• The Waterlily House at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in Surrey, UK. Courtesy Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
    The Waterlily House at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in Surrey, UK. Courtesy Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • The Fynbos Walk with the colourful Pincushions (Leucospermum), Sugarbushes (Protea), Heaths (Erica) and other Fynbos shrubs from the mountains and valleys of the Western Cape, at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. Courtesy Alice Notten
    The Fynbos Walk with the colourful Pincushions (Leucospermum), Sugarbushes (Protea), Heaths (Erica) and other Fynbos shrubs from the mountains and valleys of the Western Cape, at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. Courtesy Alice Notten
  • The pond at The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in Scotland. Courtesy The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
    The pond at The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in Scotland. Courtesy The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
  • The Oaxaca Ethnobotanical Garden in Oaxaca, Mexico. iStockphoto.com
    The Oaxaca Ethnobotanical Garden in Oaxaca, Mexico. iStockphoto.com
  • The Lily Lake at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawaii. Courtesy Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
    The Lily Lake at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawaii. Courtesy Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
  • The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Adam Rodriguez / Desert Botanical Garden
    The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Adam Rodriguez / Desert Botanical Garden
  • The conservatory at Kyoto Botanical garden. iStockphoto.com
    The conservatory at Kyoto Botanical garden. iStockphoto.com
  • Sundial of human involvement interactive sculpture at Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan. Courtesy "Visit Macarthur" tourism
    Sundial of human involvement interactive sculpture at Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan. Courtesy "Visit Macarthur" tourism

In pictures: Top botanical gardens in the world

Olive Obina

October 02, 2014

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A look at a few of the top botanical gardens around the world.

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