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!
REMINDER – giant plant sale and art raffle this SUNDAY
The Botanic Gardens team is busy preparing for Sunday's special celebrations with a great variety of plant on offer at our great sale. Just follow the signs beyond the stone bridge. We are also heating up the hot-plates for a fabulous sausage sizzle. And don't forget...
Botanic Gardens celebrates 40 years with giant plant sale and special events – Sunday, 28 May
Tamborine Mountain Regional Botanic Gardens is celebrating 40 years of history with a special event on Sunday, 28 May. The main activity is a fantastic plant sale prepared by the Gardens' legendary Potty Potters. Head Potter Bobby White says the team has...
Art raffle offers superb still life painting
The team at Tamborine Mountain Regional Botanic Gardens is proud to announce a superb art raffle as part of major celebration for the Gardens' 40th anniversary celebrations on Sunday, May 28. Tickets are $2 each or three for $5 and will be available at the...
Endangered Ormeau bottle tree added to Gardens collection
The Gardens team has added a critically endangered Ormeau bottle tree to the Upper Hillside Walk collection of indigenous plant species. The tree was kindly donated by David Cuschieri from Koalas on the Green with assistance from Judith Roland, President of Tamborine...
Gardens team embraces technology for donations
Visitors to the Gardens now have a high tech way of donating funds to assist the volunteer team in our maintenance and development work. The volunteers have added QR code technology to allow willing visitors to use their smart phones to make online donations. The code...
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...