2 :)
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful garden! Tea grows there too amazing!
ReplyDelete240 acres! That's super-big an area!!
ReplyDeleteMy visits to Bangalore are enhanced by those trees lining the roads, especially in the Contonement area.
ReplyDeleteThanks to those "Mahanubhavulu" who planted them and to the Bangaloreans who take care of them.
And also thanks to you for bringing them out so beautifully.
Pattu
awesome, the colors are so vivid, you do have a knack for photography.
ReplyDeleteI bet that is a fabulous place to visit!
ReplyDeleteMarvelous mosaics and great information to know!
ReplyDeleteI will need to bring my macrolens for this one!
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful flower you share with us. :)
ReplyDeleteMust be an oasis of calm and beauty in middle of a big busy city.
ReplyDeleteSomething different this time.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and interesting info as always. Anna :)
Wonderful images of the garden, nice flowers, and how many attractions there!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful place to be in the city!
ReplyDeleteI hope you don't have to pay to get in. What a lovely place to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteLalbagh is very beautiful place and the flower show is amazing. I have been there and feel like visiting again and again. Very nice and wonderful post.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place to visit! Beautiful collage. Well done!
ReplyDeleteHi Rajesh:)
ReplyDeleteVery interesting information on a wonderful garden which has been there for centuries.
The Muslim rulers are famous for maintaining gardens.In 1968,I had an opportunity to visit Mughal gardens in Rastrapathi Bhavan.
I wish I could take a walk in Lalbagh.
Best wishes:)
Joseph
I love the the lal bagh gardens! The best thing is the lake to me, I have found peace there like no where else... I miss bangalore a lot! thanks for posting abt it!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. THanks for shairng your photos and good info.
ReplyDeleteA botanical garden is always an attraction to me. Great pictures, Rajesh.
ReplyDeleteNice picture .... the red flower justifies the name to the letter L
ReplyDeletenice and a big garden!
ReplyDeletei liked the red flower so much!
Betsy, Joo, Uni, Arija, Shey, Ratty, ladifi, Gattina, Zen, Babbli, Mehdini: Thanks, people can spend here hours relaxing.
ReplyDeleteSylvia, Carver, Sandy, Deepak, Rakesh, Tes, Horizon, Sallie, Bhavesh, Pattu, Sagacity: Thanks for the appreciation.
Mohan: Thanks, I missed that.
Hande, Indrani: The flower shows are amazing here. I attended for the first time this year.
Penelope, Doan, Rune, Nature, Anna, Pietro, Lew, Eden, Joseph, Evelyn, Belle, Suman, Joshi: Thanks for the appreciation.
Alice: Thanks. Same here, I also do not know the name of the flowers most of the times.
Ann: Thereis nominal entry fee.
George: Thanks, I will sure post other images of the place soon.
Should visit Bangalore soon, plans are postponing every time. Wish the garden remain forever green, keeping away the growing concrete garden .
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading the history of this place. Lovely flowers and lovely garden. Thank you for sharing and have a great week.
ReplyDeleteAn English Girl Rambles
I love that they preserved the place for study and the community to learn and enjoy! Conservation is an important world for the 21st century. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteSeems like a fascinating garden - one that I would enjoy visiting and studying.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful place and great photos.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot Rajesh!
ReplyDeleteSomething red, yellow & blue
Jeevan, Leora: Thanks, you will love this place.
ReplyDeleteDenise, vincibene, Lui, Eden, Kim: Thanks for the appreciation.
Beautiful flowers!
ReplyDeleteLiz @ MLC
Gorgeous flowers. Happy MYM.
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely a must for me when/if I finally make it back to India - I have so many "musts" - I definitely need to stay six months!!
ReplyDeleteDid you visit the flower show this August ? The crowds scard me off !
ReplyDeleteYosee: Thanks. I dis go to the flower-show this time.
ReplyDeleteLiz, Pie, RNSANE: Thanks for the appreciation.
What a wonderful place to visit, nice photos.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, it looks like an amazingly beautiful place! Thanks for sharing at MM. :)
ReplyDeleteWith all those acres, it must be incredible! Wonderful collage, too!
ReplyDeleteI love botanical gardens. Wonderful images.
ReplyDeleteBotanical Gardens are a wonderful place to visit. Such inspiration is available for a try in our own gardens or just a stress reliever from the busy world around us.
ReplyDeleteflowers a lovely delight of soul, good capture!
ReplyDeleteAmazing shots
ReplyDeletegreat pics,
ReplyDeletesuperb presentation.