Hunte's Gardens is a
botanical garden
A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...
and significant tourist attraction in the St Joseph Area of central
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...
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It was created from the 1950s by horticulturist Anthony Hunte in an unusual
sinkhole
A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer. The term is sometimes used to refer to doline, enclosed depressions that are locally also known as ''vrtače'' and shakeholes, and to openi ...
-like gully. It contains a notable recreation of Caribbean forest and includes a plant collection of international importance.
See also
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Andromeda Botanic Gardens
Andromeda Botanic Gardens is an botanical garden and a historic cultural attraction in the village of Bathsheba, Saint Joseph in Barbados. It is an authentic garden created by multiple award-winning horticulturalist Iris Bannochie, a female, Ba ...
, an authentic botanical garden in St Joseph, Barbados
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Flower Forest, another garden in Barbados
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San Juan Botanical Garden
The San Juan Botanical Garden, officially known as the Botanical Garden of the University of Puerto Rico, is located in the Caribbean city of San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico. This lush “urban garden” of native and exotic flora serves a ...
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St Vincent Botanical Gardens
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Parks in Barbados
Botanical gardens in Barbados
Gardens in Barbados
Saint Joseph, Barbados
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