The Rose Garden run by the Government is among the largest rose gardens in India and is situated on the Elk Hill slopes at Vijayanagaram in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. It is situated at a height of 2200 m and spread across 10 acres of land. The Tamil Nadu Horticulture Department maintains this garden. Formerly this park was known as Jayalalithaa Rose Garden, Centenary Rose Park and Nootrandu Roja Poonga. It was established in May 1995 to mark the Centenary celebration of the Flower Show at the Government’s Botanical Gardens, Udagamandalam. The garden is designed as five terrace curves arranged with flowers, and this covers four hectares of land.
This place is perfect for growing roses because of its tropical climate, less variation in temperature and uniform distribution of rain. It remains crowded by tourists year around. But during the peak flower peaking season that is from March to June, one can visit the flower show and can purchase saplings or bouquets.
The garden has some unique collection of roses such as hybrid tea rose, miniature roses, ramblers, floribunda, green and black roses, etc and has one of the biggest collections in the country cultivating more than 20000 varieties. From Nila Maadam, a platform from where one can get a beautiful view of the garden.
This garden was honoured by World Federation of Rose Societies, and it is one of the 35 gardens to receive it., it received the Award for Garden of Excellence in the month of May 2006 as the finest South Asian rose garden in.
This Rose Garden is a perfect place for nature lovers, tourists of all taste and especially those who are interested in Horticulture. There are number hotels near Rose Garden Ooty providing accommodation to tourists to stay and enjoy the view of the lush green garden and mesmerizing fragrance of roses.
OYOs providing a budget stay near Rose Garden Ooty.
There are a number of OYO hotels near Rose Garden Ooty providing accommodation to tourists that include families, group travellers, couples, international guests and business travellers. While booking an OYO you get a number of discount coupons. Guests need ID proofs except for PAN cards, 24/7check in, pay at the hotel, parking lot, elevator, CCTV cameras, security, etc are offered to all boarders.
Rooms are of different sizes with trendy furniture. Basic services like complimentary breakfast, attached bathroom, lights, fans, TV, daily housekeeping, free Wi-Fi, etc are offered to all. Some special services are also offered as per category selection.
OYO comes with various categories. For a budget stay Spot On or budget hotels, Premium hotels, flagship and palette resorts, Capital O and Collection O for business travellers, Home Luxe, OYOX Design homes, Homes including villas and apartments and Silver Key Category. Each category comes up with special kind of services.
OYO has a comfortable stay and enjoys the scenic beauty of the place.