Vivid colours and sweet fragrances to keep any visitor spellbound. Come April, the Hakgala Rose Garden in all its glory entrances all and sundry. The process of bringing the rose garden alive with over 100 varieties of roses displaying their beauty for the April season starts in the second week of January and is the result of careful planning and dedicated efforts by Hakgala Botanical Gardens staff.

Four days into its maiden voyage 98 years ago, shortly before midnight on April 14, 1912, the ship struck the iceberg. Two hours and forty minutes later, at 2.20 a.m. local time on April 15, the “unsinkable” Titanic sank, leaving in its wake 1,517 deaths.