29-508: (Redirected from Royal Botanic Garden ) Royal Botanic Gardens or Royal Botanical Gardens may refer to: Australia [ edit ] Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens , Hobart Canada [ edit ] Royal Botanical Gardens (Ontario) , Burlington and Hamilton, Ontario India [ edit ] Royal Botanic Gardens, now
58-617: A focus on Australian plant research and conservation. The gardens were not opened to the public until 1989. The Australian Garden was planned and developed over several years, finally opening to the general public on 30 May 2006, and attracting 15,000 visitors on the opening day. The Australian Garden aims to allow visitors to explore people's place in the Australian environment and to learn more about Australian plants. It features about 100,000 plants spread across twenty-one landscape displays and exhibition gardens. The Australian Garden
87-510: A garden. The Future Garden features various alternate ways of gardening, such as special plant choices and novel mulches. The Home Garden shows a number of gardens featuring native plants for some common types of homes found in Australia. The Kid's Backyard uses natural plant materials recycled into a children's play area rather than the common plastic and metal constructions commonly found in Australian backyards. These gardens demonstrate
116-496: A horticultural exhibition for the public to enjoy, many seeds were traded between early European botanists such as Arthur and Von Mueller, who planted non-native species. The Queen and her grandfather, Dame Nellie Melba and Paderewski contributed plantings on occasions throughout the history of the gardens. Since its earliest days, the Royal Botanic Gardens is involved in plant research and identification. This
145-427: A mixture of native and non-native vegetation which invariably hosts a diverse range of both native and non-native fauna. The gardens host over 10,000 floral species, the majority being non-native species. The gardens were the origin from which many introduced species spread throughout south-eastern Australia as seeds were traded between early European botanists in the mid-19th century, studying the Australian flora. From
174-487: A number of local bus routes. There is a free shuttle bus running from Cranbourne train station to Royal Botanical Gardens Cranbourne. Pre-booking is required and can be done through their website. 38°07′44″S 145°16′55″E / 38.129°S 145.282°E / -38.129; 145.282 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria ( RBGV ) are botanic gardens across two sites– Melbourne and Cranbourne . Melbourne Gardens
203-765: Is also a display of Australian orchids in an undercroft below the Visitor's Centre, the Serpentine Path, and a Desert Discovery Camp in the Arid Garden for children to play and learn. The Australian Garden also has a visitor information service within the Visitor Centre, guided walks and educational programs, volunteer master gardeners to help with advice on the use of Australian plants, a gift shop and licensed café. Opening hours Cranbourne Gardens are open from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm every day of
232-457: Is designed to show seasonal flushes of wildflowers, as seen in the deserts of Central Australia. There are five exhibition gardens aiming to demonstrate ways that Australian native plants can be used in the home garden. The Diversity Garden illustrates a variety of native plants from various climatic zones in Australia. The Water Saving Garden shows how to group plants with similar water needs and choose plants which require minimum watering in
261-594: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne The Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria at Cranbourne Gardens, is a division of the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (the second division being the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne , located in the centre of Melbourne). It is located in the suburb of Cranbourne , about 45 km south-east of
290-638: Is done primarily through the National Herbarium of Victoria , which is based at the Gardens. The Herbarium is also home to the State Botanical Collection, which includes over 1.5 million dried plant specimens, and an extensive collection of books, journals and artworks. Research findings are published in the journal Muelleria , which is a scientific representation of the work done in the Gardens in any one year. More recently,
319-756: The Ironbark Garden , the Box Garden , the Peppermint Garden , the Bloodwood Garden , and the Stringybark Garden . These trees are currently in an immature state, but will continue to grow to mature trees over the next century. The Rockpool Waterway and Escarpment Wall are inspired by the types of waterways and escarpments that may be found in parts of central Australia, such as Uluru and Kings Canyon . There
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377-506: The Melbourne city centre. Cranbourne Gardens specialises in Australian native plants. The total area of this division of the botanic gardens is 363 hectares, including heathlands , wetlands and woodlands . The gardens also provide habitat for native birds, mammals and reptiles, including some rare and endangered species. A focal point of Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne is the specially constructed Australian Garden , opened to
406-469: The Australian Garden, which celebrates Australian landscapes and flora through the display of approximately 170,000 plants from 1,700 plant varieties. It was completed in 2012. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is home to the State Botanical Collection, which is housed in the National Herbarium of Victoria . The collection, which includes 1.5 million preserved plants, algae and fungi, represents
435-614: The Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology has been established to look at plants that grow in urban environments specifically. The 5,000-square-metre (54,000 sq ft) Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden is designed as a discovery area for children of all ages and abilities. The Ian Potter Children's Garden, named for the Ian Potter Foundation , is based in South Yarra , off
464-545: The Royal Botanic Gardens. In 1924 a shooting massacre occurred at the Gardens resulting in the death of four people. In June 2015 the Gardens brought together the elements of the organisation under the name Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, incorporating Melbourne Gardens, Cranbourne Gardens, the National Herbarium of Victoria and the Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology. Living collections at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne include: The gardens include
493-503: The area around Cranbourne in pre-European times. The site of Cranbourne Gardens was used for sand mining from as far back as the 1820s, largely to supply the building of Melbourne and its suburbs. The military used the site from 1889 until 1953, with private licences also issued for sand mining, grazing and timber gathering. In 1970 the site was named as a division of the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, with
522-488: The establishment of the gardens in 1846, much of the native vegetation was removed as botanists such as Baron Von Mueller planted a range of species from around the world. While initially much of the native wetlands and swamplands in the gardens were left, around the turn of the 20th century these were re-landscaped to create the Ornamental Lake. Despite this, however, there are some large eucalypts remaining including
551-421: The first director was Ferdinand von Mueller , who created the National Herbarium of Victoria and brought in many plants. In 1873 William Guilfoyle became Director and changed the style of the Gardens to something more like the picturesque gardens that were around at that time. He added tropical and temperate plants. In 1877 Sir Edmund Barton , Australia's first Prime Minister and Jane Ross were married at
580-630: The largest herbarium collection in Australia and wider Oceania . It also includes Australia's most comprehensive botanical library. The gardens are governed under the Royal Botanic Gardens Act 1991 by the Royal Botanic Gardens Board, who are responsible to the Minister for Environment. In 1846 Charles La Trobe selected the site for the Royal Botanic Gardens from marshland and swamp . In 1857
609-518: The main site. This area is closed for two months of the year from the end of the Victorian July school holidays for rest and maintenance. In 2004 or 2005 The Magic Pudding sculpture, by Louis Laumen, was unveiled in the garden. The concept for the garden was developed by Simon H. Warrender (son of Simon George Warrender and Pamela Warrender), who also commissioned the sculpture, through Committee for Melbourne 's Future Focus Group, which
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#1732771944710638-500: The prominent Separation Tree , a 300-year-old River Red Gum , under which Victoria was declared a separate colony. In August 2010 the Separation Tree was attacked by vandals and then attacked again in 2013, by 2015 it was dead and removal of the canopy and branches commenced. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne focus solely on Australian native plants. The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne were initially intended to be
667-601: The public on 28 May 2006. The Australian Garden features a number of exhibition gardens, sculptures and displays aimed to bring the beauty and diversity of the Australian landscape and plants to the public. Beyond the Australian Garden , the bushland section of the garden contains 10 km of walking tracks, and includes the Trig Point Lookout tower, secluded picnic sites and free barbecues. The indigenous Australian Boon Wurrung people inhabited
696-491: The role of water in the Australian landscape. Many parts of Australia are prone to alternating drought and flood. Thus plants have had to evolve to cope with extended periods of intense heat and dry aridity , and with either seasonal or irregular copious supplies of water. Eucalypts are an omnipresent feature of the Australian landscape, with around 700 species found in virtually all habitats. The Eucalypt Walk features five gardens displaying some well known eucalypt species,
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754-502: The year except for Christmas Day. Entry to the gardens is free. The bushland areas of the gardens are closed on days of Total Fire Ban. Access Cranbourne Gardens are at 1000 Ballarto Rd, Cranbourne. Access by private vehicle is via the South Gippsland Highway (east entrance) or via Ballarto Rd (West) (west entrance). Cranbourne is reasonably well served by public transportation, with a train line from Melbourne and
783-399: Was acquired by the Gardens on Melbourne's south-eastern urban fringe for the purpose of establishing a garden dedicated to Australian plants. A generally wild site that is significant for biodiversity conservation, it opened to the public in 1989. On the 363 hectares (897 acres) site, visitors can explore native bushland, heathlands, wetlands and woodlands. One of the features of Cranbourne is
812-527: Was designed by Taylor Cullity Lethlean Landscape Architects with Paul Thompson (Plant Design Pty Ltd). The Australian Garden has won a number of design awards since its creation in 2006 (stage one) and 2012 (stage two). The Red Sand Garden is the central feature of the Australian Garden . It features vibrant red sand with circles of saltbush and crescent shaped mounds designed to echo the shapes and colours found in Central Australia. The garden
841-464: Was founded in 1846 when land was reserved on the south side of the Yarra River for a new botanic garden. It extends across 38 hectares (94 acres) that slope to the river with trees, garden beds, lakes and lawns. It displays almost 50,000 individual plants representing 8,500 different species. These are displayed in 30 living plant collections. Cranbourne Gardens was established in 1970 when land
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