109-Botanical Garden from Thai Literature

Thailand is situated in a region blessed with natural diversity, Its mountains and forests abound with a wonderful variety of flora. Thai people in the past lived close to these natural surroundings, learning much from these plants and using them in their daily life. They cultivated fragrant flowers in their household gardens, and gave the lovely names of these aromatic plants and trees for the heroines of Thai literature. This botanical garden plants many kinds of trees and flowers that mentioned in Thai literatures. The plants in this botanical garden represent a significant intellectual legacy of the Thai people and illustrate the taste and esthetic values of Thai tradition.