Botanical Services is the commercial unit of the Auroville Botanical Gardens dedicated to bringing ecologically sustainable solutions to the commercial, private and government sectors, drawing upon the experiences of the Auroville International Township as well as the past years experience of creating the Auroville Botanical Gardens. The Auroville Botanical Garden was initiated in August 2000 on an empty piece of land, devoid of vegetation. In years since it’s establishment this 50 acre site has been transformed into a luxuriant garden that serves as an area for research in to environmentally sustainable approaches to land management as well as a location for environmental education. It is a development that has synthesized much of Auroville’s past experience in to a living example of how to create beauty in an ecologically and environmentally sustainable manner.