In celebration of National Reconciliation Week, Aboriginal Heritage Walk tours at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne will be free between 26 May and 2 June 2024!

Availability is strictly limited and bookings are essential. You can book your spots now at: bit.ly/4bwRXng

Please note that there will be no access to the bushland conservation zone at Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne tomorrow due to a small fuel reduction burn (16/05/24).

Access to the Australian Garden, the visitor centre and the carpark will remain open during this time.

Our eco-observer of the month is iNaturalist user mononymous, with this elegant capture of two black swans (𝐶𝑦𝑔𝑛𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠) in Ornamental Lake, near Long Island in Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 🦢

iNaturalist link: inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/2…

Celebrate Mother's Day with loved ones at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and Cranbourne this weekend. 🩷

Whether you're here for a stroll and a coffee, a tour on our Explorer mini-bus or a scenic brunch option - we've got it covered.

We were thrilled to release a small population of Pookila (New Holland Mouse) at Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne on Wednesday. 🐁🌿

Learn more about the project in this video.

Blooming in regal purple colour, it’s only fitting that you’ll find 𝑆𝑎𝑙𝑣𝑖𝑎 ‘Anthony Parker’ at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 🪻

You can find this stunning plant between Long Island and Picnic Point at Melbourne Gardens.

Spoil mum this Mother's Day with an eye-catching gift from the shops at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and Cranbourne. 🎁

Choose from a range of great gift ideas, including this Maxwell and Williams' Camilla collection, at our Melbourne and Cranbourne shops.

Enjoy a beautiful Mother's Day at Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne with a lovely meal at Boon Wurrung café 🥐

Choose between a buffet breakfast or a set lunch menu as you dine next to our iconic Red Sand Garden.

Bookings are essential. Call 0437 282 068 to book your spots now.

I hung out with this Southern Brown Bandicoot at the beautiful Cranbourne Botanic Gardens yesterday and now feel thoroughly restored. I worked on this species during my Zoology honours year (cough, last century). Seeing one is a bit like going home. Cc iNaturalist RBG Victoria

A fan favourite from the first year of 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 will immerse you in the Gardens' green centre like never before this winter. 🌿

Purchase your 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 tickets now at: bit.ly/3WmZ4JM

Join us for a free webinar where a panel of experts will share essential tips for managing pests and creating important habitat for all kinds of critters in your garden.

Balancing Wildlife and Pests in Your Garden
📆 15 May
⏰ 6:30 - 8pm

More details: bit.ly/3QufYSW

Spikey, vibrant and with a mouthful of a name, you can't miss 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑎 𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 subsp. 𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑎! 🪻

Find this incredible plant on Howson Hill in the Australian Garden at Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne.

Let the colours of autumn relax your senses on our guided Forest Therapy sessions. 🌳🍂

Forest Therapy at Melbourne Gardens
📆 Sundays
⏰ 10am

Forest Therapy at Cranbourne Gardens
📆 Sunday 19 May
⏰ 10am

To find session times or book online, visit: rbg.vic.gov.au/wellbeing/

Television host Jamie Durie recently visited Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne to speak to our Landscape Architect Andrew Laidlaw about sustainable practices at the Gardens.

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne has transformed with the arrival of autumn. 🍂

Wander along the picturesque tree-lined pathways of Hopetoun Lawn and feel the crunch of leaves beneath your feet on Oak Lawn.

Do you have a favourite autumn ritual?

Treat mum this Mother's Day with a new winter tradition: 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. ✨

Mulled wine, hot chocolate and other cold-weather favourites are just the start of this perfect night out for the whole family.

Tickets: bit.ly/3UbT7gi

Join us as we explore the future of cities and discuss the opportunities to co-design with and for nature at this panel event for Melbourne Design Week.

Find more info and book tickets at: bit.ly/3UvepGP

It's always a special time at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne when the camellias begin to bloom. 🌸

The best place to see these gorgeous shrubs and small trees is in the Camellia Collection at Melbourne Gardens, just to the west of Fern Gully.

The Jardin Tan kiosk will be open from 5am tomorrow for those attending the Dawn Service at the Shrine of Remembrance tomorrow morning for ANZAC Day.

Both Melbourne and Cranbourne Gardens shops will open at the later time of 1pm tomorrow.

Celebrate Mother's Day in style with a decadent three-course banquet at Jardin Tan. 💐

Wow Mum with a memorable meal that highlights the beauty of organic local produce and innovative Asian-inspired flavours.

Reserve your place now at: jardintan.com.au/book