A look at a few of the top botanical gardens around the world.
Updated: October 02, 2014, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Top botanical gardens in the world
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 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 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 conservatory at Kyoto Botanical garden. iStockphoto.com
Sundial of human involvement interactive sculpture at Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan. Courtesy "Visit Macarthur" tourism