The HBG Park

Welcome to the world of plants, gardening, nature adventures and the enjoyment of exploring the 100 acres of India's first botanic garden of its kind in the village of Thala, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.

It is the Harji-Van Botanic Garden and Park's mission to improve the public’s understanding of the natural world, horticulture andagriculture and the associated relationships between plants and people. It will expand humanity's knowledge of plants and how they can be utilized. It aims to promote environmental education and the importance of this topic for primary school students from their early age.It will be a horticulture therapy centre for mentally and physically disabled people and will provide practical hands-on experience and training for low educated farmers of India. The HBG Park will be a public museum witha highly decorative collection of plants for the public to enjoy and experienceas well asbeing a scientific research centre devoted to the study of plants, their uses and their conservation.