Wollongong Botanic Garden in Keiraville, New South Wales, Australia | Local business
Wollongong Botanic Garden
Locality: Keiraville, New South Wales, Australia
Phone: +61 2 4227 7667
Address: 40 Murphys Avenue 2500 Keiraville, NSW, Australia
Website: http://www.wollongongbotanicgarden.com.au
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25.01.2022 Feature Friday Bringing you the gardens from the view of our visitors. Thanks @Robert James Lewis for sharing this photo of a Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) enjoying the nectar from the flowering Spear Lily (Doryanthes palmeri) in the Australian Open Forest Collection. For your chance to be featured, tag us on Facebook or Instagram or use the hashtag #WollongongBotanicGarden... #AustralianNatives #Wollongong
25.01.2022 Making our hearts smile Check out this message we received from some recent visitors... "Yesterday, Tuesday, two "old" folks had the opportunity to spend the day at your magnificent Botanic Garden. We just want to thank you for arranging the loan of the two mobility scooters so that we could comfortably view your Garden. As explained to you, on Doctor's orders, we have been in self-isolation since early March - not even being able to see our family! This has put us in a ...very depressed state. Being able to visit the Garden and roam around using the scooters was like having been awarded "Get out of Jail Free" cards. Freedom is indeed a precious thing which is not fully appreciated until we are denied it! We felt truly blessed by having beautiful surroundings, lovely weather, fresh air and a time to relax and forget about the pandemic. Your Garden is such a beautiful sight, and must be even more magical come springtime." If you or someone you know needs help getting around, we have 2 mobility scooters available to hire for free. For details visit: https://wollongong.nsw.gov.au/botanic//access-and-mobility #VisitWollongong #Freedom
25.01.2022 Feature Friday Bringing you the gardens from the view of our visitors. Thanks Eddie Hu for this lovely pic showing a highlight of visiting the garden for many of our young visitors - the Duck Pond. Be like Eddie and avoid feeding the ducks bread as it can make them sick, and eventually even kill them. Healthier options include green peas, grapes cut in half, grains such as cracked corn, barley oats, birdseed, duck feed pellets (available from farm supply stores), earth wo...rms, or worms from your compost. For your chance to be featured tag us on Facebook or Instagram or use the hashtag #WollongongBotanicGarden #DuckPond #Nature
24.01.2022 Have you noticed birds flocking to the Parrot Trees (Schotia brachypetala) in the Flowering Trees and Shrubs Collection? This evergreen tree is very much sought after by parrots like these Rainbow Lorikeets for their abundance of nectar. The nectar pools in its crimson flowers and ferments resulting in a mild narcotic effect on the birds who consume it. In other words, these birds have been getting a little tipsy drinking this tree’s sweet nectar ... Flowers generally appear in spring, although exact flowering times vary from tree to tree. #Lorikeets
24.01.2022 Do you seeing carpets of purple petals on the streets of Wollongong during Jacaranda season too? Where did you spot some purple blooms? We’d love to see them. Share your favourite Jacaranda pics in the comments Our purple beauty is located in our Sorensen Garden (near Gleniffer Brae)... #Jacaranda #purple
24.01.2022 These beautiful Cabbage-tree Palms (Livistona australis) are slow growing local native palms often found in rainforest gullies near the sea and can reach up to 30m high. Cabbage-tree hats were worn in Australia from around 1799 and became an iconic piece of head wear right through to the early 1900s. Today, their prickly leaf stalks make it useful for establishing a boundary for regeneration - deer don't like it! Thanks to Horticulturalist Debby for taking this shot in our R...ainforest Collection. #AustralianNatives #Rainforest
24.01.2022 Not much can beat the beauty and vibrancy of an Azalea in Spring. They come in many colours but some of the hybrid/cultivar highlights in our collection at the moment are exhibiting various shades of pink. If you’re looking to add a pop of colour and interest to your garden, consider adding a few azaleas to the cool, lightly shaded areas of your garden. Get inspired by dropping into the Garden for a wander and let us know which azaleas are your favourites. You’ll find them ...on the Western side of Middle Creek. #azalea #spring
24.01.2022 Today marks 50 years since we officially opened on 26 September 1970! To mark the milestone we've prepared this little re-enactment video to bring a slice of history back to life. The Garden was open to public entry on 2 January 1971. We have a full year of celebrations planned for our 50th anniversary throughout 2021...so stay tuned on social media or our website for updates.... https://wollongong.nsw.gov.au/botanicgarden #VisitWollongong #WollongongBotanicGarden Image credit: From the collections of the Wollongong City Libraries and the Illawarra Historical Society.
23.01.2022 It's National Tree Day Unfortunately there weren't any official public planting sites or events this year due to COVID-19, but we still supported 8 local schools by delivering up to 60 local native tress and shrubs for students to plant, with remote support and advice form our expert horticultural staff. Anyone get involved in the spirit of the day by:... Planting a tree in your backyard Planting a new 'Pet Plant' Hugging a tree We'd love to hear what you're doing in the comments below. #NationalTreeDay #HugaTreeforNTD Sydney Red Gum (Angophora costata)
23.01.2022 Join the Illawarra Birders for a free bird-spotting walk this Thursday from 12.30pm to 1.30pm. Numbers are limited to 10 people. To book please email [email protected] The friendly and knowledgeable guide will be commencing the lunchtime walk near the Garden's Discovery Centre. ... #birds #free
21.01.2022 It's almost our 50th Birthday! 26 September 2020 will mark 50 years since the official opening of Wollongong Botanic Garden in 1970 by the Lord Mayor Cr E J Ford and Mrs A S Hoskins. This site was once the property of Arthur Sidney Hoskins who built his family home - Gleniffer Brae - and donated the land to Council for use as a botanic garden.... Make sure you tune in to our social media on the 26th September to learn more. We also have a big year of celebrations planned for our 50th anniversary throughout 2021...so watch this space. Image credit: From the collections of the Wollongong City Libraries and the Illawarra Historical Society #Historyweek #WollongongBotanicGarden
20.01.2022 Feature Friday Bringing you the gardens from the view of our visitors. Thanks Owls. Teapots. Shoes. Oh My. for sharing so many shots across the Garden. Here are just a few pics from what looks like a grand adventure! Check out more information on our collections, or download a map to get planning your next visit:... https://wollongong.nsw.gov.au/botanicgard//our-collections For your chance to be featured, tag us on Facebook or Instagram or use the hashtag #WollongongBotanicGarden #BotanicGarden #Wollongong
20.01.2022 Take a mini photographic tour of the Garden, thanks to @Leanne Maree Zautsen as this week's Feature Friday. Leanne has beautifully captured some vistas of the Garden putting on a stunning Spring show. Those Foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea cultivars) popping up in the bed by the entrance to the Rose Garden were definitely one of the most popular subjects for visitor photographers this week, for good reason! No plans this weekend? A visit to the Garden is always good for the soul.... Feature Friday Bringing you the gardens from the view of our visitors. For your chance to be featured tag us or use the hashtag #WollongongBotanicGarden #Wollongong #Spring
19.01.2022 This 'Six Daughters of the West Wind’ sculpture can be seen along the short 15min loop walk from the lookout at Mt Keira Summit Park. This artwork represents the local Aboriginal story of Oolaboolawoo and how Mt Keira and the five islands off our coast were created. You'll find it at the south-facing lookout, behind the picnic area. A collaboration between artists: Alison Page, Tina Lee, Lorraine Browne, Ali Day, Bonny Foley-Brennan, Debbie Hamstead-Callaghan, Val Law, Lila... Lawrence, Jodie Stewart, Phyllis Stewart and Narelle Thomas. You can also visit @Wollongong Art Gallery to view the works of local talented artists at the Coomaditchie - Keeping Culture Alive exhibition. Always Was, Always Will Be #NAIDOC2020
19.01.2022 Want to expand your garden? Great news - Council has launched some guidelines to support residents to plant the verge (the area between the front of your house and the street)! You can also apply for a $250 grant for a verge gardening project that builds neighbourhood connections.... At today’s Plant Sale we have a range of native ground covers that are verge friendly and copies of the new guidelines available until 2.30pm.
19.01.2022 Feature Friday Bringing you the gardens from the view of our visitors. Thanks @Eddie Hu for sharing this gorgeous photo of some young native Australian Welcome Swallows (Hirundo neoxena) nesting here in the Garden on the Duck Pond Rotunda. Their common name comes from sailors who knew that the sight of a swallow meant that land was not far away. ... For your chance to be featured, tag us on Facebook or Instagram or use the hashtag #WollongongBotanicGarden #AustralianNativeBirds #Wollongong
19.01.2022 Bringing happiness on wintery days are these Spring Snowflakes (Leucojum vernum). These delicate beauties provide an early nectar and pollen source for bees. Native to Central Europe, you'll find these in flower now in the Woodlands Garden. Who needs international travel?! Explore our collections to see where else a visit to the Garden might take you...... https://wollongong.nsw.gov.au/botanicgard//our-collections #WoodlandsGarden #BotanicGarden
18.01.2022 An upside to the recent restrictions and bushfires is a renewed enthusiasm for gardening. We have experienced unprecedented demand at our plant sales this year as people spend more time at home. Because our nursery here at the Botanic Garden propagate local specialist plants from scratch, we aren’t easily able to replenish stock from wholesale suppliers, as a retail nursery would. To best accommodate the current demand we will provide all our available stock on Friday, 20 N...ovember. Please note, this will be our final plant sale for 2020. The Saturday 28 November sale will be postponed until next year, as we anticipate not having sufficient stock available in such a short turnaround time. We encourage anyone looking to add some beautiful native plants into their home garden this year to drop into our Greenplan Nursery this Friday between 7.30am and 2.30pm. For more details about the sale including the list of available plants visit https://bit.ly/36GB2y1
18.01.2022 You won't see this very often - commonly known as Forest Wedding Bush (Ricinocarpos speciosus). It is native to southern Queensland and northern NSW, and is regionally rare this far down the coast on its southern limit. This beauty loves growing in creek banks, rocky slopes of hillsides, ridge tops, and old floodplains but you'll find it in our Australian Open Forest and Sandstone Collection flowering now! #australiannatives #wollongong
18.01.2022 Our opening hours have been extended so you can enjoy the extra sunlight at the Garden From today, we will be open from 7am to 6pm on weekdays 7am to 6.45pm on weekends and public holidays... Mt Keira Summit Park has also changed its opening hours to 8am to 8pm daily For kiosk opening hours and updates visit the Mount Keira Lookout Kiosk page
18.01.2022 Feature Friday Bringing you the gardens from the view of our visitors. Thanks @My Home Your Home Family Day Care for bringing in some very special visitors to learn, explore and connect with nature! Here are the kids enjoying story time on the stage in our amphitheatre.... For your chance to be featured, tag us on Facebook or Instagram or use the hashtag #WollongongBotanicGarden #Natureplay #Wollongong
17.01.2022 An exciting day in the Rose Garden today. We've been tracking down some of the harder-to-find Australian bred heritage roses in partnership with the The Rose Society of NSW and their network of passionate rose lovers, some of who joined us in the gardens today. Two rose beauties have arrived today and set to flower next month and were kindly propagated by Jim and Patricia Cunningham. Jim also gave expert onsite planting advice today and kept us all on our toes Both were br...ed by Allan Read of the Illawarra and Shoalhaven, with Rosa ‘Sarah Anne’ (named after his wife), being the very first miniflora rose bred in Australia in 1996, and Rosa ‘Shining Bride’ a miniature rose bred in 2000. Allan Read has a long history and passion in breeding prize-winning roses and was the President of the National, State and Illawarra Rose Societies in the 1990’s. Allan was not able to join us in person but luckily he could FaceTime with us to plant his wonderful roses. Colin Hollis President and Kristin Dawson Secretary of the Rose Society of the NSW have been a great help throughout sourcing these and many other roses and were able to help us coordinate the planting today to secure these roses in our collection. See more
15.01.2022 The Native Plant Sale is on this coming Friday, 7.30am - 2.30pm! Plan ahead and check out the fantastic plant finder on the Growing Illawarra Natives website: http://growingillawarranatives.org/... Or check out this article from the ABC on getting started with natives: https://www.abc.net.au//native-australian-plants-/11589742 https://www.facebook.com/events/671414287038730/
15.01.2022 Council’s currently recruiting for its 2021 intake of cadets, apprentices and trainees including a Trainee Arborist and Horticulturalist. These positions allow you to work, build experience, and complete a qualification simultaneously! Applications are open to people of all ages, backgrounds and experiences. ... Visit www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/start to check out all positions open for application!
14.01.2022 Happy #internationalcoffeeday all you delicious dark grind people! Aren't plants the best? Find this tropical beauty on the northern side of the JB Glasshouse, in fruit at the moment.
14.01.2022 We are open daily However, we are asking you to support and adhere to Government advice if you are visiting the Garden. Help us KEEP THE GATES OPEN by following the current gatherings and social and physical distancing measures:... stay at least 1.5 metres away from others follow the 4sqm rule at all times, particularly in smaller or enclosed spaces like the playground and toilets gatherings / groups limited to 20 people (max.) stay away if you’re unwell and displaying flu-like symptoms Let’s work together to protect our community and use our valuable open spaces respectfully. For public health orders on what you can and can't do visit: https://preview.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/public-health-orders For more information on changes in the Garden visit: https://wollongong.nsw.gov.au//2020/coronavirus-covid-19-u
14.01.2022 There's only three more chances to participate in our UnBEElievable school holiday program From 10am to 1230pm today, tomorrow and Friday kids will be able to enjoy a play about bees, a treasure hunt around the Garden and a fun planting activity. Limited numbers, pre-booking is essential online at https://wollongongbotanicgarden.eventbrite.com.au/
13.01.2022 Feature Friday Bringing you the gardens from the view of our visitors. Check out the impressive Queensland Bottle Trees (Brachychiton rupestris) - a favourite of many of our visitors. As the name suggests, a significant amount of water is stored between the inner bark and the trunk of this interesting tree.... For your chance to be featured tag us or use the hashtag #WollongongBotanicGarden Thanks for visiting and sharing your pics Campbelltown Community Garden #BottleTree #AustralianPlants
13.01.2022 We're currently seeking applications for several school-based traineeships, including one in conservation. The 2-year Council traineeships allow Year 10 students who are continuing to Year 11 and 12 to obtain paid part-time work, on-the-job training, and an industry-recognised vocational qualification that counts towards their HSC credits. Jump on over to https://bit.ly/2Fvpsfo to apply today! Applications close on 18 September. ... Please share this with anyone who you think would be interested in this opportunity
13.01.2022 Happy #NationalWattleDay! Enjoy the first day of #spring with a wattle walk around the Garden. You’ll find several different species blooming in our native collections. A few you may spot include the Fringed Wattle (Acacia fimbriata), Golden Wreath Wattle (Acacia salign), Dwarf Fringed Wattle (Acacia fimbriata 'Nana') and the Knife-leaf Wattle (Acacia cultriformis) ... #Wollongong #VisitWollongong #AustralianNatives #acacia #yellow #puckeys
13.01.2022 It’s magpie nesting season and we have an aggressive magpie around the Discovery Centre. Please follow the instructions on the Garden signs in this area
13.01.2022 Spring is just around the corner and our first bursts of blooming Wattle (Acacia) are appearing in the Garden and their scent is filling the air with a number of trees coming into flower. Head to our Towri Bush Tucker Garden to see the masses of spectacular yellow blooms on show. We have just a handful of the estimated range of 850 species found in Australia! They make great plants for your garden - easy to grow, quick to mature, forgiving of neglect and generous with their f...lowers. #AustralianNatives #Wollongong
12.01.2022 Feature Friday Bringing you the gardens from the view of our visitors. Thanks @Dreamscape Pix for sharing this shot of the Empress Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) in the Flowering Trees & Shrubs Collection. This fast growing tree is not only ornamental, the versatile wood is used to make watercraft, furniture, musical instruments and much more. ... Learn more about the other plants you'll find in this collection on our website: https://wollongong.nsw.gov.au///flowering-trees-and-shrubs For your chance to be featured, tag us on Facebook or Instagram or use the hashtag #WollongongBotanicGarden #FloweringTreesandShrubs #Wollongong
12.01.2022 Love your Garden and love nature? You'll probably also enjoy the Sustainable Wollongong e-newsletter - packed full of gardening tips, local events, news and ideas for living more sustainably. Check out the latest edition here:... https://mailchi.mp//sustainable-wollongong-august-issue-62 To get a copy delivered monthly to your mailbox, you can subscribe here: https://wollongong.nsw.gov.au/my-communi/sustainable-living
12.01.2022 The toilets near the main entrance and Palm Collection are now open.
11.01.2022 Feature Friday Bringing you the gardens from the view of our visitors. Thanks @M A Golam Mawla for sharing some of the colours of Spring in the Garden! There is so much colour in here at the moment, so come along for a feast for the eyes and a big dose of nature therapy.... For your chance to be featured, tag us on Facebook or Instagram or use the hashtag #WollongongBotanicGarden #naturetherapy #Wollongong
11.01.2022 We are open everyday from 7am While you're visiting the Garden we ask you to support and adhere to the Government's current gathering and physical distancing measures: stay at least 1.5 metres away from others follow the 4sqm rule at all times, particularly in smaller or enclosed spaces like the playground and toilets ... gatherings / groups limited to 30 people (max.) stay away if you’re unwell and displaying flu-like symptoms Let’s work together to protect our community and use our valuable open spaces respectfully. For public health orders on what you can and can't do visit: https://preview.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/public-health-orders For more information on changes in the Garden visit: https://wollongong.nsw.gov.au/.../coronavirus-covid-19...
11.01.2022 Take a wander through the Garden’s Woodland Collection to find a number of beauties in blooms like this May Bush (Spirea cantoniensis) Its white pom-pom clusters burst into flower in spring (May in its native China) while enjoying its sunny position on the outskirts of this collection. The May Bush is a classic semi-evergreen plant used as part of a hedge or feature shrub, especially in cottage gardens. #WoodlandCollection
11.01.2022 The toilets near the playground and Palm Collection are currently closed. The water has been turned off so we can make some repairs to the playground this morning. During this time, please use the toilets located at the Garden's Towri Centre which is part of the Bush Tucker Garden. Most of the playground is accessible during these repairs. Please follow any instructions from staff... We'll let you know when the toilets have reopened. We apologise for this inconvenience.
11.01.2022 "I go to the gardens about twice a week for my mental health - every time I walk through the various gardens, I discover something I hadn’t noticed before. It’s like going to a different garden filled with texture, colour, shapes, smells, sounds and it’s constantly changing. Thank you so much for allowing the public to enjoy this wonderful space " Thanks Shari Kelly for sharing your personal experience and this photo from your visit of the Succulent Collection. A good dose ...of nature is something we can all appreciate in our current times! Feature Friday Bringing you the gardens from the view of our visitors. For your chance to be featured, tag us on Facebook or Instagram or use the hashtag #WollongongBotanicGarden #MentalHealth #PlantsGiveLife
10.01.2022 Is this the scene of loyalty, betrayal, or both? This Roxburg Fig (Ficus auriculata) is fruiting profusely directly from the trunk and branches (scientifically called cauliflory). The fruit provides a safe shelter for the tiny wasps of the Agaonidae Family to breed and lay their eggs in - while in turn the tree relies on the wasps for pollination to produce fruit. A great story of co-operation... or is it?... Sometimes this relationship can turn sour, with some female flowers mimicking the scent of male flowers to deceive the wasp for their own benefit at the expense of the wasp! Come along and see this Roxburgh Fig in our Palm Collection (just north of the Discovery Centre) and read more about this mind blowing relationship below: http://www.bbc.com//20160429-a-tale-of-loyalty-and-betraya #RoxburghFig #PalmCollection
09.01.2022 The Camellias are rolling out their beautiful winter blankets... In full swing across the gardens the Camellias will put on their show over the coming months as different species, hybrids and cultivars bring their colour over the winter days. This is Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea’ showering the ground with its flowers! You'll spot Camelias in our Woodland Garden, Middle Creek and Flowering Trees and Shrubs.... #WollongongBotanicGarden #FloweringTreesandShrubs
09.01.2022 The #AussieBirdCount is a great way to connect with the birds in your backyard no matter where your backyard happens to be a suburban backyard, a local park or botanic garden, down by the beach, or the main street of town. Next week the Illawarra Birders Inc are offering a free 1hr bird-spotting walk on Monday from 12.30pm to kickstart the 2020 Aussie Bird Count Week that runs from 19 to 25 October. Along the way the birding expert will be able to help identify birds for th...e count and share their extensive knowledge about birds that call the Botanic Garden home Bookings are essential as numbers are limited. Email [email protected] to reserve your spot today For more information on the Aussie Bird Count visit https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/
09.01.2022 For those of you living in Wollongong, look out for these FOGO caddies being delivered over the coming weeks. Once yours arrives, you will be able to start adding food scraps, meat and bones to your green-lidded organics bin, instead of your red-lidded bin. With these changes about 6000 tonnes of waste is expected to be diverted from the local landfill site at Whytes Gully each year and turned into rich compost instead !
07.01.2022 The Poppy acquired its name as its flower buds literally ‘pop’ in the morning sun. Poppies come in a variety bright colours and are subsequently loved by bees. These colours can be seen in the artworks of a local artist who visited the Garden yesterday to view our Poppy display. This Poppy with its distinctive blood red coloured petals and black centre is probably the best known of all the poppies as it has become the international symbol for Remembrance Day. After World War... 1 these poppies grew in mass over the fields of battle and are said to represent the fallen soldiers. We will be pausing today to remember and honour the men and women who have served us. #WeRememberThem #poppy #lestweforget | Artist: Ken Tucker
07.01.2022 This Tree Waratah (Alloxylon flammeum) was planted in 2010 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Garden. 10 years on, it is putting on its best show of flowers yet. A real feast for the eyes (and the birds)! It is a member of the Proteaceae family, which includes grevilleas, banksias and waratahs. You'll find it on the edge of the Mercury Lawn.... #Wollongong #australiannativeplants
07.01.2022 Call for musicians Sunday Sounds, our weekly music program is set to start again in January and we are currently seeking a range of musicians to perform! The performances will run from 2-4pm every Sunday in January and February.... If you're not a musician, you can still tag someone you'd like to see perform in the comments below Visit our website to find out more, and to submit an expression of interest: http://wollongongbotanicgarden.com.au/sounds
07.01.2022 Weekend plans sorted... The weather is fine and the air is fresh, so why not head out for a local picnic? We are ecstatic to be rated #1 on this list, but with so many little pockets to explore, which place in the Garden is your favourite picnic spot?... https://whatsoninwollongong.com.au/10-picnic-spots-to-explo
06.01.2022 Feature Friday Thanks to @Marina Rysko for these shots capturing the serenity and beauty of our Rainforest. Did you know this was mostly a grass paddock about 40 years ago and is now one of the largest rainforest collections in Australia, focusing on a broad collection of Illawarra Rainforest species? Just imagine the plants you plant today and what they could become in 40 years and how they could transform a space! Learn more about the Rainforest collection on our websi...te: https://wollongong.nsw.gov.au//our-c/rainforest-collection For your chance to be featured tag us or use the hashtag #WollongongBotanicGarden Feature Friday Bringing you the gardens from the view of our visitors. #Rainforest #PlantsGiveLife #VisitWollongong
06.01.2022 The Garden’s Recycled Garden has been created for children, or for those young at heart. It’s a place to explore, with pleasant surprises at every turn. Follow the winding pathways into the garden and you’ll be surrounded by herbs, vegetables and flowers growing out of quirky re-purposed items like bathtubs, beds and birdcages. The upside-down scarecrows will make you chuckle, and the ladder gardens and bicycle wheel posies may bring on a smile. The stars of this garden are... the plants as they give the pre-loved objects a new life. Drop into this fun garden near Discovery Centre to learn about plants and how you can recycle old items in your garden. #NationalRecyclingWeek #DiscoveryGarden
05.01.2022 These massive clusters of lilac pom pom-like flowers are making a bright statement along the border of the Woodland Garden. This Mist Flower (Bartlettina sordida) is thriving in its partly shaded site under a tree canopy and is attracting butterflies and bees from time to time. It’s big, velvety leaves that grow up to 25cm long and 20 cm wide, give this plant a great tropical look. Drop into the Garden to admire its beauty this spring and let us know if you can smell its lil...ac and honey fragrance. #WoodlandGarden
05.01.2022 R U OK? It's more important than ever to find ways to stay connected in current times, with both people and nature. We hope this beautiful yellow Camellia nitidissima brings a little joy and calm to our visitors near and far this R U OK Day. Don't forget to reach out and ask someone if they are OK.... Instead of the more common red, white and pink flowers, this one is endangered in its native range in Southern China and Northern Vietnam and much prized in horticulture for its beautiful yellow flowers. #StayConnected #Wollongong
05.01.2022 5000+ trees have been planted across Wollongong to help grow our urban forest. Help keep the momentum going by requesting a tree to be planted in front of your house, or get a group of neighbours together for a whole street (it's free!). You can even have a choice of tree, or the Urban Greening team can recommend one for you. Learn more: https://wollongong.nsw.gov.au/urban-greening
04.01.2022 Great news, our school holiday program is back in time for the Winter holidays! Celebrate life and embrace the magical trees of the world here at Wollongong Botanic Garden, with a daily show, treasure hunt and activity. To help manage numbers, bookings are essential via Eventbrite. No ticket sales at the gate.... https://www.facebook.com/events/2615118485366773/ See more
04.01.2022 It's a lovely clear day today - perfect for taking in some sweeping views over the Illawarra from the lookout at Mt Keira Summit Park. Imagine driving up in this bus! For more details about Mt Keira Summit Park (a natural annex of the Botanic Garden) visit our website:... https://wollongong.nsw.gov.au//col/mount-keira-summit-park Rutty's bus service on Mount Keira (early 1900's) from Wollongong City Libraries.
04.01.2022 Have you seen this plant? Probably not! This Sublime Point Pomaderris (Pomaderris adnata) is one of our local endangered species, found growing around Sublime Point on the Illawarra Escarpment. You'l also find it in our Australian Open Forest and Grassland Collection on a visit to the Garden. We have been working to safeguard this species into the future with our partners in the South East NSW Bioregion Working Group. We maintain an ex-situ collection, which is duplicated... as a 'backup' at other partner gardens for safety, and wider seed collections are stored in the National Seed Bank. Learn more here: https://wollongong.nsw.gov.au///rare-and-threatened-plants You can also find a list of threatened species in the Illawarra here: https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/t/cmaSearchResults.aspx #ThreatenedSpeciesDay #AustralianOpenForest
03.01.2022 The Sorensen Garden surrounding Gleniffer Brae is looking glorious! Some of the colourful flowers pictured include Salvias, Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus) and Velvet Centaureas (Centaurea cineraria) Be sure to look out for the some of our local native bees who are enjoying this garden including the Blue Banded Bee and Teddy Bear Bee. ... #Sorensen #GlenifferBrae
01.01.2022 Feature Friday Bringing you the gardens from the view of our visitors. Thanks @Sydney Native Bees for sharing this incredible footage of the Australian native Teddy Bear Bee (Amegilla bombiformis) taken here in the Garden. A definite cutie with its resemblance to a bumblebee with orange-brown fur.... For your chance to be featured, tag us on Facebook or Instagram or use the hashtag #WollongongBotanicGarden Nativebees #Wollongong
01.01.2022 Feature Friday Bringing you the gardens from the view of our visitors. Thanks @Chris HAart for beautifully capturing the view from the Kawasaki Bridge, looking towards Middle Creek. You can follow the path through Middle Creek to explore plants found in the Asiatic regions of China, Japan and Korea. Learn more abut this collection on our website:... https://wollongong.nsw.gov.au//azalea-bank-and-middle-creek For your chance to be featured, tag us on Facebook or Instagram or use the hashtag #WollongongBotanicGarden #MiddleCreek #Wollongong
01.01.2022 Check out this video about an incredible local plant, the Illawarra Socketwood (Daphnandra johnsonii), that clones itself over a 900m distance! A lot of our work extends beyond the Garden walls, to playing an important role in science, conservation and enhancing our local environment through contributing and partnering on a range of projects like this. Learn more about this project: https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/illawarra-socketwood
01.01.2022 Check out this beautiful capture of today's rainbow over the Gleniffer Brae Manor House, taken by one of our horticulturalists Debby. If you haven't walked up to this part of the Garden before, do yourself a favour and try it on your next visit. Definitely worth the hike (or drive to the Robson's Road entry for the easy option )! https://wollongong.nsw.gov.au/botanicgarden//gleniffer-brae
01.01.2022 Spots still available in our worm workshop tomorrow. Bookings essential via Eventbrite
01.01.2022 Did you know that Australia is home to more than 1700 species of native bees? Australian bees, like this busy Blue Banded Bee (Amegilla sp.) are important pollinators for many fruits and vegetables. You can create a habitat garden for these blue beauties in your backyard by planting some of their favourite plants like the Hillock Bush (Meleleuca hypericifolia), Purple Coral Pea (Hardenbergia violate), Tea Tree (L Leptospermum morrisonii) and Tick Bush (Kunzea ambigua). These... plants can be purchased at our Native Plant Sale next Friday, 20 November from 7.30am. For the full list of plants for sale visit https://bit.ly/3n2WfJ2 Learn about other fascinating insect pollinators and the Australian Pollinator Week by visiting https://www.australianpollinatorweek.org.au/ #australianpollinatorweek #australiannativebees #habitatgarden
01.01.2022 Our UnBEElievable school holiday program starts next week! Get the kids into nature and join the bees, bugs and critters on an epic journey around the Garden with a daily show, treasure hunt and activity for kids aged 3+. Limited numbers, pre-booking essential online:... https://www.facebook.com/events/331891354688988/ See more
