Dubai Miracle Garden opens for new season

More than 150 million flowers are on display at the attraction

Dubai Miracle Garden has officially reopened to the public for the winter season. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National

The gardens have been closed for the summer since May 31.

The floral Emirates A380 plane is one of the most popular attractions.

An impressive fairy tale-style castle at Dubai Miracle Garden.

There are more than 150 million flowers in bloom at the attraction.

One of the most popular attractions is the Smurfs Village, featuring the popular children's characters.

Striking horticultural horse busts.

The gardens are set in an area of 72,000 square metres.

A floral house on a lake water feature.

Smurf houses inside the Smurfs Village.

Visitors flocked to the attraction for its reopening on October 10.

A cartoon-style elephant.

Shawarma City is one of the food and beverage options available at the gardens.

A teddy bear made from flowers, grass and moss.

Walk through a heart-shaped arch.

A medieval-style castle.

The giant horses tower over visitors to Dubai Miracle Garden.

The gardens in full bloom.

Popular attraction Dubai Miracle Garden has reopened for its 11th season.

After closing its doors for the summer in May, the flower gardens reopened on Monday, with eye-catching floral displays.

According to the Dubai Miracle Garden website, there are more than 150 million flowers on display in the 72,000-square-metre grounds.

"Each season, as the weather begins to cool at the onset of winter, the gates reopen at Dubai Miracle Garden," the website reads. "With more than 150 million flowers in full bloom, this 72,000-sq-m paradise has flowered into one of the region’s most picturesque, sweet-scented destinations."

One of the most popular attractions is the Emirates A380 aircraft forged from flowers, as well as an Instagram-friendly floating lady, Smurfs village, a floral clock and a sunflower field. The picturesque displays aren't limited to the horticultural, with an umbrella tunnel and lake providing colourful backdrops.

Around the park, you'll also find giant horse busts, a cartoon-like elephant, heart-shaped arches and a fairy tale-style castle.

Dubai Miracle Garden has become one of the city's top attractions since it opened in 2011. It's also been certified by the Guinness World Records three times since, first in 2016 for the world's largest floral installation — the full-size replica of an Emirates Airbus A380. More than five million flowers are used to recreate the mega plane.

Dubai Miracle Garden is located in Al Barsha South, Dubai. Food and beverage options available at the gardens include Shawarma City and fast food chain Hardee's.

Open 9am-9pm, Monday to Friday, 9am-11pm, Saturday and Sunday; tickets Dh75 for over 12s, Dh60 for children aged 3 to 12; www.dubaimiraclegarden.com