From 30 June 2025, the northern end of Lower Domain Road remains closed for TasWater’s pipeline upgrade. The main entrance to the Botanical Gardens remains open to pedestrians and vehicles, with partial limitations to nearby parking. Works are expected to be complete by September 2025. Visit TasWater for more information.
Work has commenced on the Main Lawn, below the Arthur Wall (c.1827) to create a new large garden bed. Expected to be complete in August 2025.
The area spanning the Australian Fernery to the Gatekeeper’s Cottage is currently closed as we develop an exciting new landscape. The Australian Fernery and Tasmanian Cool Temperate Rainforest expansion will open summer 2025/26. Read more
A geographically-focussed collection of Tasmanian native plants, including endemic, rare and threatened flora.
The arch was originally constructed in 1913 to span the entrance of the AMP Society’s original Elizabeth Street building.
Designed to replicate Macquarie Island's appearance and conditions, and serve as an experimental space for cultivating its native plants.
Hold your dream day in the heart of Hobart. The Gardens offer an array of stunning locations, both indoor and outdoor.
This greenhouse displays a range of exotic plants which would not otherwise grow in the cool Tasmanian climate.
This area has an unbroken 200-year history of cultivation as a food garden and orchard.
Designed by Kanjiro Harda, a landscape architect from Yaizu, Hobart’s sister city in Japan, the Japanese Garden officially opened in 1987 as the first formal Japanese garden to be built in an Australian botanic garden.
This flower-lover’s collection features an arbour with high-performing roses and clematis scrambling along wall trellises and archways.
The north-facing section, was the residence for William Davidson, superintendent of the Government Domain and Gardens appointed in 1828.
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