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Botanic gardens

Wander rows of flower beds and sculptures at manicured gardens in some of Melbourne's oldest parks. In the gardens of the Dandenongs every season brings a new experience. Discover the history, beautiful flowering plants and spectacular mountain scenery that make these gardens special.

Gardens of Victoria

A couple in their sixties walk their two flat coated retriever dogs through the Alfred Nicholas Gardens among the changing autumn colours .

Alfred Nicholas Memorial Garden

The gardens will delight all year round. In Spring, it is blooming with rhododendrons, azaleas, camelias, kalmias and flowering cherries on the lake. Summer is the time to see hydrangeas, fuchsias, native ferns, rhododendrons and native terrestrial orchids. In Autumn the foliage of maples, beech and the famous golden ginkgos on the lake is stunning. In Winter you will see camelias and the early rhododendrons.

People walk along a paved path surrounded by mature autumnal European trees.

Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden

The Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden (formerly the National Rhododendron Garden) is host to brilliantly coloured blooms of rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, cherries and daffodils. Seasonal changes ensure the gardens are a delight all year around.

Park bench on a lawn surrounded by trees and shrubs

George Tindale Memorial Garden

Extensive collections of magnolias, rhododendrons, camellias, azaleas, fuchsias and hydrangeas will delight visitors to George Tindale Memorial Gardens.

Pirianda Garden

Designed to take advantage of the steep slopes, the terraced garden of Pirianda is distinctive for its combination of botanically important trees, shrubs and perennials with an over storey of large blackwoods and mountain ash towering over the natural fern gullies.

RJ Hamer Arboretum

Take a quiet, peaceful stroll along the many walking tracks and roads of the Arboretum and take in the tranquil beauty and stunning scenery across the Yarra Valley out to the Warburton Ranges and beyond.

A couple sit on a bench in the rose garden at Werribee Park.

Victoria State Rose Garden

Victoria State Rose Garden is a must-see on your Werribee Park visit. Separated from the mansion's formal gardens by a Heritage Border featuring unusual and historic roses from around the world, the roses are at their most magnificent from November to April.

An aerial view of Werribee Mansion and its surrounding gardens.

Werribee Park Formal Gardens

Like many notable early settlers the Chirnsides were members of the Acclimatisation Society, an organisation which introduced several European flora and fauna species to the Australian landscape. As a result the ten hectares of manicured landscape contain a variety of exotic species combined with Australian natives.