Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney

Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney

Royal Botanic Garden (GPS: -33.86418, 151.21657) is the largest of the three major public botanical gardens in Sydney, besides the Mount Annan Botanic Garden and the Mount Tomah Botanic Garden. It is located overlooking Farm Cove, east of the Sydney Opera House, Circular Quay and Macquarie Street. On the southern edge The Cahill Expressway borders it to the south and Art Gallery road to the east.

Like the Domain, the Royal Botanic Garden are also managed by Royal Botanic Garden Trust. It is open to the public and access is free every day of the year.

The history of the Royal Botanic Garden can be traced back to the first farm in Australia. The "Nine Acres in Corn" at Farm Cove was established in 1789 by Governor Philip. Due to poor soil condition, the farm failed. However, the land has been in constant cultivation ever since, as new ways were implemented to make the poor soil productive.

13 June 1816, the date when Mrs Macquaries Road was completed, is taken as the founding date of the Royal Botanic Garden. In 1991, it celebrated its 175th anniversary. Under Professor Carrick Chambers as the ninth Director of the Gardens in 1986, other botanic gardens were established, including Mount Tomah Botanic Garden (1987), Mount Annan Botanic Garden (1988) and the Tropical Centre (1990) glasshouses. The present Executive Director of the Royal Botanic Garden is Dr Tim Entwisle.

Royal Botanic Garden is on the Map of Sydney, Australia

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