The sheltered, landscaped grounds of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens hold historic plant collections and a large number of significant trees, many dating from the nineteenth century.

It also has an increasing number of important conservation collections of Tasmanian plants and the world's only Subantarctic Plant House.

Prior to European settlement local Aboriginal tribes used the site, and traces of their occupation are still apparent. A number of historic structures, including two convict-built walls, date back to the Gardens' earliest days.

The Botanical Gardens Restaurant, in one of the loveliest locations for any restaurant in Tasmania, combines with an extensive program of activities and events as well as year-round displays combine to offer the visitor a great Tasmanian experience.

Strategic Master Plan released

The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens are please to announce the release of its Strategic Master Plan designed to guide The Gardens through the next 20 years.

This Strategic Master Plan is the most comprehensive planning effort ever undertaken by the RTBG and sets out a clear vision for the future of the Gardens.  It provides the strategic framework to enable the Gardens to confidently manage its whole estate including its collections, the landscape, the heritage assets and the hundreds of thousands of visitors who come to Gardens each year.

“It identified a number of exciting and ambitious projects addressing future growth and development that will help the RTBG to meet its responsibilities as a contemporary botanic institution,” Minister O’Byrne said.

The plan incorporates practical management strategies, and it links to information provided by four ancillary plans – the Living Collections Plan, the Thematic Interpretation Plan, the Conservation Plan, and a Visitor and Community Survey.

All of these plans are available and can be down loaded here:
 

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