The Royal Botanic Gardens are located in Sydney, Australia and cover about 80 acres. They were founded in 1816 by Governor Macquarie, and were originally part of his estate.
Today, there are several gardens located on the property: a Pyramid greenhouse, which houses tropical displays, a rose garden, and herb garden, a cactus garden, and an oriental garden. There's also a lovely pond which is a perfect setting for a picnic.
One interesting note about the garden is that it was home to a colony of 22,000 flying foxes - a type of fruit bat. These little guys were causing quite a problem, so in 2011, a plan was implemented to remove the bats. I don't know how that worked. If you go, just keep an eye out for flying foxes.
The garden is open daily from dawn to dusk. Admission is free.
so glad you added the bat note--that would certainly keep me away ;)
ReplyDeleteI suppose it wouldn't be much fun if bats joined you on your picnic!
DeleteI LOVE botanical gardens! St.Louis has an awesome one- my favorite place to get renewed by color and scents!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!!
i just did a post on St. Louis Botanical gardens. It might be under my children's garden page.
DeleteThe pyramid reminds me of the Louvre! Beautiful... I think I need to make a trip to our gardens here in St.Louis!!! (Elsa is my daughter)! Sounds like a fieldtrip. :)
ReplyDeleteThe pyramid reminds me of the Louvre, too. Have a good time if you visit the gardens!
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