Bendigo Botanic Gardens

29/09/2026

🌸🌿 Ready for a GNOME-venture?🌿🌸. This Bloom Festival, the Bendigo Botanic Gardens is home to a very special Gnome Hunt!🍄. Wandering through the gardens, and enjoy the spectacular spring blooms, and see if you can spot our hidden Gnomes along the way. Some are easy to find… others might be a little more sneaky! 👀

11/08/2026

💜🤍Winter colour at its finest!
Our ornamental Kale display is now in full bloom, adding a splash of colour to the gardens through the colder months. These stunning rosettes are a winter highlight.

21/05/2026

In honour of National Volunteers Week, we would love to give a heartfelt shoutout to our amazing friends group 💚 Their passion, dedication, and tireless support help keep our gardens thriving every single day of the year🌸 Thank you for your time, care, and commitment.

20/05/2026

It was a privilege to host a fabulous group of BGANZ Vic members in our gardens today. We got to listen, learn, and admire what terrific achievements the Victorian gardens are producing.

02/04/2026

With a change of seasons comes a change to our opening hours 🍂 When daylight savings finishes, the gardens will return to a 6:00pm closing time.

20/03/2026

The Dahlias are blooming at the Botanic Gardens 🌺 Don’t forget the Eaglehawk Dahlia & Arts Festival is on this weekend.

04/03/2026

Ochagavia carnea- a Chilean bromeliad with fierce silver-green rosettes and striking neon-pink flower clusters. ☀️Loves full sun and excellent drainage, thriving in dry, rocky habitats. ❄️Tolerates light frosts to -5°C. You can find this flowering in GFTF now.

24/02/2026

🌺Erythrina crista-galli - Cockspur Coral Tree 🌳 Standing bold and brilliant, the Erythrina crista-galli lights up the landscape with its deep coral-red blooms. Native to South America and loved across the world, this striking tree brings a touch of drama wherever it grows. 📸 Stop and admire this tree in Garden for the Future 🍁

23/01/2026

Enjoy our knowledgeable tour guides as you wander the gardens.

🌿 The perfect forecast for a walk through history

It’s going to be perfect weather for a stroll under the magnificent canopy of heritage listed trees.

Join us at 10:30 AM for a FREE walking tour through the Heritage Garden. We’ll be wandering beneath the tall, shady trees planted way back in the 1800s, enjoying the best the gardens have to offer.

Our guide is a qualified horticulturalist and a total history buff, so you’ll get the perfect mix of plant facts and local history stories.

🗓️ When: Tomorrow (Saturday) @ 10:30 AM
💸 Cost: FREE!
📍 Where: Meet at the main entrance to Larni Garingilang, just off Hamelin St near the bus shelter

08/01/2026

Due to a Catastrophic Fire Danger Rating declared for tomorrow, the Bendigo Botanic Gardens will be CLOSED for the safety of our community and staff. Your safety is our priority- thank you for understanding and staying safe during these extreme conditions.