The garden was founded in 1901 by Mauritian agronomist Paul Evenor Rivalz Dupont,[1] who served as the Director of Agricultural Services and Naturalist of Seychelles, with the aim of creating an agricultural station.

[2] The main objective of the garden is to function as a central hub for the preservation and study of biodiversity, featuring an arboretum and modern facilities for micropropagation and tissue culture.

With an accession number of 500 and a cultivation taxa number of 150, the garden hosts special collections including a Biodiversity Centre and historically significant plants collected by its founder.

Notably, it cultivates over 60% of the Seychelles' endemic flowering plants from the granitic islands, with an additional 20% undergoing trials in the propagation house.

Active monitoring and management of invasive species are conducted to safeguard the native flora.