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.
Your students will love our outdoor learning activities, practical gardening experiences and immersive exhibitions. The Gardens' educators are highly skilled at engaging students with the curriculum via hands-on learning.
Situated under the shade of big, beautiful fig trees, events at Fig Tree Lawn are a popular choice during summer.
See tropical rainforest, Australian annual and perennial displays, including the annual wildflower display.
Nestled among shady eucalypts, this gorgeous lawn sits above a natural rock ledge with spectacular harbour views.
Seeds from an endangered and elusive plant species that only grows in an transient swamp west of Bourke have been secured at the Australian PlantBank for the first time.
The Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan has an interesting mosaic of natural areas that have their own intrinsic value.
Figs can be enormous park trees or small fruit trees, and whatever the plant’s size they produce unusual fruit which have a specific arrangement with a little wasp.
Visit the Cumberland Plain Woodlands, a critically endangered ecological community that once covered much of the region before European settlement.