Edna Walling was a talented and influential garden designer, designing many gardens in Victoria. Edna was born in England and came to Australia with her family as a teenager, settling in Melbourne. Studying horticulture, Edna started her own landscape design business in the 1920s. The design of Edna’s gardens included low stone walls, wide pergolas, … Read more
The Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens is in the middle of the Gold Coast, tucked away from the road from Ashmore Road through to the back of the Royal Pines Resort Golf Course and down to the Nerang River. The main part of the Botanic Gardens is featured around a lake area, called Feature Lake. … Read more
The park was established in 1921 and named Coronation Park in 1937 in commemoration of the coronation of King George VI. It was renamed to Elizabeth Park in 1954 to coincide with the visit of Queen Elizabeth II before changing its name again to Elizabeth Park Rose Gardens in 1961, with 4,000 rose bushes donated … Read more
The Brisbane Botanical Gardens at Mt Coot-tha is 56 hectares of subtropical gardens, with more than 100,000 plants of 5,000 species. The gardens commenced in 1970 and officially opened in 1976, as an alternative location to the Brisbane City botanical gardens. The site was chosen as a flood free location, as the city botanical gardens … Read more
The Japanese Gardens in Toowoomba is next to the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), and is jointly owned by USQ and Toowoomba Regional Council. It was opened in 1989 by Yoshiharu Araki from the Brisbane Consul-General of Japan. The gardens are named Ju Raku En, which means ‘to enjoy peace and longevity in a public … Read more
Laurel Bank Park is a garden near the centre of Toowoomba. From the road, the gardens look nice but walk through them for a while and you start to understand how beautiful they are and how much effort is put in to maintain these spectacular gardens. Laurel Bank Park is listed as botanic gardens in … Read more
Bamboo Land is a nursery and parklands landscaped with bamboo and other plants. The gardens span over around 10 acres with walkways through the variety of bamboo displayed. Started as a hobby in 1990 by Klas Nilsson. Over the years more and more species were added to the collection with over 100 species of clumping … Read more