The botanical garden was laid out in 1897 by the Marquis of Tweedale and is spread over 55 acres.

The botanical garden was laid out in 1897 by the Marquis of Tweedale and is spread over 55 acres. Lush green, well-maintained lawns, rare trees species (like the cork tree which is probably the only such tree in India, the paper bark tree, and the monkey puzzle tree-monkeys cannot climb this tree), a 20 million-year-old fossilized tree, an Italian-style garden bordering a clear pool, a vast variety of flowering bushes and plants in myriad hues (exotic and ornamental), fern house with a vast range of ferns and orchids, are some of the many highlights of this garden.