Childrens Garden
One of the great things about the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne is that they have a Children’s Garden.
Children's Garden Entrance.
Children absolutely love this place. For active kids there’s lots of things to climb over, paths that weave their way through bamboo groves and also a winding Melaleuca arbour. There’s also water fountains, a small stream and pond and lots of unusual plants that the kids find interesting.
On a busy day the Children’s garden is full of families with kids playing and enjoying the many places to hide (from their parents).
This Bamboo Grove has a group of Bangalow Palms, Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, growing in the middle of it.
Melaleuca quinquenervia grows into a large tree but these have been pruned into a long arbour. What a great idea!
From a gardeners point of view this garden has lots of interesting plants ranging from a vegetable garden with fruit trees, the bamboo grove, Australian native plants and lot’s lot’s more. So if you’ve got kids this is a great place to take them and even if you haven’t then I’m sure you can find something of interest.
Banksia Giant Candles
Brachychiton rupestris
Corymbia ficifolia "Summertime", flowering in mid-winter?
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Posted: June 13th, 2009 under Gardens.
Tags: Botanic Gardens, childrens garden