The glory of Haggala

Haggala receives around 2,200 mm of rain for over 200 days while its mean temperature varies from 3-15 Celsius.

Today the area is only 88 acres and the tea plantations surrounding it were earlier coffee plantations.

Some trees here are 100-200 ft tall. There is an area replete with 'Lothsumbul' (Melaleuca Leucadendron) grown in 1883.

In addtion to an area where Cinnamomum camphora has been grown, monkeys known as Bear monkeys are unique to the area.

The park is situated in the midst of wild jungle. The nursery which is over a100-- years- old has over 1,000 varieties of plants.

The view from this garden is breathtaking, and there are monuments in memory of devoted officials and staff whose tireless efforts and commitment made this garden a place worth visiting.

There are about 4000 indigenous plants and over 3000 that are of foreign origin. Since 1860, there have been 19 superintendents who were responsible for overseeing the garden. This year there were 460,000 visitors as at end November. The Garden however lacks proper access roads.

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