Stories from the Botanic Gardens

From what's blooming to the latest botanical science research, discover the stories that make the Botanic Gardens unforgettable places for science, horticulture and leisure.

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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

An easy, beginner-friendly guide to transform your backyard or balcony into a dreamy, native meadow inspired by Australian flora and the sleepy charm of blue‑banded bees.

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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

For the team at the Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience (ReCER), a request from the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden to create a hedge of the towering Nothofagus moorei, or Antarctic beech, sparked a unique collaboration between science and horticulture. 

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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

With a fresh new look and a renewed sense of purpose, Growing Friends Plant Sales continues to go from strength to strength, uniting passionate volunteers, beautiful plants and a shared love of the Gardens.

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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

As fascinating as the books housed at the Daniel Solander Library are, the journeys they have taken to arrive there can be just as intriguing, writes Miguel Garcia.

Norfolk Island Pine in the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney with a Christmas star on top.
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Discover the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney's very own "Christmas trees" - a festive trio of pretty pines from a lineage stretching all the way back to the time of the dinosaurs.

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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Whether you’re here for culture, time with friends, a family adventure, or a quiet escape among the trees – discover the itinerary that brings your ideal summer day to life.

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For the team at the Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience (ReCER), a request from the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden to design a hedge of the towering Nothofagus moorei, or Antarctic beech, sparked a unique collaboration between science and horticulture.

Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience
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Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah

An extraordinary display of rare turquoise blooms are starting to flower at the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah, with one species blooming for the first time ever. 

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Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan

One of the largest paper daisy displays in eastern Australia is in flower at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan.

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In the lower Hunter Valley, a new nature reserve named Tiraki – Wonnarua for ironbark – has become a sanctuary for one of Australia’s rarest plants.

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In this new episode of What the Flora!? discover why this world-first global ‘Tree of Life’ study is a new milestone in understanding the evolutionary history of flowering plants.  

Science advancements
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Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan

A project digitising over one million flora specimens has won the National Trust's President’s Prize for 2025 and is helping important research in critical biodiversity, ecological, and evolutionary studies.

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