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- SeeBotanical gardenStockbridge and CanonmillsEdinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden
Impressive gardens with a large collection. Great place to wander around on a sunny day, or to sit and have a picnic. Highlights include the Rock Garden; the 165-m-long herbaceous border, backed by a huge, century-old beech hedge, and the Palm House, the tallest of its kind in Britain. (However the Palm House and all the glasshouses are closed until 2025 for rebuilding, and a small section of the garden is only open at weekends.) A number of sculptures, including two by Barbara Hepworth, are displayed around the gardens. The east gate has a bus service but the west gate is grander, with the John Hope Gateway building containing the restaurant, shop, and exhibitions. Botanic Cottage is an education centre in a house that was built in 1764-5, designed by John Adam and James Craig and moved to the garden in 2014. They also run the gardens at Benmore near Oban, Dawyck above Peebles, and Logan near Stranraer.
Daily Nov-Jan 10AM-4PM, Feb-Oct 10AM-5PM, last entry 15 min before closure · Free · Free entry · Built 1670
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Wellington Botanic Garden
Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā is a botanical garden close to central Wellington in New Zealand. It covers 25 ha (62 acres) of land in a valley between Thorndon and Kelburn, with Glenmore Street as a boundary along the valley floor. One of the access points is from the top of the Wellington Cable Car.
Free entry
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Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
It is a nice place to go for a picnic, or just an afternoon walk (or run for a challenging fitness experience). You can take the Cable Car from Lambton Quay for a quick 5-minute trip to the top; but it is not designed to be exciting, despite being photogenic. If you're keen on walking up, take the lifts in the James Cook Arcade (or one of several others along Lambton Quay) up to The Terrace, head south uphill until you reach Salamanca Rd. Head uphill up Salamanca Rd until you reach Victoria University. A set of stairs on the opposite side of the road to the Hunter Lawn goes uphill right to the top of the Gardens. If you already shelled out for a Busabout Daypass ticket, just catch the Mairangi bus, get off at the stop after the University, and walk back along Upland Rd until you reach the Cable Car Museum. The Cable Car Museum has two of the old cars in semi-restored and fully-restored condition and some of the original Cable Car machinery from the system that was replaced in 1978. The Lookout has a great view day or night, and the large map next to the round tree usually has a few pamphlets with maps of the Gardens. The Carter Observatory is a stones throw from here. This is the perfect place to explore the Garden from, or wander back to the city.
- SeeGardenCBDMelbourne
Royal Botanic Gardens
Recognised as one of the world’s finest botanic gardens, with over 10,000 species and 50,000 individual plants in the 38 hectare gardens.
Daily 7:30AM to sunset · Free
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Thảo Viên Botanic Garden
2 Ng. 31 P. Hoàng Cầu
- SeeBotanical gardenCape Town
Kristenbosh National Botanic Garden
Wyneburg
- SeeBotanical gardenMelbourne
Royal Botanic Garden Melbourne
Birdwood Ave
- DrinkCaféWellington
Botanic Garden Café
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University Botanic gardens Ljubljana
Ljubljana Botanic Garden is the oldest Slovene cultural, scientific and educational institution. It was founded in 1810, the time of the Illyrian Provinces, as a garden of native flora and a section of the Central School (École Centrale). In the garden is also tropical glasshouse.
Open daily, Apr–Jun 07–19, Jul–Aug 07–20, Sep–Oct 07–19, Nov–Mar 07–17. Tropical glasshouse has reduced hours: Daily 10:00–16:45 · Gardens are free, tropical glasshouse €2.80
- SeeGardenMelbourne
Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Osborne St
- SeeBotanical gardenMelbourne
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
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Otari-Wilton's Bush
100 hectare botanic garden of native forest.
visitor centre daily 8AM - 4PM, gardens dawn - dusk
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Wellington Cable Car
From Lambton Quay (next to the McDonald's). The easiest way to get a nice view of the city and harbour, the Cable Car runs on rails from Lambton Quay to the Botanic Garden in Kelburn every ten minutes.
Mon–Fri 7AM-10PM, shorter hours at weekends & around Christmas & New Year · Adult $4 one way, $7.50 return. Concession prices are available for children, students and senior citizens over 65
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St Kilda Botanic Gardens
The St Kilda Botanical Gardens are a botanical garden located in the suburb of St Kilda, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Established on the former site of a gravel pit and rubbish dump, they were formally gazetted on 28 September 1859 and opened in 1861. The gardens are operated by the City of Port Phillip.
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City Botanic Gardens
Walking and cycling tracks. Exhibits. Free tours are a mix of the history of the gardens and the city whereas the garden tours at Mt Coot-tha are more focused on the wide variety of plants.
24/7. Free 1-hr guided tours Mon–Sat 11AM and 1PM (no need to book) · Free