Batumi Botanical Garden (Region of Adjara)
Batumi Botanical Garden (Georgian ბათუმის მოტანიკური ბაღი) – Batumi Botanical Garden has no analogues in the world, in that here coexist plant varieties taken from completely different climatic and landscape zones. It is a stunning paradise, where samples of the rarest, most bizarre and beautiful plants from all over the world are collected in one place. On the huge territory of the garden (115 hectares) there is a collection of more than two thousand units of tree species. Only a small part – 104 of them – grows in the Caucasus. The rest are brought from different parts of the world. Batumi Botanical Garden is an important center for dissemination of agricultural and biological knowledge. It has ties with botanical gardens, universities and other research institutions of more than 140 countries of the world. The Botanical Garden is characterized by a rich herbarium collection and scientific library.
On the territory of the botanical garden unique species of flora of different countries are protected, divided into East Asian, Himalayan, Australian, New Zealand, Mexican, North American, South American and Mediterranean sections. In addition to trees, subtropical shrubs and plants are widely represented in the garden. In total, the garden has more than five thousand plants of various species and forms. 1200 kinds of roses grown here make visitors delighted.The Botanical Garden is also unique in that a collection area of rare and endangered Georgian fruit and berry species has been created here. Impressive is the view of the sea, which opens before the eyes of a visitor to the botanical garden. The view of the garden from the sea also evokes strong emotions. There is no time of year when something does not bloom in this masterpiece of botanical creativity. It is especially enchanting in late spring, summer and early autumn, when exotic plants explode with colorful flowers and envelope you in their incomparable scent.
Mtsvane-Kontskhi (Green Cape) (Georgian: მწვანე კონცხი), Batumi Municipality (Georgian: ბათუმის მუნიციპალიტეტი)