Acknowledgment of Country
We honour and respect all Elders and Traditional Custodians of the lands the Botanic Gardens of Sydney stand on. We acknowledge the lands as significant historical, ceremonial and traditional trade grounds.
Clearing weeds is difficult, especially on a large scale, but massive progress has been made with the invasive African Olive at The Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan.
Cumberland Plain Woodland is the original native vegetation community of much of Western Sydney.
Plants have some pretty amazing tricks to survive. You might even say they are winning adaptations…
Explore the Darwin-Wallace theory of evolution by natural selection. Investigate the role of adaptations in this theory and the diversity of species it can produce.
Plants adapting and evolving to become pollinated by animals was a major leap forward in plant evolution.
Bring your Vacation Care group to the Garden for creative and active outdoor fun! Explore the Garden through craft, art, cooking, gardening, First Nations culture, cool science, theatre shows, sensory tours and more.
Find well-known Australian plant groups including grevilleas, waratahs, banksias, hakeas and rainforest species.
Visit the Cumberland Plain Woodlands, a critically endangered ecological community that once covered much of the region before European settlement.