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Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria oversees two beautiful botanic gardens and botanical research. The organisation values community wellbeing.
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Please keep comments respectful and courteous on this platform, or they may be deleted. Melbourne Gardens extends over 38 hectares and displays more than 50,000 plants. Diverse plant collections, year-round events, unique tours, and a reputation as one of the world's finest gardens has made Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria one of Melbourne's most popular tourist attractions. Located on Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne. Open 7:30am - 7:30pm daily. Cranbourne Gardens and the award-winning Australian Garden are located a 45-minute drive from Melbourne's C*D. Discover more than 170,000 individual Australian native plants from 1,700 different plant varieties in the 15-hectare Australian Garden or enjoy the self-guided walks and bicycle track in the surrounding 348 hectares of native bushland. Located on the corner of Ballarto Road and Botanic Drive, Cranbourne (just off the South Gippsland Highway). Open 9am - 5pm daily (closed Christmas Day).

Push Over returns in just over a month!With bodyjar_official, Frenzal Rhomb, Killing Heidi, magicdirtofficial and Regurg...
14/10/2026

Push Over returns in just over a month!

With bodyjar_official, Frenzal Rhomb, Killing Heidi, magicdirtofficial and Regurgitator

And in a treat for fans, each headlining artist will be joined on stage for a special guest appearance by Alex Lahey, Alice Ivy, Baker Boy, members of Public Figures, ruby fields and Teenage Joans

Final tickets are on sale now

Hoodoo Gurus Official has SOLD OUT! The rest of the Live at The Gardens season is moving fast. Donโ€™t say we didnโ€™t warn ...
14/10/2026

Hoodoo Gurus Official has SOLD OUT! The rest of the Live at The Gardens season is moving fast.

Donโ€™t say we didnโ€™t warn you ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ

12/10/2026

Melbourne, the Follow or join to support the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne spring plant sale is almost here! ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒบ

Visit Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne on Sat 17 & Sun 18 October to pick up a new plant to add to (or begin) your collection ๐Ÿชด

Buy from a wide range of plants propagated from Melbourne Gardens, including many unusual plants and plants sized for balconies, indoors or small and large gardens!

Want to plan your wishlist? Check out full plant list on the Friends website now!

๐Ÿ“Glasshouse Lawn, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

๐Ÿ“† Sat 17 October: 10am - 4pm

๐Ÿ“† Sun 18 October: 10am-3pm

The last one might shock you ๐Ÿ‘€This year, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne celebrates 180 years in the heart of our city ๐Ÿ’š...
10/10/2026

The last one might shock you ๐Ÿ‘€

This year, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne celebrates 180 years in the heart of our city ๐Ÿ’š

To put 180 into perspective we went back through history to see how old some of our favourite Australian icons and institutions areโ€ฆ and the results definitely made us feel our age ๐Ÿคญ

Whatโ€™s your favourite memory of Melbourne Gardens? ๐Ÿ’ฌ

Swamp everlasting might be the City Of Melbourne floral emblem, but have you met its sticky cousin? ๐Ÿค”๐˜Ÿ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ถ...
09/10/2026

Swamp everlasting might be the City Of Melbourne floral emblem, but have you met its sticky cousin? ๐Ÿค”

๐˜Ÿ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ (sticky everlasting) has been coming to life in the Australian Drylands flowering meadows at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne!

While โ€˜swampyโ€™ loves wet environments, โ€˜stickyโ€™ thrives in drier landscapes - making it a perfect addition to our precinct dedicated to exploring how plants can thrive in Melbourneโ€™s warmer future.

So, grab a picnic blanket and lounge amongst the flowers this weekend โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒป

While your there, make sure to sip on a Brunswick Aces gin who will be serving Gardens-inspired drinks from 12pm-7.30pm Friday & Saturday (alcoholic and non-alcoholic options available) and check out the Design X Nature exhibition in the same area ๐Ÿฅ‚

Have you ever stopped to wonder what birds are using to build their nests as urban environments get more dense by the da...
08/10/2026

Have you ever stopped to wonder what birds are using to build their nests as urban environments get more dense by the day?

The answer is rubbish. However, Peckable Architecture hopes to fix that.

In a recent article for The Conversation Australia + NZ, Design X Nature artist Bethany Kiss shares how she has combined research and art to give our favourite feathered friends a helping hand ๐Ÿค

Read the full article here ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/3VvV2kc

Then, head to Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne to see Peckable Architecture in action!

๐Ÿ“ท Fred Kroh

Add some spring greenery to your home at the Cranbourne Friends RBGV Inc spring plant sale! ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฑVisit Royal Botanic Garden...
05/10/2026

Add some spring greenery to your home at the Cranbourne Friends RBGV Inc spring plant sale! ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฑ

Visit Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne this weekend to pick up a new Australian plant to add to (or begin) your collection ๐Ÿชด

Choose from a range of small and large plants including grasses, climbers, border-plants, ground-cover, bushes, trees and more, many of which you will find in the Australian Garden!

The Growing Friends propagate a great variety of Australian native plants from cuttings, divisions and seeds throughout the year, with plant sale proceeds being contributed to selected projects for the Cranbourne Gardens. ๐Ÿ’š

Want to plan your wishlist? The full plant list will be available on the Friends website before the event!

๐Ÿ“Australian Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne

๐Ÿ“† October 10 โ€“ 11

โฐ 10am โ€“ 4pm

Looks like a daisy, is called a daisyโ€ฆbut isnโ€™t a daisy at all?!๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ช (Albany daisy) is a vibrant shru...
02/10/2026

Looks like a daisy, is called a daisyโ€ฆbut isnโ€™t a daisy at all?!

๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ช (Albany daisy) is a vibrant shrub native to Western Australia. With bright pink centres surrounded by pristine white petals, itโ€™s a favourite in the Weird and Wonderful Garden at Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne.

However, its beauty hides a secretโ€ฆthe use of the term โ€˜daisyโ€™ in the common name is totally inaccurate! Itโ€™s actually part of the Myrtaceae family, which makes it biologically closer to the 100 m tall ๐˜Œ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด (Mountain Ash) than to your standard daisy.

Donโ€™t let those pretty petals deceive you on your next visit to Cranbourne Gardens!

Post-work walks through the Gardens are finally back on ๐ŸคฉRoyal Botanic Gardens Melbourne will remain open until 7.30pm f...
01/10/2026

Post-work walks through the Gardens are finally back on ๐Ÿคฉ

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne will remain open until 7.30pm from 1 October, welcoming the lighter, longer evenings ๐ŸŒ‡

Please note that opening hours at Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne remain unchanged.

Linger, notice, slow down ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ˜ŒDesign X Nature, as part of Melbourne Fringe, has taken over the Australian Drylands at Roya...
30/09/2026

Linger, notice, slow down ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ˜Œ

Design X Nature, as part of Melbourne Fringe, has taken over the Australian Drylands at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.

To join an experience or for more information visit our website ๐Ÿ‘‰ rbg.vic.gov.au/design-x-nature/

Featuring bespoke artworks from Soft Meadow Collective, Bethany Kiss, Cara Johnson and Courtney Coombs, itโ€™s the perfect way to spend a spring afternoon.

Throughout the exhibition, the space will feature a series of walks, talks, and workshops, including nature journaling this Saturday (3 October 2026), not to be missed!

Then, welcome the longer evenings of daylight saving with a refreshing drink from the Brunswick Aces Gin Pop-Up on selected dates throughout the exhibition, set amongst our stunning native flowering meadow. ๐ŸŒผ

๐Ÿ“ธ Fred Kroh

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