Makana Botanical Gardens

Makana Botanical Gardens
Location	Rhodes University, Makhanda (Grahamstown),  South Africa
Area	60 hectares
Established	1853; 171 years ago (1853)
Operated by	Rhodes University
Makana Botanical Gardens (Eastern Cape)

The Makana Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in South Africa operated by Rhodes University, located in Grahamstown.

The garden is on Gunfire Hill and is surrounded by the 1820 Settlers National Monument, Fort Selwyn, the Albany Museum, and Grey Dam Lake.^[1] The garden's 60 hectares (150 acres) have been planted with both native species and transplants for a long time, especially aloes, sycamores, and succulent varieties. One section was modelled after a typical English landscape garden, but has since fallen to neglect.

Each October from 2009 to 2013, a flower festival was held here. In 2014 the festival was moved to the 1820 Settlers' Monument for a November festival, due to fickle weather and late-blooming spring flowers.