The new Tasmanian Community Food Garden was completed in 2013 on the site of the original ‘Pete’s Patch’.
A geographically-focussed collection of Tasmanian native plants, including endemic, rare and threatened flora.
Designed to replicate Macquarie Island's appearance and conditions, and serve as an experimental space for cultivating its native plants.
Designed by Kanjira Harada, a landscape architect from Yaizu, Hobart’s sister city in Japan
This flower-lover’s collection features an arbour with high-performing roses and clematis scrambling along wall trellises and archways.
From arid regions around the world – Madagascar to Mexico and the deserts of Namaqualand.
This greenhouse displays a range of exotic plants which would not otherwise grow in the cool Tasmanian climate.
One of the most significant collections of conifers in the Southern Hemisphere.
Predominantly wild-sourced by members of The Gardens team from altitudes of between 2000–5000 metres in the Yunnan Province of China.
Originally the residence for William Davidson, superintendent of the Government Domain and Gardens appointed in 1828.
In 1829, Governor George Arthur ordered the construction of a heated wall to protect frost-tender plants.
In 1845, the Royal Society built a separate house for the head gardener, designed by colonial architect William Porden Kay.
In 1878, a set of cast-iron gates, manufactured by the Coalbrookdale Company in England, arrived.
Just a short distance from the Visitor Centre this decorative carved arch is set at the base of stone steps.
Named after Sir John Eardley-Wilmot who became the Governor of Tasmania in 1843.