Pamplemousses Botanical Garden: Fun ideas for an enlightening walk
With its wide variety of plants, tranquil ponds and tucked-away corners, the Pamplemousses Botanical Garden is the perfect setting for some wonderful adventures. Here’s how to make the most of a peaceful stroll through one of the southern hemisphere’s oldest botanical gardens.
- Did you know that the talipot palm can grow up to seven meters high? Originally from Sri Lanka, the palm tree flowers only once in its 40 to 60-year lifetime, and dies shortly thereafter.
- Bring a world map with you and note down all of the countries that the garden’s plants are from!
- Wander through the gardens without a map or a guide … and enjoy getting lost!
- Identify some of the 85 amusingly-named varieties of palm trees, including the royal palm, raffia palm, bottle palm and talipot palm.
- Look up the local and international celebrities that the garden’s avenues are named after, and improvise a quiz with your friends!
- Find the tree planted by Princess Margaret.
- Read Paul and Virginie on the avenue named after the book.
The year is already drawing to a close. 2022 has been punctuated by events of all kinds that reflect the dynamism of this city in the making. Let’s look back at the highlights.
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As part of the responsible development of the Smart City of Beau Plan, a regional reforestation program has begun. Aligned with Beau Plan’s vision of ensuring development that is sustainable and in harmony with nature instead of against it, the program aims to develop new areas of greenery in Beau Plan and its surroundings.
The end of the year period is always linked to sharing and excitement. Beau Plan is no exception! The Anba Pie festival, held at the Creative Park on November 24, 26 and 27, invited the public to a colourful immersion in the world of local creativity. Let’s take a look.