Places   Nong Nooch Tropical Garden (Part II)

Palms are everywhere, but are concentrated in the Palm Collection Garden, in which most palm lovers could easily spend a day (see Figures 8 & 9). There are more palms and cycads in another vast collection, on each side of a long road which comes down from a hill. Here big rocks make a setting for those species that enjoy full sun (see Figure 10, Arenga undulatifolia ).

Figure 8. Livistona robinsoniana

Figure 9. Licuala mapu

Figure 10. Arenga undulatifolia

The best way to see this part of the collection is to take a tram ride to the top of the road and wander down slowly. With luck you might also be taken to look inside some of the display shade houses and in passing see the Cactus House (Figure 11).

Figure 11. Cactus House.

Finally, you don't have to stay in Pattaya. Accomodation is available at Nong Nooch itself, at various price levels. There is more information on the Nong Nooch Home Page.

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Contributed by: Ian Edwards