Zugdidi Botanical Garden, Botanical garden in Zugdidi, Georgia.

Zugdidi Botanical Garden is a branch of the Central Botanical Garden of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, laid out beside the Dadiani Palace. It holds over eighty genera of trees, shrubs and plants, including six magnolia species, oaks, Atlas and Himalayan cedars, and a Canary poplar. An artificial lake with an island survives from the 19th-century French-style design, and a 1,182-metre plane-tree avenue crosses the grounds.

The garden was established in 1840 by David Dadiani, prince of Samegrelo, who enclosed a forest section near his palace to create a scientific institution. This founding marked the beginning of botanical research and plant collection activities that continue at the site.

The garden began as the Dadiani family's palace park; David Dadiani's wife Ekaterina Chavchavadze-Dadiani took over its care and stocked it with native and exotic plants. From 1896 the Italian gardeners Gaetano and Giovanni Zamberletti, invited from Varese, brought rare seeds and saplings from Saint Petersburg and extended the grounds. The garden later became a source of introduced plants for parks and squares across Samegrelo.

The garden is best visited during warm weather when plants are in bloom and pathways are dry and accessible. Wearing sturdy shoes is recommended since the terrain is uneven and walking through different zones requires sustained exploration.

The garden began as the Dadiani family's private residence garden; David Dadiani fenced a forest area near his palace in 1840 and set up a permanent staff of specialist gardeners. His wife Ekaterina Chavchavadze-Dadiani then took over its care, stocking it with native and exotic plants.