Buddha Jayanti Park, New Delhi

LANDSCAPE DESIGNING FRMT 325 Cr. Hr. 3(1+2)

Lesson 03:Landscape Gardens In India

Buddha Jayanti Park, New Delhi


Art of Topiary

  • To commemorate the 2500th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, a park was laid out over an area of about 30 hectares in the rugged and rockery ridge of New Delhi.
  • This is one of the best – laid out landscape garden in the country.
  • The distinguishing feature of this garden is that most of the existing natural flora was not destroyed and the natural hillocks and rock formations were incorporated in the garden lay out.

Statue in the Garden

  • The plantation was done keeping large vistas and usable areas.
  • The barren rocks and woodland areas have been planted with bulbs and hardy annuals which seed themselves and grow year after year giving a natural effect
  • There is a Japanese style of garden in one portion, a floral clock and a good collection of trees and shrubs
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