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Is love in the air?

Latest News from Gardens Manager - Roger Lenehan Love is on the lake For the last few weeks a love story has been unfolding on the Lake at the Botanic Gardens. After being by herself on the lake for some time, a Dusky Moor Hen was joined by a Pacific Black Duck. For a...

It’s Beginning to feel a lot like…….AUTUMN

It’s Beginning to feel a lot like…….AUTUMN

Finally After a long hot summer, the Mountain is starting to feel like Autumn.  Still a little way to go with the trees still wearing their green dresses, but with a few more cooler evenings we should soon be seeing some lovely colour in the trees.    ...

Don’t let these ants in your pants

For the first meeting of the year The Garden Club enjoyed a presention by Amanda Ryan a member of the Fire Ant Eradication Team. Most of us found out stuff that we didn't know about these creatures and have come away better informed about what to watch out for.  We...

There’s never been a better time for…….

There's never been a better time for a picnic at the Botanic Gardens. The volunteers are all back in full swing and the gardens are fabulous at the moment.               Remember it usually 4 degrees cooler on the mountain but the...

What’s on your Christmas Table

What's on your Christmas Table         We know there will be lots of Yummy things to eat and drink but we're talking about flowers here I notice that this year again our popular Hardware and Garden Centre is again featuring the Poinsettia as a...

Orchid House in Bloom

Orchid House in Bloom

Next time you visit the Botanic Gardens you will be amazed at the growth in the Orchid House. Visitors to the gardens are blown away by the displays of Cymbidium and Dendrobium Orchids   The growth this season is sure to delight all the senses

More Sooty Owl Walk News

More Sooty Owl Walk News

Stage one of the Sooty Owl Walk is now open for your enjoyment Look here for the latest photographs and developments http://tmbotanicgardens.org.au/sooty-owl-walk/  

Something for everyone at the gardens

Something for the children               These people were seen waiting outside the Sooty Owl Walk (NOW OPEN STAGE ONE)               Gardens Volunteer Sandy Silabon with her creations waiting for...

Starts Tomorrow morning

Starts Tomorrow morning

"Springtime on the Mountain" The Botanic Gardens are in great shape for our Annual Spring Festival which starts at 9.00 am tomorrow morning. The wisterias are looking amazing               The annual beds have all been weeded  ...

LATEST NEWS & ARTICLES

Art raffle offers superb still life painting

The team at Tamborine Mountain Regional Botanic Gardens is proud  to announce a superb art raffle as part of major celebration for the Gardens' 40th anniversary celebrations on Sunday, May 28. Tickets are $2 each or three for $5 and will be available at the...

Endangered Ormeau bottle tree added to Gardens collection

The Gardens team has added a critically endangered Ormeau bottle tree to the Upper Hillside Walk collection of indigenous plant species. The tree was kindly donated by David Cuschieri from Koalas on the Green with assistance from Judith Roland, President of Tamborine...

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