KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden

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KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden
Reception area of the garden
Type	park, botanical garden.
Location	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Coordinates	29°36′28″S 30°20′48″E / 29.60778°S 30.34667°E / -29.60778; 30.34667
Area	circa 52 hectares (130 acres)
Created	1874 (1874)
Open	Yes

The KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden is situated along Mayor's Walk, in the western suburbs of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. The identification code of the KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden as a member of the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), as well as the initials of its herbarium is NBGN .^[1]

It was established in 1874. Plants from eastern South Africa and from the Northern Hemisphere are cultivated here. The garden is open every day of the year, from 8am to 6pm in summer, and from 8am to 5.30pm in winter. sure

It features a century-old lane of plane trees, leading northwards from the entrance, and a forested hillside with a number of footpaths. The Dorpspruit, a tributary of the Msunduze River, flows at the base of the hillside.

The garden is one of the oldest in the world, and in 2015, it was announced that it would be given an upgrade and a new lease on life.^[2]

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