The Botanical Backyard in Eilat is a gem of serenity and peace in Southern Israel. Certainly, botanical gardens have already contributed significantly to our understanding of biological responses to climate change, notably the effects of temperature on the timing of flowering and leaf-out. Throughout the Japanese occupation of Singapore from 1942 to 1945, Hidezo Tanakadate (田中館秀三), a professor of geology from Tohoku Imperial University , took over management of the Singapore Botanic Gardens and the Raffles Museum Firstly of the occupation, he ensured that no looting occurred within the Gardens and the Museum.
The outdoor and indoor gardens show over 5000 species and sorts of crops. Offsetting the tangle of tropical timber that blanket St Vincent’s wild mountains and active volcano, the botanical gardens present aid like a cold Hairoun beer on a sizzling Caribbean day. The five-acre gardens include a variety of tropical plants whose origins span the globe … Read the rest