Ekta Nursery
A working plant nursery born out of an idea from the Statue of Unity's own dedication — walk the growing beds, and take a sapling home with you.
A Nursery With A Real Origin Story
Most attractions around the Statue of Unity are landscaped to be looked at — Ekta Nursery is a bit different, since it's a working nursery that propagates and grows on plants the way any commercial nursery would, and just happens to be open to visitors. It sells its own plants and employs people from the surrounding villages, which gives it a slightly different feel from the purely ornamental gardens elsewhere in Ekta Nagar. If you like the idea of walking through rows of young plants at various growth stages — and maybe buying a sapling to take home — it's a worthwhile short stop.
What You'll Experience
Three things that make Ekta Nursery different from a typical garden visit.
Propagation & Growing Beds
Rows of plants at different growth stages, laid out the way a real working nursery is organised rather than for pure display.
The Sapling Stall
A small on-site stall selling saplings and potted plants grown right there — a genuinely useful souvenir if you're driving back.
A Community-Employing Nursery
Run with local village employment built into how it operates — a quieter, more grounded stop than the bigger tourist attractions nearby.
More Than Just Growing Beds
Ekta Nursery is bigger than a simple sapling stall — here's what else is on site.
Also On Site
- Ekta Handicrafts — live demonstrations of bamboo craft, areca-leaf plate and organic pot making
- A small bonsai-making display and training corner
- A hydroponics unit and an apiary with a honey bee exhibit
- A tribal culture exhibit, souvenir shop and a small cafeteria serving tribal delicacies
Who Runs It
- Spread across roughly 10 acres, with an annual sapling-raising capacity in the region of a million plants
- Most of the demonstration units are run by women's self-help groups from villages around Ekta Nagar
- Handheld photography is fine; drones and tripods aren't permitted anywhere on the Statue of Unity campus
Key Visitor Information
Closed every Monday
Child: ₹30
Pairs well with a nearby garden the same afternoon
See It For Yourself
Ekta Nursery FAQ
Quick answers about Ekta Nursery's timings, pricing and what to expect. If you don't see your question, we're one message away.
Ekta Nursery is a working plant nursery near the Statue of Unity — not a landscaped show garden, but an actual education and demonstration nursery where plants are propagated, grown on and sold. The idea for it is said to have come up around the time of the statue's own dedication, and it has since grown into a full nursery operation that employs people from nearby villages.
Ekta Nursery is open Tuesday to Sunday, 9 AM to 6 PM, and closed every Monday. Tickets are ₹60 for adults and ₹30 for children.
Yes. Selling its own plants is part of what makes Ekta Nursery different from the other gardens at Statue of Unity — you can browse saplings and potted plants and buy a few to take home, subject to what's in stock on the day.
Ekta Nursery isn't bundled into our Classic Day Package, but it sits close enough to the main Ekta Nagar sightseeing loop that most guests add it as a separate ticket on the same day. WhatsApp us and we'll build it into your plan.
Around 20 to 30 minutes for most visitors — enough to walk the propagation beds and browse the sapling stall without feeling rushed.
Yes. Alongside the growing beds, Ekta Nursery includes Ekta Handicrafts — a demonstration-cum-sale unit with live bamboo craft, areca-leaf plate and organic pot making, a small bonsai-making corner, a hydroponics unit, an apiary, a tribal culture exhibit, a souvenir shop and a cafeteria serving tribal delicacies.
Add Ekta Nursery to Your Kevadia Plan
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