Parks and Botanical gardens in Ghana

Pond at Legon Botanical Garden

Parks and botanical gardens are beautiful,green, peaceful and serene environments .They are cool outdoor places where friends, family or a group of people gather for various reasons.These environments have a natural feel and scenic atmosphere with trees and play grounds for children.

Gardens are one of the most beautiful,peaceful and fascinating places in Ghana.The tranquility of gardens and parks makes it an ideal place for the stressed who want relief, the writer who wants solitary to write,the thinker for reflections, newlyweds for honeymoon, campers,nature lovers, recreation and an excellent place for picnics and wedding receptions.

Aside it’s use for social activities; they also have exotic trees of global importance and medicinal properties. The Legon Botanical Garden is one of its kind and a must experience for all Ghanaians and visitors.

Legon Botanical Garden walk way

One of the city’s largest park is the 12 acre green space in Accra central directly opposite the national theater known as Efua Sutherland Children's Park. This is a recreational center that used to be very attractive playground for children but in recent times it has become a habitat for weeds and insects.

The beauty and uniqueness of these environments is expected to attract a lot of people but unfortunately on sunny, comfortable weekends it’s actually very quiet and empty. The reason being that, the Efua Sutherland park for instance is not open to the public on regular basis but rather opened for planned programs. Ghanaians complain that the country doesn’t have enough parks or gardens for recreational activities but the question is Do Ghanaians make use of the little that we have?