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Garden

AHSI, Kolkata

2018-01-29
By: Papiya Paul
On: January 29, 2018

The Agri Horticultural Society of India, covering 24 acres of garden area on Alipore Road, Kolkata, was founded in 1820 by Rev. Dr. William Carey. It has a flower garden, greenhouses, a research laboratory and a library. The society organises annual flower shows in winter and also provides horticulture trainings. A large variety of ferns and medicinal plants are also grown in the Society’s gardens. As per AHSI website – “The Annual Flower Show organised by the Society is the World’s oldest Flower Show in existence. Since the early part of 1828, ever year (barring 1940), this competition has been taking place as a prominent fixture of Kolkata’sRead More →

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