The lawns
Wide and green.
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The Government Botanical Garden is a large garden in the hill town of Ooty, officially Udhagamandalam, in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu in southern India, about 2 km from the town centre in a straight line. It was laid out in the mid-19th century during British rule, when Ooty was a summer retreat where officials escaped the heat of the plains. It spreads over terraced slopes on a hillside. The garden has wide green lawns, colourful flower beds, rare trees from around the world, a sunken garden, an ancient fossilised tree trunk and a small tiled-roof pavilion among the trees. A flower show is held here every May. It is a relaxing place to stroll in the mild mountain air, and mornings are quieter before the tour buses arrive. It pairs easily with Ooty Lake and the Nilgiri Mountain Railway. Ooty sits at about 2,240 metres, so evenings are cool even in summer; bring a light jacket.
Wide and green.
Flower beds.
An ancient trunk.
Ooty, Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India
May, for the flower show.
Ooty Lake.