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  • Things to do
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Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

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If there’s anywhere you can escape the madness of the city CBD without actually leaving it, the Royal Botanic Gardens is the place. Located on the city’s fringe, this expansive garden is home to a cool 8,500 plant species, zen lakes and lush lawns.

Workshops, tours, walks and talks showcase the intricacies of the gardens – from star-gazing night tours in the Melbourne Observatory to science seminars, such as one exploring the phylogeography of coconut. The Aboriginal Heritage Walk takes you on a journey into the history of the Koolin nation. An Indigenous guide will lead you around the gardens, through a traditional smoking ceremony and show you the uses of plants as both food and medicine. Want to see the Gardens from a new point of view? Book in for a traditional punt cruise around Ornamental Lake, complete with beautiful views of the bays and mini islands. You even get your own paper parasol.

Want to do your own thing? There are plenty of walks and plant collections you can explore at any time. The camellia collection is one of the world’s best with more than 950 different types; Fern Gully recreates a cool forest, which showcases many fern species; and the Tropical Glasshouse is filled with colourful flowers and palms. The Royal Botanic Gardens are also home to the National Herbarium of Victoria, housing more than 1.5 million plant, algae and fungi specimens.

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Address
Birdwood Ave
South Yarra
Melbourne
3141
Opening hours:
7.30am-sunset

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Live at the Gardens

We can picture it now – the sun is shining, we’ve got a bev in hand, and we’re at the glorious Royal Botanic Gardens ready to enjoy some live music. It’s an idyllic daydream, but it’s one that could soon become a reality. All you have to do is snap up tickets. Live at the Gardens is a brand new gig series popping up in Melbourne, where the lush, expansive lawns of the Royal Botanic Gardens will host up to 5,000 people for an eclectic mix of musical acts. The concerts will kick off across two weekends in November, with more gigs planned for March in what is set to become an ongoing series. The line-up for the debut Live at the Gardens session has been announced, as has the date of Friday, November 15. We’ve got our fingers crossed for blue skies and a gentle spring breeze. Dancefloor legends The Presets will take the stage, supported by Midnight Juggernauts DJs. Haiku Hands and Joey Lightbulb will also be out in force, creating a well-rounded line-up. Next up, Crowd favourite and dual ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter Matt Corby will headline on Saturday, November 16, with support from ARIA Best Rock Album winners Middle Kids. This one-night-only affair will also be Corby’s only Victorian show. Fast-forward to Friday, November 22 for indie legend Chet Faker, who will celebrate the tenth anniversary of Built on Glass with support from Mildlife and Phoebe Go. Alternatively, rock up on Saturday, November 23 for singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and activist Xavier Rudd

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