Kingston

Castleton Royal Botanical Gardens

The garden is located in Saint Mary, 14 km northwest of Kingston

Description:

Castleton Botanical Garden (also known as the Royal Botanical Gardens) was founded in 1862 and is located at the junction of the road linking Kingston and Annoto Bay. There are over 4,000 species of plants brought from the great English garden at Kew.

Currently, on the territory of the garden you can see the rarest surviving species of Jamaican vegetation, get acquainted with the peculiarities of the flora of the surrounding states and hear entertaining stories of guides about the history of the development of the plant world of the island of Jamaica.

Set on the hills of St. Mary, the garden is a paradise for nature lovers - a cool, quiet place to relax. Also, visitors to the park will have a unique opportunity to purchase some of the flowers and shrubs grown here.

 

 

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