Makana Botanical Gardens

The Makana Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in South Africa operated by Rhodes University, located in Grahamstown.^[1]

History

The gardens were established in 1853 and was the second botanical garden to be founded in the Cape Colony.^[2] A prospectus was compiled for the establishment of the gardens in 1846 but the establishment was delayed by the Frontier Wars. The gardens were declared a national monument on July 4, 1994.

See also

• South African National Parks

References

1. ^ "History of the Gardens". http://bots.ru.ac.za/history.html. Retrieved 22 March 2011. 
2. ^ "History of the Gardens". http://bots.ru.ac.za/history.html. Retrieved 22 March 2011. 

External Links

• Makana Botanical Gardens

33°18′56″S 26°31′15″E / 33.3156°S 26.5209°E / -33.3156; 26.5209 (Makana Botanical Gardens)

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