Rockhampton. Rockhampton Botanic Gardens. Tropical tree with red flowers.
Rockhampton Botanic Gardens.
In 1869 land was set aside for a botanical garden in Rockhampton. It was planned to acclimatize new plants and determine plants of economic benefit to the region. It soon became a pleasure garden. It has excellent specimens of palms, cycads and ferns, some of which are over 100 years old now. The gardens were managed by just three curators over a span of 84 years. Once trams were introduced to Rockhampton in 1909 they brought visitors to the Botanic Gardens.
The Garden features include a Japanese garden, a large fernery dating from 1939 which is in the shape for a cross, and a cenotaph built in 1924 to commemorate World War One. It is now the local war memorial for all wars. Seeds from the Lone Pine at Gallipoli were obtained from the Turkish Government in 1988 and these pines now form a small avenue to the Cenotaph. The Cenotaph is surrounded by Canary Island Date Palms and is made of grey granite. It also has an excellent collection of over 200 species of palms and cycads. One of the prettiest features is Murray Lagoon. In the early days it was used as a swimming hole until the public baths were opened in 1883. The lagoon also supplied Rockhampton with water. Since 1902 it has been home to a large variety of fish, and Eastern Long-Necked Turtles, Chelodina longicollis. This small snake-necked turtle produces a carapace of about 20cm in length when the animal is in captivity. The species is widely distributed and found from Adelaide and the Murray River to Cape York and Central Queensland. Chelodina longicollis is a very hardy turtle and is able to tolerate lower temperatures than most other turtles of the genus. In colder regions of Australia the turtles may hibernate. There should be plenty of tortoises in the lagoon.
The gardens include a mature Mango orchard, a pinetum with Kauri and Hoop pines; a garden of ginger plants; and a floral clock. The plants attract a wide variety of birds.
The newly refurbished Gardens Tearoom is situated under a Giant Banyan Fig (Ficus benghalensis). This imposing tree has large aerial roots.
Rockhampton. Rockhampton Botanic Gardens. Tropical tree with red flowers.
Rockhampton Botanic Gardens.
In 1869 land was set aside for a botanical garden in Rockhampton. It was planned to acclimatize new plants and determine plants of economic benefit to the region. It soon became a pleasure garden. It has excellent specimens of palms, cycads and ferns, some of which are over 100 years old now. The gardens were managed by just three curators over a span of 84 years. Once trams were introduced to Rockhampton in 1909 they brought visitors to the Botanic Gardens.
The Garden features include a Japanese garden, a large fernery dating from 1939 which is in the shape for a cross, and a cenotaph built in 1924 to commemorate World War One. It is now the local war memorial for all wars. Seeds from the Lone Pine at Gallipoli were obtained from the Turkish Government in 1988 and these pines now form a small avenue to the Cenotaph. The Cenotaph is surrounded by Canary Island Date Palms and is made of grey granite. It also has an excellent collection of over 200 species of palms and cycads. One of the prettiest features is Murray Lagoon. In the early days it was used as a swimming hole until the public baths were opened in 1883. The lagoon also supplied Rockhampton with water. Since 1902 it has been home to a large variety of fish, and Eastern Long-Necked Turtles, Chelodina longicollis. This small snake-necked turtle produces a carapace of about 20cm in length when the animal is in captivity. The species is widely distributed and found from Adelaide and the Murray River to Cape York and Central Queensland. Chelodina longicollis is a very hardy turtle and is able to tolerate lower temperatures than most other turtles of the genus. In colder regions of Australia the turtles may hibernate. There should be plenty of tortoises in the lagoon.
The gardens include a mature Mango orchard, a pinetum with Kauri and Hoop pines; a garden of ginger plants; and a floral clock. The plants attract a wide variety of birds.
The newly refurbished Gardens Tearoom is situated under a Giant Banyan Fig (Ficus benghalensis). This imposing tree has large aerial roots.