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.


The new National Herbarium of New South Wales and its collection of over 1 million plant specimens has begun an exciting new era at the Australian Botanic Garden.


Unearthing the Medieval herbals, some of the Daniel Solander Library's most intriguing books about medicinal plants.
As you travel along the winding Bells Line of Road on approach to the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, you really feel like you’ve escaped to a different world.

People are reporting "alien-like" grubs surfacing in their pot plants.

The exuberance of summer continues in early autumn. Big, bold and beautiful flowers feature this month.

The wet weather can be a pain when it comes to staying on top of your garden, but it also produces some strange sights.


Providing some of the most vibrant colour in autumn gardens, delicious syrup and winged seeds which helicopter to the ground to the great delight of any child in the vicinity.

The wet weather hammering Australia is causing all sorts of unusual sights but one that has had people stumped is the jellyfish-like blobs being found.

With flowers a universal symbol of romance, what better place to express adoration for your significant other than at the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah.

Three great ways to spend summer outdoors in the beautiful garden.

It’s a curious question our scientists are trying to answer.

Scientists from the Australian Institute of Botanical Science have made a once in a lifetime discovery, recognising a plant species new to science growing on Uluru.