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.
The RTBG Strategic Master Plan
The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens Strategic Master Plan is designed to guide The Gardens through the next 20 years.
The 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.
The plan identifies 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.
The plan also incorporates practical management strategies, and 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:
Strategic Master Plan Map for the RTBG future (Credit: RTBG, 2009)
Executive Summary
(PDF: 1008KB)
Visitor Survey Report
(PDF: 3MB)
This a Portable Document Format (PDF) file and requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader. The Reader is easy to download and is free of charge.
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PREVIEW EVENT
Sunday 29th November 2009, 2PM to 5PM
Avoid that awful Christmas chaos in the city & do your shopping in a beautiful and relaxed atmosphere
CHRISTMAS GIFTS GALORE
NEW & EXCITING RANGE OF PRODUCTS FOR ALL AGES AND INTERESTS
EXPANDED RANGE OF BOOKS
REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED
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Santa
SANTA’S COMING TO THE GARDENS!
Visitor Centre, Sunday 13th December 2009
CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES from 10am until 4pm
FACE PAINTING CRAFT ACTIVITIES FREE TATTOOS
SANTA arrives at 2pm to give out lollies and tell the old favourite story ‘The Night Before Christmas’ with an Aussie twist.
The Botanical Shop is full of fantastic Christmas ideas for stocking fillers as well as bigger pressies for young and old kids! Come and browse the shop while the kids are entertained.
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