Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens

The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens -42.8652147.3304 are the botanical gardens of Hobart, capital of Tasmania in Australia. They were founded in 1818, located in the Queens Domain in the lower reaches of the Derwent River and cover an area of 14 ha in the garden you will find historical plant collections and a large number of outstanding trees, many of them from the 19th century. He also hosts a growing number of important conservation collections of Tasmanian plants from which the lomatia tasmanica is one of the strangest. In addition, there is the only sub-Antarctic greenhouse in the world. Here are plants of the sub-Antarctic Islands ( south of Australia and New Zealand) issued in a conditioned environment where cold fog and haze creates the cold, damp living conditions of their island homeland. The plants of the sub-Antarctic greenhouse were collected by staff of the Botanical Garden and scientists zugetanen them on excursions to the Macquarie Island.

In the visitor center, a restaurant, a souvenir shop, a gallery housed with regularly changing exhibitions by local artists and an exhibition space for the collections of the botanical garden.

History

Before colonization by the Europeans took advantage of Tasmanian Aboriginesstämme this site and even today one can find traces of their lives there.

Cooperation with the City

The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens often support the city of Hobart. So they hosted for example, In February 2011, a photo exhibition, which had been designed by students of the OAK Community Services.

Beginning of 2011 was the botanical garden hosts for Power Plant, a sound and light show, which came directly from a sell-out season in Hong Kong. This show was set up in the gardens as part of 10 days on the Iceland Festival 2011.

Education

The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens are held to further develop the public on the topics of plants and the environment. One of the larger educational events throughout the year is Growing Your Future, a career information event, the many organizations and businesses on the one hand and students on the other hand brings together to enhance the career prospects and horizons latter. 2012 to be held on April 27, the event.

The botanical garden also participates in the Partnership Growing our Future, Growing the NBN (in cooperation with the national broadband ( Internet ) network to form the Tasmanian population in garden culture ) part. Furthermore, take GlobalNET ICT and the Independent Schools Tasmania part. More information can be found in this press release.