function initialize() {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
        var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
        map.setCenter(new GLatLng(51.481019,-0.293573), 13);
        map.setUIToDefault();

// -------------- Kew Gardens London -----------------
var point = new GLatLng(51.481019,-0.293573);

var iconBlue = new GIcon(); 
iconBlue.image = 'http://heyiamonline.com/images/lotusflower50.jpg';

iconBlue.iconSize = new GSize(50, 33);
iconBlue.shadowSize = new GSize(50, 33);
iconBlue.iconAnchor = new GPoint(6, 20);
iconBlue.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(5, 1);


var options = { 
title: "Kew Gardens London",
icon: iconBlue,
draggable: true,
bouncy: false
};

var marker1 = new GMarker(point, options);

map.addOverlay(marker1);

GEvent.addListener(marker1, "click", function() {
        marker1.openInfoWindowHtml('');
      });
      map.addOverlay(marker1);
	  
	  
	  
	  
// -------------- Peacock -----------------
var point = new GLatLng(51.476271,-0.300086);

var iconBlue = new GIcon(); 
iconBlue.image = 'http://heyiamonline.com/images/peacock40.jpg';

iconBlue.iconSize = new GSize(40, 40);
iconBlue.shadowSize = new GSize(40, 40);
iconBlue.iconAnchor = new GPoint(6, 20);
iconBlue.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(5, 1);


var options = { 
title: "Peacock Kew Gardens",
icon: iconBlue,
draggable: true,
bouncy: false
};

var marker2 = new GMarker(point, options);

map.addOverlay(marker2);

GEvent.addListener(marker2, "click", function() {
        marker2.openInfoWindowHtml('');
      });
      map.addOverlay(marker2);
	  
	  
// -------------- Flowers -----------------
var point = new GLatLng(51.471329,-0.30162);

var iconBlue = new GIcon(); 
iconBlue.image = 'http://heyiamonline.com/images/pagoda28.jpg';

iconBlue.iconSize = new GSize(28, 32);
iconBlue.shadowSize = new GSize(28, 32);
iconBlue.iconAnchor = new GPoint(6, 20);
iconBlue.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(5, 1);


var options = { 
title: " Kew Garden",
icon: iconBlue,
draggable: true,
bouncy: false
};

var marker3 = new GMarker(point, options);

map.addOverlay(marker3);

GEvent.addListener(marker3, "click", function() {
        marker3.openInfoWindowHtml('');
      });
      map.addOverlay(marker3);	  
	  
		
      }
    }