Stories from the Botanic Gardens
From what's blooming to the latest botanical science research, discover the stories that make the Botanic Gardens unforgettable places for science, horticulture and leisure.

The exuberance of summer continues in early autumn. Big, bold and beautiful flowers feature this month.

The wet weather can be a pain when it comes to staying on top of your garden, but it also produces some strange sights.


Providing some of the most vibrant colour in autumn gardens, delicious syrup and winged seeds which helicopter to the ground to the great delight of any child in the vicinity.

The wet weather hammering Australia is causing all sorts of unusual sights but one that has had people stumped is the jellyfish-like blobs being found.

With flowers a universal symbol of romance, what better place to express adoration for your significant other than at the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah.

Three great ways to spend summer outdoors in the beautiful garden.

It’s a curious question our scientists are trying to answer.

Scientists from the Australian Institute of Botanical Science have made a once in a lifetime discovery, recognising a plant species new to science growing on Uluru.


A tree and plaque in the Yurong precinct of the Domain commemorates the 10 Australian victims who died in the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001.


Over the past few years the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney has trialled and tested hundreds of cultivars from plant breeders across the globe in its Trial Garden.


From the King Protea to vibrant camellias, there’s plenty that blooms in a winter garden. Here are some of the plants blooming at the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden.

Sydney is not a place you automatically think of when it comes to spectacular autumn leaves. The autumn colour starts the process as temperatures start to cool down.