The volunteers at the Botanic Gardens have completed a major upgrade to one of the greatest attractions, Sooty Owl's Creekside Trail. A new path leads visitors through this magical space - with NO steps. Volunteer Ed Turner helped to build the new path. The initial...
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Volunteers visit an exotic hide-away
The Botanic Gardens team celebrated an important year on Thursday, July 29 with a visit to the amazing subTropical Exotics private nursery, a place that specialises in the wonderful world of Araceae (Aroids), including Anthuriums, Philodendrons, Monsteras and many...
BGANZ Day plant sale – May 30
The Botanic Gardens team has been working hard to prepare for a major celebration of plants on National Botanic Gardens Day on Sunday, May 30. The volunteers are joining more than 100 botanic gardens across Australia and New Zealand to host their sixth Botanic Garden...
Flooding sweeps through the Botanic Gardens
Heavy rain over a number of days in late March sent floodwaters thundering through the Botanic Gardens. For the second time in just over a year, the iconic stone bridge was almost completely submerged briefly. Fortunately, it seems that no structural damage has...
Volunteers applaud Botanic Gardens plant sale success
Our volunteers are celebrating after the great success of the Gardens' first 2021 plant sale on Saturday, February 13. The four-hour sale raised nearly $3,500, a much-needed boost to the funds of the Botanic Gardens. The large variety of plants on offer brought...
Be early to catch a bargain at Botanic Gardens giant plant sale
The early bird catches . . . a great bargain at the Tamborine Mountain Regional Botanic Gardens one-day plant sale on Saturday, February 13. For the first time, the sale will be held at the Potty Potters' propagation pavilion at the southern end of the Gardens. Signs...
We strike it rich with new water bore
Water is vital to the health of our Botanic Gardens and long dry period over the past couple of years have put our resources under great stress. So our team decided to search for a new source of water. We found it in abundance last week when Hoffmann Drilling drilled...
Name change agreed for Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens
The Committee of Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens Inc unanimously approved a change of name for the Gardens during a meeting on Thursday, September 3. The new name is Tamborine Mountain Regional Botanic Gardens in the Scenic Rim. The decision to change the name was...
Botanic Gardens volunteers vote a name change during Annual General Meeting
The members of Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens Inc voted to change the name of the Gardens during the association's Annual General Meeting on Thursday, August 13. The motion to change the name to include "significant reference to the Scenic Rim" while retaining the...
Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens to hold Annual General Meeting in August
The volunteers at Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens will hold their Annual General Meeting in the Gardens on Thursday, August 13. The meeting of members of Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens Inc will begin at 11.30am in the Pavilion near the Gardens entrance. The 40...
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WE ARE PREPARING A NEW GARDEN
We are building a new Garden! Most of our visitors know the small colourful garden that runs on the left side of the path leading to the stone bridge. The timber retaining wall is being replaced with more suitable stones and the gardens will be rebuilt to look even...
Our Botanic Gardens needs your help
Are you looking to better engage with Tamborine Mountain’s community? Would you like to contribute in a meaningful way to our environment? Tamborine Mountain Regional Botanic Gardens is one of the most loved spaces on the Mountain. Now is your chance to join a...