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10 Great Botanic Gardens

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Maleny Botanic Gardens

Updated: Sep 06, 2025

South East Queensland has many beautiful botanic gardens that you could easily spend a day in. Here are 10 that you really need to visit:

Roma Street Parkland
Spectacle Garden at Roma Street Parkland
This subtropical wonderland, the largest of its kind in the world, sprang to life in 2001 on the site of the former Roma St railway goods yards
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Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha
Japanese gardens inside Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens in Toowong
It’s possible to happily pass an hour or a day within the 56-hectare subtropical expanse that is Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens
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City Botanic Gardens
Brisbane Botanic Gardens, CBD
Hugging the river, these splendid gardens have had a continuous horticultural history for 150+ years and are
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Redlands Indigiscapes Centre
Walking track through the forest
Indigiscapes is a delightful arboretum where everything is native right down to the bush herbs incorporated into the cafe menu
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Redcliffe Botanic Gardens
Bats flying during the day in Redcliffe Botanic Gardens
In the heart of Redcliffe lies this unexpected lush green oasis, part Moreton Bay rainforest and part wallum (banksia) heathland
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Sherwood Arboretum
Sherwood Aboretum, Brisbane
These beautiful gardens sprawl along the river and were established in the early 1920s. They are unique in that they contain 1,000+ species of almost entirely native flora
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Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
The Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens is a fantastic day out for all ages – and the best part is, it needn’t cost you a cent
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Kholo Botanic Gardens
Kholo Botanic Gardens Pine Mountain
As you drive down the windy Riverside Drive and come to the entry of Kholo Botanic Gardens, you will be amazed at what you find beyond the front gates
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Maleny Botanic Gardens & Bird World
In a region that is well known for its natural beauty, this stunning property is yet another reason to visit the Sunshine Coast Hinterland
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Noosa Botanic Gardens
Amphitheatre Noosa Botanic Gardens
Situated on the shores of picturesque Lake MacDonald are the Noosa Botanic Gardens, one of the area’s most beautiful best kept secrets
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