Tamborine Mountain Regional Botanic Gardens.
Just a short drive through the hinterland west from the Gold Coast. Botanic Gardens combine a colourful and diverse range of exotic and native flora. The Gardens include a glorious lake as the centrepiece, a tranquil Japanese garden, a tropical rainforest walk and many other delights.
Bring a picnic, bring the children, take a stroll along the many walks and learn why the Tamborine Mountain Regional Botanic Gardens are truly where Tropical meets Temperate.
The Gardens are supported, maintained and administered by volunteers and are some of the most dynamic and active people promoting the values and enjoyment of gardening in south-east Queensland.
Gardens Guide
Visitor Information
The Gardens are open to the public every day of the year from dawn until dusk.
Walkways & Prominent Gardens
Walking through the gardens is easy-going (except for the Rainforest Walk – 150 metres) and distances are not great.
History & Formation
The Botanic Gardens at Tamborine Mountain were established in 1983 as an initiative of the Tamborine Mountain Garden Club.
Gardens Volunteers
Volunteers do the majority of the work at the Botanic Gardens.
Download our Gardens Visitor App
Make your Gardens visit even more memorable.
Our smartphone app is your interactive guide to all of the fascinating and wondrous gardens and trails throughout our delightful Botanic Gardens.
Enjoy everything the Gardens have to offer plus so much more. Engage on a new level with the interactive map as you zoom into specific areas to explore. Enjoy carefully curated music at our many contemplative sites. Immerse yourself with the app’s I Spy activity – fun for children and adults. Or try something new with the Birdwatching activity. See how many species you can observe.
Read about the history of our Gardens and view it through the seasons as the colours change and evolve.
Explore, immerse and take your enjoyment of the Gardens to new heights with our unique Botanic Gardens app. It’s free, it’s easy to navigate and it’s great fun!
Botanic Garden Journal
Check out our great locally written articles!
Bunya Nut Cake
As promised here is the recipe for Bunya Nut Cake Ingredients 750 g husked Bunya Nuts 1/2 litre milk 75 g butter 300 g sugar 6 egg yolks 6 egg whites 100 g almond meal 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 pinch salt 1 teaspoon almond essence Method Boil kernels in large...
What can you do with a Bunya Nut?
As promised here are some great ideas for using Bunya Nuts from the Vegie Interest Group - submitted by Di Howard What to do to prepare the Bunya Nut. They usually drop off the tree so when they open up you collect all the nuts....
What’s cooking
A Simple recipe using what's in your garden this month These vegetables were on the competition table at the last Garden Club meeting. Members bring produce from their garden and members vote for the winner. This month is was the lovely pumpkin. ...
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
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
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...