Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden


Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden









The Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden in Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand was opened in 1993 and is maintained under the auspices of the Botanical Garden Organization.  While it was originally named the Mae Sa Botanic Garden, it was renamed for Sirikit, Queen of Thailand in 1994.








The 2600 acre site is home to 12 greenhouses, Thailand's biggest glasshouse complex.   It displays plants and flowers year round. It was the first botanical garden of international standard in Thailand and focuses on maintaining biodiversity, promoting environmental conservation and research.

















The Garden is set in a valley surrounded by rainforest and there is a whole range of different areas to visit. Visitors can walk around the flower gardens, banana path or enter one of the many different greenhouses – Savanna House, Orchid House or the Carnivorous Plant House to name a few. Another highlight of the gardens is a 1,312 foot canopy walkway which is suspended 65 feet over the jungle canopy and gives an enlightening perspective of nature from high up in the air.  So for those readers out there who love gardening, plants, flowers and lush green views this will be a walk in the park for you! Some of these photos were taken by Russ and we both hope you enjoy  them.

















 




 













 










 





 





























We went to an unusual restaurant and believe it or not they had a huge orchid garden and an equally large butterfly garden.  So I figured I would include photos from that stop too!  Hope you like them!












 





 

 



 






























More coming soon 🌸


Jan  🌷🌷🐾🐾



1 comment:

Ra said...

cactus? Really? Loved the flowers.