Royal Botanic Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Harbourside gardens that combine scientific research with recreation for Sydneysiders.

Positions
1848
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1896
1896
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1924

Royal Botanic Gardens

by Dictionary of Sydney staff writer, 2008

 

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Planted on land set aside for the governor's demesne, the Botanic Gardens began as kitchen gardens but by the 1840s were already filled with many native and exotic trees and plants for propagation, study and experiment. from the 1850s, the Gardens were laid out according to Victorian principles of garden design, with elements that still give the place a Victorian air.
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