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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...

Camellia Garden

Camellia Garden

Visitors to the Gardens will delight in the vast range of camellias which grace our gardens, from the hedging sasanquas at the entrance to the growing collection of more than 65 different types of Camellia in the area below the rotunda. Many of the Camellias were...

Bromeliad Garden

Bromeliad Garden

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...

Rose Garden

Rose Garden

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...

LATEST NEWS & ARTICLES

The Gardens are open again!

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...

GARDENS CLOSURES DURING SPECIAL EVENT

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...

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