The Bromeliad Garden above the lakeside is always a popular spot. These amazing plants - with around 3,200 species - are mostly from the tropical Americas. The centrepiece of the garden is a large silk floss tree (Ceiba speciosa), a native of tropical and sub-tropical...
The Rose Garden, immediately above the Orchid House, is a favourite among visitors for its colourful displays and perfumes. The original Rose Garden was smaller and incorporated some herbs and cottage perennials. In 2007 the Garden was greatly enlarged and re-designed...
The Ken Baker Orchid House Ken Baker was a visionary and a moving force behind the establishment of the Botanic Gardens Ken worked tirelessly in the 1980s to convince the then Beaudesert Shire Council to allocate the land to the garden club and also undertook the...
At its heart, a Japanese garden remains an attempt by humans to encapsulate the spirit of nature, recognising the cycle of seasonal changes and the transience of life. The original concept of the garden was to create an idyllic environment that would tempt the deities...
What is a Rhododendron? "As well as the popular garden shrubs displaying the dazzling colourful spring flowers we associate with the rhododendrons, this large and complex genus also includes various types of evergreen and deciduous azaleas, once classified as a...
The Rainforest Walk is temporarily closed to visitors as our volunteers work to make it safer. The Volunteers at the gardens are constantly repairing and upgrading different sections of the gardens for your enjoyment and safety. A new boardwalk and stairs with...
White Flower Walk (previously Cherry Tree Walk) Sadly, our grove of cherry trees suffered debilitating disease have been replaced over the past few years with Lagerstroemia Indica ( White Crepe Myrtle) under-planted with White Snowball Agapanthus. These make a...
The Botanic Gardens at Tamborine Mountain were established in 1983 as an initiative of the Tamborine Mountain Garden Club Early photo of the site before development. The 11 hectare block of land was a weed-covered swamp that had been designated by the then Beaudesert...
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The volunteers at Tamborine Mountain Regional Botanic Gardens are delighted to welcome visitors back to the Gardens after three weeks of disruptions during a "Special Event". Visitors will note that the favourite Piccabeen Lawn is something of a wasteland following...
Scenic Rim Regional Council Access to the Tamborine Mountain Regional Botanic Gardens will be temporarily impacted for a special event from Tuesday 3 to Wednesday 18 May 2022 inclusive, weather and conditions permitting. The Gardens will remain open under normal...