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			{{Short description\|Botanical garden in Tamil Nadu, India}}
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	'''Sim's Park''' is in [[Coonoor]], [[The Nilgiris District\|The Nilgiris]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is an important tourist place to visit in Coonoor, at a height of 1780 meters above mean sea level. Here the maximum temperature goes up to 28 degree Celsius and the minimum falls to 5 °C. The average rain fall of this garden is 150 cm. It extends over an area of 12 hectares of undulating land and possesses a number of natural advantages.<ref name=a>{{cite web\|url=http://www.coonoor.com/simsphotogallery.htm\|title=Sim's Park - Photogallery\|publisher=coonoor.com\|date= \|accessdate=2011-09-22}}</ref><ref name=c>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in/Coonoor.htm\|title=COONOOR\|publisher=nilgiris.tn.gov.in\|date= \|accessdate=2011-09-22}}</ref><ref name=d>{{cite web\|url=http://www.visitindia.org.in/tamil%20nadu/coonoor.html\|title=COONOOR\|publisher=visitindia.org.in\|date= \|accessdate=2011-09-22}}</ref>		'''Sim's Park''' is in [[Coonoor]], [[The Nilgiris District\|The Nilgiris]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is an important tourist place to visit in [[Coonoor]], at a height of 1780 meters above mean sea level. Here the maximum temperature goes up to 28 degree Celsius and the minimum falls to 5 °C. The average rain fall of this garden is 150 cm. It extends over an area of 12 hectares of undulating land and possesses a number of natural advantages.<ref name=a>{{cite web\|url=http://www.coonoor.com/simsphotogallery.htm\|title=Sim's Park - Photogallery\|publisher=coonoor.com\|date= \|accessdate=2011-09-22}}</ref><ref name=c>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in/Coonoor.htm\|title=COONOOR\|publisher=nilgiris.tn.gov.in\|date= \|accessdate=2011-09-22}}</ref><ref name=d>{{cite web\|url=http://www.visitindia.org.in/tamil%20nadu/coonoor.html\|title=COONOOR\|publisher=visitindia.org.in\|date= \|accessdate=2011-09-22}}</ref>

	==Establishment==		==Establishment==
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	This is an unusual park-cum-botanical garden that was developed around the natural contours of the land more than a hundred years ago by Mr. J.D. Sims and Major Murray in the year of 1874.<ref name=a/> Naturally occurring trees, shrubs and creepers are in the park as are many unusual species of plants that have been brought in from a variety of places around the world. The main event in this park is an annual fruit show and vegetable show held in May.<ref name=c/><ref name=d/><ref name=b>{{cite web\|url=http://www.itopc.org/discover-india/hills-holidays/coonoor.html\|title=Coonoor - Queen Of The Nilgiris\|publisher=itopc.org\|date=\|accessdate=2011-09-22\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817160415/http://itopc.org/discover-india/hills-holidays/coonoor.html\|archivedate=17 August 2011\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		This is an unusual park-cum-botanical garden that was developed around the natural contours of the land more than a hundred years ago by Mr. J.D. Sims and Major Murray in the year of 1874.<ref name=a/> Naturally occurring trees, shrubs and creepers are in the park as are many unusual species of plants that have been brought in from a variety of places around the world. The main event in this park is an annual fruit show and vegetable show held in May.<ref name=c/><ref name=d/><ref name=b>{{cite web\|url=http://www.itopc.org/discover-india/hills-holidays/coonoor.html\|title=Coonoor - Queen Of The Nilgiris\|publisher=itopc.org\|date=\|accessdate=2011-09-22\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817160415/http://itopc.org/discover-india/hills-holidays/coonoor.html\|archivedate=17 August 2011\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	==Collections ~~and beauty~~==		==Collections==
	[[File:Beautiful tree and a bird in sim's park.jpg\|thumb\|left\| tree and a bird\|250px]]		[[File:Beautiful tree and a bird in sim's park.jpg\|thumb\|left\| tree and a bird\|250px]]

	This is a natural garden. Inside the park ~~there~~ are ~~some beautiful terrace~~ with colorful flower beds, [[lawn]]s and [[rockeries]]. ~~Also there are some naturally occurring~~ trees, shrubs, creepers and many unusual species of plants ~~that have been~~ brought from a variety of places around the world. The garden as some rare economic trees like [[Rudraksh]]- bead tree, [[Cinnamomum]], Queensland karri pine, a handsome ornamental tree and graceful trees like [[Araucaria]], [[Quercus]], [[Phoenix (plant)\|Phoenix]], [[Magnolia]], [[Pine]], [[Turpentine]], [[Tree ferns]], [[Camellia]] this is all are as many attractions in this park. There is a glass house housing different ornamental plants and flowers. On the other side of the park rose garden are maintained. This park has more than 1000 species of 255 genera belonging to 85 families widely covering different group of plants.~~<ref name=a/><ref name=c/>~~<ref name=d/><ref name=b/><ref name=e>{{cite web\|url=http://www.coonoor.com/travelinformation.htm\|title=Coonoor - Travel Information\|publisher=coonoor.com\|date= \|accessdate=2011-09-22}}</ref>		This is a natural garden. Inside the park are terraces with colorful flower beds, [[lawn]]s and [[rockeries]]. Some trees, shrubs, creepers and many unusual species of plants naturally occur; others were brought from a variety of places around the world. The garden as some rare economic trees like [[Rudraksh]]- bead tree, [[Cinnamomum]], Queensland karri pine, a handsome ornamental tree and graceful trees like [[Araucaria]], [[Quercus]], [[Phoenix (plant)\|Phoenix]], [[Magnolia]], [[Pine]], [[Turpentine]], [[Tree ferns]], [[Camellia]] this is all are as many attractions in this park. There is a glass house housing different ornamental plants and flowers. On the other side of the park rose garden are maintained. This park has more than 1000 species of 255 genera belonging to 85 families widely covering different group of plants.<ref name=d/><ref name=b/><ref name=e>{{cite web\|url=http://www.coonoor.com/travelinformation.htm\|title=Coonoor - Travel Information\|publisher=coonoor.com\|date= \|accessdate=2011-09-22}}</ref>

	==Features==		==Features==
	[[File:Bee in flower, Sim's Park.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Breakfast time for the bee\|250px]]		[[File:Bee in flower, Sim's Park.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Breakfast time for the bee\|250px]]
	The Nilgiris has a unique tropical mountain climate, so the garden has the ideal climatic conditions for growing flowers and trees. Temperature variation is less and the rainfall distribution is uniform in the locale, which results in a long flowering season. The garden is visited by thousands of tourists throughout the year and even in winter. The natural shola with winding footpaths all over the higher slopes of the park is the most distinctive and picturesque are the main feature of this park. At the head of the gardens the well kept lawns, the artistically laid out ornamental beds, looking beautiful and lacking no wealth of the flowering plants or shrub in great variety and colour are great feasts to the eyes.<ref name=a/><ref name=c/><ref name=d/>		[[The Nilgiris District\|The Nilgiris]] has a unique tropical mountain climate, so the garden has the ideal climatic conditions for growing flowers and trees. Temperature variation is less and the rainfall distribution is uniform in the locale, which results in a long flowering season. The garden is visited by thousands of tourists throughout the year and even in winter. The natural shola with winding footpaths all over the higher slopes of the park is the most distinctive and picturesque are the main feature of this park. At the head of the gardens the well kept lawns, the artistically laid out ornamental beds, looking beautiful and lacking no wealth of the flowering plants or shrub in great variety and colour are great feasts to the eyes.<ref name=a/><ref name=c/><ref name=d/>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	* [[Catherine Falls]]		* [[Catherine Falls]]
	* [[Lamb's Rock, Coonoor]]		* [[Lamb's Rock, Coonoor]]
	* [[Law's Falls, Coonoor]]		* Law's Falls, Coonoor
	* [[Droog Fort, Coonoor]]		* [[Droog Fort, Coonoor]]
	* [[Dolphin's Nose, Coonoor]]		* [[Dolphin's Nose, Coonoor]]

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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
[[File:Rose bud (6027707280).jpg|thumb|right|Rose bud|250px]]
'''Sim's Park''' is in [[Coonoor]], [[The Nilgiris District|The Nilgiris]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is an important tourist place to visit in Coonoor, at a height of 1780 meters above mean sea level. Here the maximum temperature goes up to 28 degree Celsius and the minimum falls to 5 °C. The average rain fall of this garden is 150 cm. It extends over an area of 12 hectares of undulating land and possesses a number of natural advantages.<ref name=a>{{cite web|url=http://www.coonoor.com/simsphotogallery.htm|title=Sim's Park - Photogallery|publisher=coonoor.com|date= |accessdate=2011-09-22}}</ref><ref name=c>{{cite web|url=http://www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in/Coonoor.htm|title=COONOOR|publisher=nilgiris.tn.gov.in|date= |accessdate=2011-09-22}}</ref><ref name=d>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitindia.org.in/tamil%20nadu/coonoor.html|title=COONOOR|publisher=visitindia.org.in|date= |accessdate=2011-09-22}}</ref>

==Establishment==
[[File:Common Rose Finch(male).jpg|thumb|A [[Common Rosefinch]] (Male) In Sim's Park, [[Coonoor]]|250px]]
This is an unusual park-cum-botanical garden that was developed around the natural contours of the land more than a hundred years ago by Mr. J.D. Sims and Major Murray in the year of 1874.<ref name=a/> Naturally occurring trees, shrubs and creepers are in the park as are many unusual species of plants that have been brought in from a variety of places around the world. The main event in this park is an annual fruit show and vegetable show held in May.<ref name=c/><ref name=d/><ref name=b>{{cite web|url=http://www.itopc.org/discover-india/hills-holidays/coonoor.html|title=Coonoor - Queen Of The Nilgiris|publisher=itopc.org|date=|accessdate=2011-09-22|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817160415/http://itopc.org/discover-india/hills-holidays/coonoor.html|archivedate=17 August 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Collections and beauty==
[[File:Beautiful tree and a bird in sim's park.jpg|thumb|left| tree and a bird|250px]]

This is a natural garden. Inside the park there are some beautiful terrace with colorful flower beds, [[lawn]]s and [[rockeries]]. Also there are some naturally occurring trees, shrubs, creepers and many unusual species of plants that have been brought from a variety of places around the world. The garden as some rare economic trees like [[Rudraksh]]- bead tree, [[Cinnamomum]], Queensland karri pine, a handsome ornamental tree and graceful trees like [[Araucaria]], [[Quercus]], [[Phoenix (plant)|Phoenix]], [[Magnolia]], [[Pine]], [[Turpentine]], [[Tree ferns]], [[Camellia]] this is all are as many attractions in this park. There is a glass house housing different ornamental plants and flowers. On the other side of the park rose garden are maintained. This park has more than 1000 species of 255 genera belonging to 85 families widely covering different group of plants.<ref name=a/><ref name=c/><ref name=d/><ref name=b/><ref name=e>{{cite web|url=http://www.coonoor.com/travelinformation.htm|title=Coonoor - Travel Information|publisher=coonoor.com|date= |accessdate=2011-09-22}}</ref>

==Features==
[[File:Bee in flower, Sim's Park.jpg|thumb|right|Breakfast time for the bee|250px]]
The Nilgiris has a unique tropical mountain climate, so the garden has the ideal climatic conditions for growing flowers and trees. Temperature variation is less and the rainfall distribution is uniform in the locale, which results in a long flowering season. The garden is visited by thousands of tourists throughout the year and even in winter. The natural shola with winding footpaths all over the higher slopes of the park is the most distinctive and picturesque are the main feature of this park. At the head of the gardens the well kept lawns, the artistically laid out ornamental beds, looking beautiful and lacking no wealth of the flowering plants or shrub in great variety and colour are great feasts to the eyes.<ref name=a/><ref name=c/><ref name=d/>

==See also==
* [[Nilgiri mountains]]
* [[Catherine Falls]]
* [[Lamb's Rock, Coonoor]]
* [[Law's Falls, Coonoor]]
* [[Droog Fort, Coonoor]]
* [[Dolphin's Nose, Coonoor]]
* [[Katary Falls, Coonoor]]
* [[Lady Canning's Seat, Coonoor]]

==External links==
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*{{YouTube|id=it_9ZKY3MF8|title=Sim's park, coonoor}}
*{{YouTube|id=jX0eVt7O1wU|title=Tv9 - Fruit show at Coonoor in Tamil Nadu}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Tourism in The Nilgiris}}

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[[Category:Botanical gardens in India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Nilgiris district]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Botanical gardens in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Coonoor]]
[[Category:Protected areas with year of establishment missing]]