The Malmsbury Botanic Gardens is an Australian botanic garden in the regional town of Malmsbury, Victoria. Established in the 1850s, the garden is one of regional Victoria's earliest botanic gardens.[1] Land was first reserved for the garden in 1855 with work commencing in 1863.[2] In 2002 the garden was listed on the Victorian Heritage Register as an example of a nineteenth century regional garden for its design and layout, collection of plants, structures and aesthetic and social value.[3]
| Malmsbury Botanic Garden | |
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| Type | Botanical |
| Location | Malmsbury, Victoria |
| Coordinates | 37°11′22″S 144°22′52″E / 37.18944°S 144.38111°E |
| Opened | 1863 |
| Owned by | Macedon Ranges Shire |
| Website | https://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/See-Do/Parks-Gardens-Reserves/Botanic-Gardens#section-4 |
The garden contains a pair of bunya bunya pines (Araucaria bidwillii) that is on the National Trust register of significant trees.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Malmsbury Botanic Gardens". www.mrsc.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ GbLA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS (2021). Malmsbury Botanic Garden Landscape Masterplan (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "VHD". vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "National Trust - Bunya Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii)". trusttrees.org.au. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.