💗 Royal Botanic Garden (Peradeniya) 💗

 

situated in Kandy's suburb of Peradeniya. The spectacular Peradeniya botanical garden dates to 1371 once enjoyed for pleasure by a Kandyan queen. This spectacular garden is enclosed on three sides by a large bend in the Mahaweli River. A Kandyan prince's residence during the 18th Century.

 In the early 1800s the leafy green tangle become one of the greatest botanical gardens in the British empire. For a sort spell during the second world war. It was used as the allied forces headquarters for the Asian region.

The gardens display over 4000 different species of plants, regarded amongst the most superior in asia. The highlight is the spectacular orchid collection and a mighty avenue of palm trees. In addition to a plethora of flowering plants. There is also an extensive collection of medicinal plants and spices which can be spotted on your meander across the gardens.

Encompassing over 60 hectares of sublimely designed lawns. pavilions and plant houses. The extraordinary array of Sri Lankan. Asian and international flora is a fragrant. colorful view on the eye. Gorgeous avenues lead on to sections exploding in bursts of tropical colour and vast lawns dotted with enormous trees.