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The Wayside Gardens & Nurseries Pvt. Ltd.
6th Mile, Tadong, Near Sikkim University. P.C. 737102. Gangtok. Sikkim Phone: 03592251250About
Wayside Gardens & Nurseries Pvt. Ltd. Set in a seven acre area at an altitude of 3,500 ft (1100 Mts) in the foothills of the Himalayas, the nursery is blessed with a unique microclimate where temperate and subtropical plants grow with ease. Being 4th generation plants people, the nursery was commercially started by the Pradhan family in the late 70's. It has been a labour of love for the whole family specially Keshab C Pradhan and son Sailesh Pradhan for more than three decades, experimenting with newly introduced plants from the world over. Some of the plants grown in the nursery are: Orchids of Sikkim and the Himalayan orchid species, Rhododendrons of Sikkim, azaleas, landscaping plants like Hemerocallis (Day Lilies), Agapanthus, Magnolias, Bromeliads, bamboos, ferns etc. These are just to name a few among the many perennial flowering plants and shrubs.
