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Kuwait’s lush garden

January 31, 2019 | 08:33 p.m EDT

Bayan Botanical Gardens celebrates the beauty of green spaces

The Bayan Botanical Garden, located in the Bayan Palace Grounds, is a lush, verdant space that celebrates the diversity of the earth’s biosphere. Open to the public on Thursdays from 9am-1pm, the greenhouses include a wide array of native and foreign plants and foliage including palm and banana trees, cacti, wild orchids, flowering trees, vines, lilies, and more. Water features including fountains and small outdoor pond add a calm, coolness to the air. Entrance is free but civil ID required. Enter from Road 22 in Bayan.

Photos by Ben Garcia and Jamie Etheridge

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