The reason children with parents need to visit Children garden in Royal Botanic Garden Melbourne

 

The Children’s Garden is an interactive educational environment in which children of all ages, backgrounds, physical abilities and cultures can play, explore and discover the natural world.
It features plants, water, structures and pathways that reflect Melbourne's changing seasons. The garden provide to teach and excite children from a very young age about the importance of conservation and the environment.
The Children's garden were designed to provide accessilbilty to anybody such as wheelchair users, visitors with walking frames and parents with prams.Located just inside O-Gate, close to the Visitor Centre at Royal Botanic Garden in Melbourne, the garden gives some learning about plants. Children’s Garden was designed to promote the fun and enjoyment of gardening, to nurture the link between children and the earth, and the extraordinary plant kingdom.
From the highly ornamental entrance garden through to the ‘parterre’ styled children’s kitchen garden, and on to water pathway, plant tunnels and bamboo forests, there is something for every child to enjoy and marvel at.

Key plants

Banksia spinulosa Hairpin Banksia

This Banksia is native to Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. .

Brachychiton rupestris Queensland Bottle Tree

The Queensland Bottle Tree can reach 20 meters tall with a canopy of 12 meters wide. It is found in Queensland and New South Wales.  They also use the seeds, roots, stems and bark as sources of food.

Corymbia ficifolia ‘Summertime’ – Red Flowering Gum

This is a grafted Red Flowering Gum Tree growing 9 meters tall and 4 meters wide.  It has dense green foliage with a smooth slender trunk. It is a feature tree and likes well drained soils in full sun.

Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair Tree

Native to East China, Ginkgo are very large deciduous trees reaching heights of 20–35 meters. Ginkgo are very long-lived with some specimens claimed to be more than 2,500 years old.
In Autumn the leaves turn a bright yellow. The fan-shaped leaves resemble those of the Maidenhair fern giving rise to their common name.

Leptospermum laevigatum Coast Teatree

Coastal Teatree is a tall, bushy shrub growing up to 6 meters tall. 

 It is a very hardy plant forming a good screen in most conditions.

Melaleuca quinqenervia Broad Leaved Paperbark

This paperbark is native to the East coast of New South Wales and Queensland.

Prunus × yedoensis Yoshino Cherry

Reference

Children Garden - Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne, 2012, The Royal Botanic Gardens, viewed 31 May, http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/rbg-melbourne/melbourne-gardens-plant-collections/collections/the_childrens_garden

Why you should visit Wattle Park

Wattle park is located in the suburb of Burwood. It is known for its plantation of 12,000 wattle trees.  The park provides public open space for recreation, as well as sporting facilities
Wattle Parks features historic buildings, huge gum trees, wattles, seasonal wildflowers and ponds.
The historic Chalet, popular for functions, is set among exotic trees and sweeping lawns.
The tennis courts and public nine-hole golf course are great places to practice your swing and enjoy some friendly competition.

Good things to do

Golfing

The nine hole public golf course is a lovely setting to practice your swing. There are also three tennis courts.

Picnics and walks

The huge gum trees, wattles, seasonal wildflowers and ponds in Wattle Park make this a great escape within the suburbs for a pleasant picnic, walk or jog. It's also a great place to take your dog for a walk, as long as they are on a lead at …

Self-guided history and nature trail

Have fun learning about the environment and history of Wattle Park. Walk around the park and see what you can find and how much you know.

Also there have venue for weddings and events.



Wattle Park Cottage



Wattles


Reference

Parks Vicotoria, 2012,State Government, viewed 31 May
<http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/wattle-park>

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