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Parks and Gardens

 

Victoria is renowned for the hundreds of parks and gardens around Melbourne and throughout the state.

The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne is considered to be one of the most significant botanical gardens in Australia. Established in 1846, the Royal Botanic Gardens cover 36 hectares and is home to over 12,000 different species of plants. There are a number of other regional botanic gardens in Victoria.

The public gardens of the Dandenong Ranges are at their best in spring and autumn, but are well worth visiting at any time of the year. The National Rhododendron Gardens are abloom with rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, daffodils.

 

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Birrarung Marr is Melbourne’s newest city parkland and its name is taken from the language of the indigenous Wurundjeri people – birrarung means ‘river of mists’ and marr is ‘side’. Situated between Federation Square and the sports precinct, the riverside park creates an almost continuous green belt of parkland around the city and its pathways and bike tracks link to existing city trails. Wide open spaces and large sculptured terraces have been specially designed to host some of Melbourne's best events and festivals throughout the year. The tops of these terraces give way to spectacular views of the city, Southbank, Kings Domain and the Yarra River. There’s also a theatre-like space at the river's edge that easily accommodates large crowds. Artplay Artplay is a specially designed centre where children, primary school groups and families can be creative. It is a space for family fun on weekends and holidays for children up to 12 years. Address Batman Avenue, Melbourne How to get there From Flinders Street take any southbound tram (except numbers 1 or 2) to stop 14. Opening hours Daily
The gardens are home to over 12,000 different species of plants and are a natural sanctuary for native wildlife. Features of the gardens include the Ornamental Lake, the National Herbarium of Victoria, Old Melbourne Observatory, the Australian Rainforest Walk and the Water Conservation Garden. A walk around the entire gardens will take 2 to 3 hours at a medium pace. During summer the gardens host the Moonlight Cinema, an outdoor cinema with twilight screenings of classic and cult movies. A visitors centre for the gardens can be found opposite the Shrine of Remembrance. Open daily from 9am–5.30pm, the centre can provide details about the gardens and guided tours. Address Anderson Street, Alexandra and Birdwood avenues, South Yarra Ph 03 9252 2300 How to get there Tram number 8, south along St Kilda Road to stop 21 or 23 Melway map reference 2G B12 Opening hours Daily 7.30am–8.30pm November–March, 7.30am–6pm April, September and October, 7.30am–5.30pm May–August
Opposite the Victorian Arts Centre, the Queen Victoria Gardens is typified by flowering garden beds and manicured lawns. Flanking pathways, these beds of annuals and roses are well visited and are a favourite for wedding photographs. Another feature of the gardens is the large floral clock on St Kilda Road. Made with almost 7,000 flowers, the mechanism was presented to Melbourne by Swiss watchmakers in 1966. Watching over the lily-covered pond is a memorial statue of Queen Victoria, just one of several contemporary and classical sculptures in the gardens. Address St Kilda Road, Melbourne How to get there From Flinders Street, take any southbound tram (except numbers 1 or 2) to stop 14. Melway map reference 2F H8 Opening hours Daily
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