Sino-Himayalan Region

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Sino-Himayalan Region

The Sino-Himalayan Garden is over 2 hectares with its rich collection of plants native to China and the Himalayan Mountains, celebrates the great contributions made to western gardens from the flora of those regions. It is hoped that the garden will help to conserve the many rare and beautiful species collected by plant explorers and be a resource for study for all interested parties. May it ever be a source of joy for all who love beauty. [Erica's Notes May 1983].

Erica's Original Notes
The garden was opened May 8, 1983, funded by a major city foundation. It is two hectares in size and the second highest spot in the city (after Little Mountain). This part of the Garden brings to mind the mountains of Southwest China and the Himalayas, an area rich in floral treasures which only became known to us in the Western world when China allowed the entry of foreigners. Thanks to the extraordinary courage of early intrepid plant hunters who braved amazing odds, we are able to enjoy what today are our choicest garden trees and plants. In fact, China is known as the ‘Mother of Gardens’.

The Sino-Hiimalayan area is built around a defunct water reservoir, a dramatic, cavernous underground space. Thousands of tons of rock and earth were used to achieve this landscape. Valleys were made running north to south, sheltered from the cold east winds so as to protect a very special and valuable collection of rhododendrons from Himalayan seed previously kept in another local park. [The garden is dovetailed with the nearby University Asian garden that has plants from a similar area which are protected in a forest environment. Update: ]

The Sino-Himalayan Garden is over 2 hectares with its rich collection of plants native to China and the Himalayan Mountains, celebrates the great contributions made to western gardens from the flora of those regions. It is hoped that the garden will help to conserve the many rare and beautiful species collected by plant explorers and be a resource for study for all interested parties. May it ever be a source of joy for all who love beauty. May 1983.