Hunte's Gardens

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Hunte's Gardens

Hunte's Gardens is a botanical garden and significant tourist attraction in the St Joseph Area of central Barbados.

It was created from the 1950s by horticulturist Anthony Hunte in an unusual sink-hole-like gully. It contains a notable recreation of Caribbean forest and includes a plant collection of international importance.

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