Beauty of Ooty!!!

The spice show, introduced in 2010, initially used to be a two-day event, s howcasing a wide variety of spices and the magic of Ooty plantations. The Spice Show is what marks the beginning of the  Ooty Summer Festival . Irrespective of whether you’re a foodie or a connoisseur, this intriguing exhibition is worth visiting and witnessing in the town. Taking a cue from Goa, a spice garden development project was initiated in 2011 to attract tourists. The spice garden will spread across 15 acres in Devala Horticulture Farm near Gudalur at an estimated cost of Rs40 lakh. The project is being funded by the Hill Area Development Project. The spices included mainly poppy seeds, pepper, nutmeg, cardamom, coriander and mustard.  The spices used for the miniature were bought from outside market. Spices are grown largely in Gudalur taluk in the Nilgiris and exported too . To attract more tourists a spice garden with an area of over 15 acres was initiated 2011in the Devala h...

  ABOUT THE ROSE GARDEN - OOTY The Rose Garden is situated in the heart of Ooty town, this garden has been beautifully laid out in terraces with rose tunnels, pergolas and bowers with rose creepers. To commemorate the centenary Flower Show, the Rose Park was established at Vijayanagaram in Udhagamandalam covering an area of 4 hectares in five terraces. Today this garden has the largest collections of roses in the country like Hybrid Tea Roses, miniature rose, Floribunda, Ramblers, roses of unusual colours like black and green are some of the more than 3,000 varieties of roses that will captivate your senses. The Rose Garden is situated in slopes of the Elk Hill. The rose varieties planted in this park were assembled from different sources. The ‘Nila Maadam’ is located in a spot from where viewers can see the entire rose garden. This garden is maintained by Tamil Nadu Horticulture Department. It has also received the award of Excellence for the best rose garden in entire south A...

    The VEGETABLE SHOW is a summer festival arranged by the Tamil Nadu Department of Tourism and the national Ministry of Tourism. Vegetable show attracts most number of audience in ooty. Main attraction for the people is that they will utilize vegetable as crafting equipment and make up things with vegetable alone. More than 16,000 people take part in vegetable show each and every year. The vegetable show is an exciting educational activity for rural and urban people of all ages who are interested in gardening. The show heightens their interest and fosters greater rapport between producers and consumers of vegetables. New interest is generated by an intensive publicity effort prior to the show. During the summer season, vegetable shows play a major role in grabbing the visitors towards Ooty. The speciality of this show is the exclusive display of usual vegetables in an artful manner. Ooty, the queen of nature receives more fan followers during the summer season for...

  The popular hill station Ooty is a minor derivation from its original name Udhagamandalam, sometimes referred to as Ootacamund. In earlier times it was also called Othakkalmandu. The charm and beauty of this hill station in the Nilgiri Hills makes it the 'Queen of Hill Stations' . The major highlight of the month-long summer festival in the Nilgiris district is the 124th annual flower show , where lakhs of flowers will be displayed for tourists from May 20 th , 2022. Ooty Flower Show is organized to showcase the best of flower sculptures, authentic and modern floral craftsmanship, and artistry and to encourage young artists through these majestic arts and culture. The five-day Ooty botanical garden flower show will be organized at the Government Botanical Garden, where lakhs of tourists from abroad come here to see the different varieties of flowers. Some of the highlights of the show will include a bonsai garden, rose and orchid garden, and a landscape garden . There...

  S.No NAME OF THE SHOW DATE VENUE 1 Spice Show May 13th  to 15th ,2022 Gudalur 2 11th Vegetable Show May 14th  and 15th ,2022 Kotagiri 3 17th Rose Show May 14th  and 15th ,2022 Rose Garden, Ooty 4 124th Annual flower Show May 20 th – 24 th , 2022 Government Botanical Garden 5 62nd Fruit Show May 28th  and 29th, 2022 Sims Park, Coonoor

  The  Government Rose Garden  formerly known as the Jayalalithaa Rose Garden, Centenary Rose Park and Nootrandu Roja Poonga is situated on the slopes of the Elk Hill in Vijayanagaram of  Ooty  town in  Tamil Nadu ,  India  at an altitude of 2200 meters. The Rose Park was established at Vijayanagaram in Ooty town to commemorate the Centenary Flower Show in the  Government Botanical Gardens, Udagamandalam  in May 1995. The flowers are arranged in five curving terraces covering four hectares. The garden is maintained by the Tamil Nadu Horticulture Department . The Government Rose Garden located in the heart of Ooty is one of the largest rose gardens in India and also a popular tourist attraction. The beautiful garden is spread across 10 acres of land and houses some of the largest collections of roses in the country including miniature roses, hybrid tea roses, floribunda, ramblers, black and green roses and many other unique va...

       The Gardens, divided into several sections, cover an area of around 55 acres , and lie on the lower slopes of Doddabetta peak .  The garden has a terraced layout . It is maintained by the Tamil Nadu Horticulture Department . This garden was laid out in 1897 by the Marquis of Tweedale and is spread over  55 acres . Botanical gardens  devote their resources to the study and conservation of plants , as well as making the world's plant species diversity known to the public . These gardens also play a central role in meeting human needs and providing well-being. It may contain specialist plant collections such as cacti and other succulent plants, herb gardens, plants from particular parts of the world, and so on; there may be greenhouses, shade houses, again with special collections such as tropical plants, alpine plants, or other exotic plants.

                       “Udhagamandalam” was first discovered during the British rule , by the collector of coimbatore called John Sullivan in the year 1817 . The name udagamandalam is derived from the word “ottakkalmandu” which means “A village of a single stone” in Tamil language. But, afterwards people used to call this place as ooty in short form. Ootacamund (or Ooty) is situated about 7,400 feet above sea level. Ooty is located 89 kms from Coimbatore, Ooty deservedly earns its reputation as the 'Queen of Hill Stations' for its extensive tea plantations, lakes and other natural splendours. Nature has been generous with this region, which is by far the most beautiful in the state. Ooty is most famous for its tea plantations . Connoisseurs will find plenty to choose from: dust and leaf; black, green, black and white varieties; and flavours such as masala, jasmine, cardamom and even chocolate. Officially O...