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Lakeside

Lakeside

Lakeside at the gardens is special at all times of the year, framed with tree ferns, Japanese windflowers and many colours of iris reflecting in the water. The lake is a haven for water birds, fish, frogs and, sometimes, turtles and is crossed by the beautiful old...

History of the Garden Club and Awards

History of the Garden Club and Awards

GARDEN CLUB HISTORY By Chris Davison – Club Historian From the inaugural meeting in February 1982 when the first President took the chair, each successive President (18 in all) has worked diligently to promote the development of the Tamborine Mountain Garden Club. The...

Visitor Information

Visitor Information

The Gardens are open to the public every day of the year from dawn until dusk. Please be aware of the limitations on numbers in any group and social distancing must be exercised. Thank you and enjoy the Gardens. And please donate to assist our volunteer work. We would...

Walkways & Prominent Plantings

Walkways & Prominent Plantings

Walking through the gardens is easy-going (except for the Rainforest Walk - 150 metres) and distances are not great.   The walkways are signposted for your convenience As you leave the pavilion, a path to your right will take you to the Piccabeen Palm Grove boardwalk....

Take time to ….

Take time to ….

Explore  the incomparable Tamborine Mountain Regional Botanic Gardens, unique for the fact that they have been developed by volunteers and also for the blend of both tropical and temperate plants. Picnic  in the covered pavilion or at the many tables spread...

Gardens Volunteers

Gardens Volunteers

Volunteers do the majority of the work at the Botanic Gardens. Thursday morning is the time most of us meet to carry out the routine tasks and interesting jobs such as area maintenance, pruning, planting, fertilizing and mulching.  There is always plenty of weed...

Magnolia Garden

Magnolia Garden

Magnolias are prized worldwide for their flowers and forms. Growing as large shrubs or trees they produce showy fragrant flowers that are white, pink,red, purple or yellow. Some forms are evergreen with glossy leathery leaves and some evergreen types have buds, stems...

Perennial Garden

Perennial Garden

Visit the Perennial garden and you will be inspired to create your own cottage garden Lots of old fashioned favourites here Many of the plants featured in the Perennial Bed are available for sale from the Potty Potters on Wednesday and Thursday Mornings from 8.30 to...

LATEST NEWS & ARTICLES

Piccabeen Lawn reopens

The Gardens volunteers are delighted to announce that the Piccabeen Lawn is fully restored and open to our visitors again. The Lawn was closed during May for a "special event" that destroyed the grass. The volunteers knew in advance of the effect that would be caused...

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