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Andromeda Botanic Gardens

Andromeda Botanic Gardens

8 acres of cultivated gardens with over 500 plant species – the oldest Barbadian garden and the largest garden in Barbados, both in terms of acreage and number of plant species. Amazing trees, beautiful individual but connected gardens, outstanding biodiversity including monarch butterflies – all in this organic, historic, botanical landscape. ​Visiting Andromeda is a truly authentic Barbados experience.

Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park

Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park

Enjoy a leisurely walk-through colorful garden; sit down near the lake and relax in the natural display which is the home of the endangered Grand Cayman Blue Iguana. The two-acre lake also serves as a habitat and breeding ground for native birds and other rare aquatic birds and animals native to the Caribbean. The Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park includes seven main attractions – the Visitor’s Centre, the Floral Garden, Orchid Boardwalk, Xerophytic Garden, Heritage Garden, Woodland Trail, and the Children’s Garden (under development).

Jardin de Balata

Jardin de Balata

All paradises are gardens and it is no coincidence that during the visit to the Garden of Balata, the magic of the place gives visitors amazing feelings. It was in 1982 that Jean-Philippe Thoze, horticulturist, landscaper and artist at heart, retraced the steps of his childhood in the Creole house of his grandparents. From there, will be born a passion for botany which will take him to the four corners of the world. The garden, organized around the family home with typical Creole architecture, is the result of a perfect alchemy between a return to basics and an atypical artist. 

Jardin botanique national Dr R.F. Moscoso

Jardin botanique national Dr R.F. Moscoso

Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso National Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in the heart of Santo Domingo. The park was founded in 1976 and is named after Rafael Maria Moscoso, a Dominican botanist who cataloged the flora of the island of Hispaniola. There are so many attractions that surround this place with beauty that if you frequent it, it can become your fixed center of healthy fun and the ideal place to come as a family breathing fresh air through all the bushes that surround this beautiful park.

Devon House

Devon House

The Devon House mansion is a beautiful blend of Caribbean and Georgian architecture, furnished with an expertly curated collection of Jamaican, English and French antique pieces and reproductions.  The Mansion overlooks a vast expanse of perfectly manicured and lush, green lawns. Stiebel’s legacy lives on with the beautifully maintained Devon House, which was declared a national monument in 1990 by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust.

Castleton Garden

Castleton Garden

Castleton Gardens is located approximately 20 minutes from Kingston and is anchored on a landscape dominated by ravines and tall mountain ranges. This lush, unbelievably beautiful garden is located on 15 acres and is bordered by the main road on one side and a river on the other. The flora includes the most exotic, often indigenous ferns and majestic palms. Annual rainfall here is 45 inches! The picnic areas are sheltered by some of the island’s most elegant trees. This is truly a nature-lovers paradise.

Botanical Garden of Saint-Vincent and the Grenadines

Botanical Garden of Saint-Vincent and the Grenadines

SVG boasts a diverse collection of biological resources. St. Vincent is rugged and mountainous with steep slopes and fertile yellow earth, volcanic ash and alluvial soils. The country has about 12,700 ha of tropical forests, including primary and secondary rainforest, palm brakes, elfin woodland, littoral woodland, dry scrub woodlands and mangrove forest. The significant tropical forests provide natural habitat for wildlife including the St. Vincent parrot and other endemic species. The Grenadines, in contrast, consists of low dry islands surrounded by extensive coral reefs and seagrass beds.