Plant Census Find out what plants grow at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Now publicly available on the Gardens' website, the plant census provides records on over 50,000 individual plants... Read More 'Floreo 2008' 
Guilfoyle’s Volcano Originally built under William Guilfoyle’s direction in 1876 as a reservoir for irrigation supply, the structure was designed to represent a volcano, to be viewed as a focal point for the Gardens’ landscape. Read More 'Guilfoyle’s Volcano' Tropical Hothouse
'Retreat to the warm, humid tropics inside the Tropical Hothouse. Experience the feeling of walking through dense vegetation and discover the weird and wonderful plants of the tropical rainforests. Take a step back in time and be astonished by early plant life, which has evolved from before dinosaurs roamed the earth. Download Self Guided Brochures: Vital Plants • Botanical Marvels • Plant Evolution
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| Open:Entry to the Gardens is free of charge. 7.30am to sunset every day of the year. Please Note: Tropical Display – Glasshouse is open daily: 10am - 4pm. The Ian Potter Foundation Children’s Garden Open 10am - 4pm, Wednesday to Sunday 10am - 4pm, seven days per week during Victorian State School holidays Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and Good Friday
Plant Craft Cottage Open Monday to Friday 10am till 3pm and the third Sunday of each month |