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!
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a permit to photograph in the Gardens? No. Photography and videography are at your leisure. If you wish to have photographs taken within the Gardens without a ceremony, booking is not required. However, please be mindful of existing Gardens users and other...
Plant sales
The Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens Potty Potters offer plants for sale to the public every week of the year. The plants are propagated and nurtured in a completely natural environment without artificial light. This ensures they are healthy and hardy, ready to...
Springtime celebrations at our Botanic Gardens
Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens celebrated spring over the last weekend in September and assisted the Tamborine Mountain Garden Club with their Springtime on the Mountain Open Gardens Trail. Our Potty Potters again achieved great success with their plant sale over...
Botanic Gardens prepares for busy Springtime weekend
Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens will have a host of activities for visitors during the Springtime on the Mountain festival on September 27 and 28. Entry tickets for the five private gardens open over the weekend will be on sale at the Botanic Gardens. "Of course,...
New committee at Botanic Gardens
Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens Inc has elected an 11-person management committee during its inaugural Annual General Meeting at the Gardens on Thursday, August 15. Three members of the founding committee stood down at the meeting: Roger Bell, Margaret Bell and...
Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens Inc conducts inaugural meeting
Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens Inc, the association set up recently to manage the Gardens, held its inaugural General Meeting of Members in late February. The meeting at the Gardens during the weekly working bee heard that the Tamborine Mountain Garden Club had...