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The Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney

The Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia, are the largest of three major botanical gardens open to the public in Sydney. The Royal Botanic Gardens is an oasis of 30 hectares in the heart of the city. Wrapped around Farm Cove at the edge of Sydney Harbour, the Royal Botanic Gardens occupy one of Sydney's most spectacular positions. Established in 1816, the organisation is the oldest scientific institution in the country and home to an outstanding collection of plants from Australia and overseas.

Mount Annan is the native plant garden of the Botanic Gardens Trust. It covers 416 hectares, making it the largest botanic garden in Australia. The plantings are designed to display the diversity of the Australian flora and will eventually include many of our 25 000 known plant species.

Mount Tomah Botanic Garden is the cool-climate garden of the Botanic Gardens Trust. It covers 28 hectares on the summit of a basalt-capped peak 1000 metres above sea level in the world heritage listed Greater Blue Mountains. The theme of this Garden emphasises cool-climate plants from around the world, especially those from the southern hemisphere.