Phuket Botanic Garden amazes with its unusual design and bears little resemblance to classic botanical gardens with neat rows of trees, under which concise plaques with the species name stick out. This park delights the eye not only with exotic rare plants, but also with the imagination of its creators.
Everywhere there are well-kept paths, along which you can see true works of art by gardeners - animal figures filigree-cut from hedges, arches made of intertwined branches, and magnificent flower beds.
Among the flowers and bushes there are many statues and charming garden figurines, both traditional Thai and European. Children especially like the large pond inhabited by bright red and golden koi carp, which can be fed with food sold on the shore.
The botanical garden is divided into zones by style - English and French, Balinese and Japanese gardens, an orchid garden and a cactus garden, a tropical rainforest zone with an artificial waterfall, and a rice field area with a traditional Thai hut. Each themed garden follows its style perfectly: the Japanese garden is decorated with pagodas and red torii gates, while the English one has classical sculptures and fountains.
Separate groups of plants are gathered into gardens by type: a garden of traditional medicinal herbs will introduce you to the ancient medicine of the peoples of Asia, and in the carnivorous plants garden you can learn how plants that feed on insects live. In addition to new knowledge about the plant world, you will get enormous aesthetic pleasure from visiting the botanical garden in Phuket!
