Ooty botanical garden has got a mystic beauty to attract regular tourists who carries it's pleasant memories all through their life. The 55 acre wide Ooty botanical garden is located in the heart of the Ooty town in Tamilnadu state. For a visitor who enters from the noise,smoke and traffic of the town feel and experience a different world altogether inside the park.
He is welcomed by a variety of colorful flowers ,beautiful lush green lawns and rare trees, bushes and plants.The History says the Ooty botanical garden was built by a British District collector way back in 1840 to cultivate western vegetables for the British employees who worked here and was later converted into a public park.
Now this garden is home to several rare species of trees and plants collected from different parts of the world.
There is a cork tree, which is not seen anywhere else in India, a monkey puzzle tree and a paper bark tree, which are few to name in this great collection. 
Also it has a fossil tree trunk displayed which is about 20 million years old. The fern houses have plenty of begonias, fern, cacti , orchids, dahlias and bulbous plants.The garden has good number of flowering plants both in its fern houses and outside.There is a Italian garden and a Lilly pond with color full flowers. 
But in my opinion the highlight of the Ooty botanical garden is its vast and luxurious green lawns, which are definitely an striking visual treat.
A flower show along with an exhibition of rare plant species is held every year in the month of May at this garden. According to the estimates close to 2 million tourists visit this park every year and the number is growing.It is currently run by Tamilnadu state horticulture department and they doing an excellent job in keeping it in excellent condition.
Any tour plan to the famous hill station of Ooty, Tamilnadu, India will not be complete without a visit this beautiful botanical garden. This is a must see place if you are in Ooty.
And do remember to allocate a minimum of 4 hours to spend, in this heaven on earth.
So don't wait anymore , Come and enjoy the peace and tranquility at the great Ooty botanical garden.
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