Al Ain: A paradise that was ravaged by some unruly visitors will re-surface shortly as Al Ain looks to set yet another world record with huge pyramids of flowers covering more than double of the existing area in the Oasis city.
The garden, officially termed Al Ain Paradise, was a major tourist attraction since March last year when it set a world record of being the largest garden with hanging flower baskets.
It also made an entry in Guinness World Records for its 2,500 baskets full of flowers arranged in a fabulous manner.
However, the site was recently shut down by Akar Landscaping, its creators, after certain visitors plucked flowers, destroyed leaves, and even stole plants from the garden.
This resulted in the 7,000-square-foot orchard — located in the Zakhir district — suffering a huge loss.
"We have now made security arrangements to prevent any destruction to the garden," Abdul Nasser Rahhal, General Manager of Akar Landscaping, said.
He said that Al Ain Paradise would take a new shape and cover a larger area of 18,000 square feet, with plans to set a new world record.
Work is currently under way to develop the new concept, with construction due to take another week, he said.
The garden will be reopened in a grand ceremony after 20 days. "We are now building flower pyramids and this is entirely a new concept that will be of more attraction to the visitors," Rahhal said.
He added that vertical landscaping technologies will used to create the flower pyramids with a variety of flowers from the US, Europe, Japan, Germany and Italy.
