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- Giant Bamboo Groves: Dense clumps of tall bamboo arch over the paths, creaking in the breeze and dropping the temperature a few degrees. They make the best shade and the best photographs here.
- Mature Tropical Trees: Towering kapok, mahogany and other specimen trees stand along the main walks, some with buttress roots wide enough to sit in. Many carry identification labels, so you can match a name to the trunk you are touching.
- Palm and Spice Collections: Collections of palms and economic plants line the lower sections. It is a quick way to see what cocoa, spice and ornamental species look like growing in the ground.
- Colonial-Era Buildings and Lawns: The gardens grew from a hilltop sanatorium site developed in the late 1800s, and the old administrative buildings and open lawns still shape the
- Giant Bamboo Groves: Dense clumps of tall bamboo arch over the paths, creaking in the breeze and dropping the temperature a few degrees. They make the best shade and the best photographs here.
- Mature Tropical Trees: Towering kapok, mahogany and other specimen trees stand along the main walks, some with buttress roots wide enough to sit in. Many carry identification labels, so you can match a name to the trunk you are touching.
- Palm and Spice Collections: Collections of palms and economic plants line the lower sections. It is a quick way to see what cocoa, spice and ornamental species look like growing in the ground.
- Colonial-Era Buildings and Lawns: The gardens grew from a hilltop sanatorium site developed in the late 1800s, and the old administrative buildings and open lawns still shape the layout. Look for the wide grassy areas where people picnic on weekends.
- Akuapem Hill Air and Views: At roughly 400 meters above sea level, the gardens feel noticeably cooler and fresher than Accra. Gaps in the trees give glimpses of the hills, clearest in the rainy months when the haze lifts.
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