Kukiat's Garden, a private home and peaceful secluded flowering tree garden surrounded by approximately 500 rais (200 acres) of farm land in Patumthani province directly north of Bangkok, Thailand. The place is situated on the fertile central plain of Thailand, where water is abundant and the weather is warm and humid with plenty of sunshine almost all year-round. The majority of plants grown in the garden are tropical trees like Cassias, Plumerias, Magnolias, Bauhinias, and some other fragrant & flowering trees. A few species of Jacarandas, Tabebuias, Saracas, Browneas, Gardenias, Mitrephoras, Lagerstroemias, and Radermacheras are also a part of our collection. Amherstia nobilis and Magnolia thailandica are among the rare flowering trees grown in |
Lush green paddy beyond the flowering tree garden |
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the garden. Perennial vines and climbers -- e.g., Bauhinia sirindhorniae, Bauhinia ferruginea and Bauhinia kockiana -- are planted along the garden fence. |
To view the pictures of the flowering trees grown in the garden, please use the "Plumerias" and "Flowering Trees" tabs on the left. |
Several acres of land are filled with hundreds of cultivars of plumerias from around the world, and our outstanding new plumerias from selected seedlings originated within the garden. Our tropical fruit orchards are located mainly in the ultra-tropical area of southern Thailand, where the fruit trees -- such as coconut, durian, longkong, and mangosteen -- thrive. |
Kukiat's garden, October, 2011 |
Kukiat's garden, May, 2009 |
Cassias are used as shade trees along the street line and serve as windbreaks for the other trees and oil palm plantation. It is breathtaking when the Cassias are in full bloom. Shady areas under Cassia trees also provide excellent conditions for understory ornamental palms. Beyond the flowering tree garden is our rice paddy stretching westward for over a kilometer. |