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Blue Mountains Botanic Garden

January 01, 1970

The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, originally known as the Mount Tomah Botanical Garden, is a 28-hectare (69-acre) public botanic garden located approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of the Sydney central business district at Mount Tomah in the Blue Mountains, in New South Wales, Australia. The garden is heritage-listed[2] and is located on the boundary of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Greater Blue Mountains Area and can be accessed via the Bells Line of Road.

Blue Mountains Botanic Garden
The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden visitor's centre
Location in New South Wales
LocationMount Tomah, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Nearest citySydney
Coordinates33°32′21″S 150°25′21″E / 33.5391°S 150.4226°E / -33.5391; 150.4226
Area28 hectares (69 acres)
Elevation1,000 metres (3,300 ft) AHD 
Opened1972 (1972)
Operated byThe Botanic Gardens Trust
trading the Botanic Gardens & Centennial Parklands
Visitors158,512 (in 2016)[1]
StatusOpen all year
DesignationNew South Wales Heritage Register[2]
Websitebluemountainsbotanicgarden.com.au

Description edit

 
Proteaceae garden, Blue Mountains Botanic Garden

The garden was established in 1972. It includes an additional 128 hectares (320 acres) of land dedicated to conservation. The garden is 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) AHD , and it specializes in cool-climate plants that would not grow well in Sydney's warmer conditions. The gardens are managed by the Botanic Gardens Trust trading the Botanic Gardens and Centennial Parklands, that also has responsibility for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney and the Australian Botanic Garden at Mount Annan. The Trust is a division of the Department of Environment and Planning.

History edit

The land was originally granted to Susannah Bowen, the mother of George M. C. Bowen, in 1830. She had arrived in the colony in 1828.[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Visitation". About us: Blue Mountains Botanic Garden. Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Mt006 : Mount Tomah Botanic Garden". New South Wales Heritage Register, Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 20 September 2004. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

External links edit

 
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January 01, 1970
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