Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens
Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens | |
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Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens | |
Type | Botanical |
Location | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Coordinates | 35°7′51.20″S 147°21′56.16″E / 35.1308889°S 147.3656000°ECoordinates: 35°7′51.20″S 147°21′56.16″E / 35.1308889°S 147.3656000°E |
Area | 8.9 hectares (22 acres) |
Opened | 1969 |
Owned by | Wagga Wagga City Council |
Operated by | Friends of Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens |
Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens, Australia are located in the Wagga Wagga suburb of Turvey Park on a 20 hectare site on the south western slopes of Willans Hill Reserve. Access to the gardens is via Macleay Street near the corner of Lord Baden Powell Drive. There is a camellia garden, a tree chapel, Island and Bamboo Garden, native flora section, Shakespearean garden and cactus and succulent garden.[1] As well as many different types of garden, the Botanic Gardens are home to a music bowl, a small zoo with a walk through aviary, and Willans Hill Model Railway.[2]
The climate of Wagga Wagga is very hot and dry.[1]
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Preliminary planning of the garden began in 1961.[1] The gardens were established in 1969 and occupied 8.9 hectares.[3]
The camellia garden was established as a bicentennial project. Located in the camelia garden is a magnificently decorated traditional Chinese pavilion, a bicentennial gift from Kunming, China, one of Wagga Wagga's sister cities.[4]
The Museum of the Riverina is situated next to the Botanic Gardens on Lord Baden Powell Drive[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Botanic Gardens". Wagga Wagga City Council. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ "Botanic Gardens". Parks and recreation. Wagga Wagga City Council. Archived from the original on March 18, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
- ↑ "Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens". Directory of Australian Botanic Gardens and Arboreta. Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2002. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
- ↑ "Botanic Gardens". Parks and recreation. Wagga Wagga City Council. Archived from the original on 2007-01-02. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
External links
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