Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Our Gardens

Melbourne

Visit Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, the living heart of the city.

Cranbourne

Visit Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne and see spectacular Australian plants in an award-winning garden.
Science
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is a centre of excellence for botanical research. We play a vital role in the study of Australia’s plants, fungi and algae, enriching our understanding of native biodiversity and its urgent conservation needs.
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Herbarium

Research

Identifications

Seedbank

Library

Journal

Publications
Initiatives
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is a leader in innovative public programming and world-leading botanical, horticultural and conservation research.
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Virtual Garden

Seeing the Invisible

Landscape Succession Strategy

Climate Change Alliance

Southern Brown Bandicoot
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Our dedicated education staff deliver a wide variety of nature based learning programs Mon-Fri at the Melbourne Gardens & Mon-Thu at the Cranbourne Gardens
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Early Childhood Excursions

Primary Excursions

Secondary Excursions

Tertiary Excursions

Educators Hub

Learning Initiatives

Biomimicry

Victorian Challenge and Enrichment Series
What's On

Lightscape

An immersive, after-dark experience comes to Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne this winter.
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7th Global Botanic Gardens Congress

25 -29 September 2022 Melbourne, Australia
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Seeing the Invisible

Explore the free exhibition. Download the app now.
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Explore our Gardens

Melbourne Gardens

Location
Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne
Open
Mon-Tue: 7.30am-5.30pm; Wed-Sun: 7.30am-3.00pm

Cranbourne Gardens

Location
Ballarto Road and Botanic Drive, Cranbourne
Open
Open 9am to 5pm daily (last entry 4.30pm) | Closed on Christmas Day

What's On at the Gardens

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