Best botanial gardens in the world

Singapore Botanical Gardens The tropical Singapore Botanical Gardens has it all: a section of the city's primry rainforest, an orchid garden, a ginger garde and an exhibition on ethnobotany

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York Those searching for a little peace and quiet from the hustle and bustle of New York City would do well to spend a few hours at this verdant oasis

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, South Africa The sprawling site contains incredible forms of flora and near-endangered plants that have been cultivated since the early 1900s

Arctic Alpine Botanical Garden, Norway The namesake display at the Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden makes for one of the most unusual gardens in the world, capturing nature as it triumphs in adverse conditions.

Montreal Botanical Garden, Canada Montreal Botanical Garden is based in the city’s spacious Maisonneuve Park, forming a large part of the Space For Life museum district.

Jardini Majorelle, Morocco Being positioned down an unassuming street in the north of the city makes this garden’s iconic hues of blue, yellow and turquoise all the more vibrant.

Jardim Botanico, Brazil The Jardim Botânico offers a fully immersive rainforest experience in the heart of the city with monkeys, palm trees and over 140 species of exotic birds. 

Adelaide Botanic Garden, Australia It is easy to call the Adelaide Botanic Garden an oasis in the middle of the city, but that is really what it is – an oasis that spans over 123 beautifully landscaped acres.

Kew Gardens, England Opened in 1759, the London garden, once the playground of royalty, spans 130 hectares of luscious landscape, providing the ideal peaceful retreat from the fast pace of the capital city.

Desert Botanical Garden, Arizona Not only does the 140-acre Desert Botanical Garden have a spectacular vista and the world's biggest outdoor desert plant collection, but it's also the sunny home of an extraordinary amount of living creatures – you've just got to know how to spot them.