The Australian National Botanic Gardens is the pride of Canberra. It is located almost in the center of the city, on the Black Mountain. Few cities in the country can boast such a luxurious garden with such a rich collection of plants. And this is not just a beautiful place for citizens and guests to relax, it is also an active scientific research center, whose main task is to study local plants and spread the knowledge.
The idea of creating a science park to study native plants arose from Australian biologists in the 30s of the 20th century. But there was no funding between the wars, so all projects remained only on paper. The first trees in the garden were planted in 1949. Then the painstaking work on the breakdown and layout of the entire park began. The collection of plant collections lasted for several years. In parallel, special buildings were built for flowers and shrubs, for visitors and scientific work. As a result, the official opening of the garden took place in 1970. Almost 30 years of work, which was crowned with success: a luxury garden for residents and researchers appeared in Canberra.
Today, the Australian National Botanic Gardens covers almost 50 hectares. The entire garden is divided into thematic sections, in which, according to the catalog, there are more than 5,500 different plants. And it's not just local flowers, shrubs, and trees. There are also unique plants from deserts and Alpine meadows.
In addition to the plants in the garden, visitors often meet a huge variety of local birds and butterflies, which perfectly complement the landscape with their colorful coloring. There are also reptiles and even mammals such as the kangaroo that walk around quite freely in all areas of the garden. Less common is the swamp wallaby or echidna.
So you can find yourself in a beautiful corner of nature in just a few minutes from the city center of Canberra.