Landscape Designing

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

Lesson 03:Landscape Gardens In India

Sayaji Park, Baroda (Gujarat)

Floral Beds

• The Sayaji Park in Baroda is named after the former Maharaja Sayaji Rao III who established it in 1879 over an area of 40 hectares.
• The garden is a beautiful belt of greenery.
• Out of a collection of 8000 various ornamental trees, Hyphaene thebaica, the branching palm, in one corner is rare one
• The brand stand spread over an area of little over one hectare is an attraction.

Bird Sanctuary

• The formal portion of the garden consist of
  • The arbor like bandstand.
  • Paved walks.
  • Lush green lawns.
  • Four-formations
  • some illuminated with changing multicolour lights and piped – music.
• The garden also contains a joy train, a planetarium, a giant wheel, a zoo, children’s park, a traffic training centre for children, and Baroda Museum opened in 1894