Description of the attraction
Brisbane Botanical Garden is located 7 km from the city center in the suburb of Tuwong, at the foot of the highest mountain in Brisbane, Mount Coot-tha.
The original name of the garden, stretching over 52 hectares, is the Mount Coot-ta Botanical Garden. It was opened to the public in 1976 by decision of the Brisbane City Council. This is the second botanical garden in the city. The first and older, known as the City Botanic Gardens, is located in downtown Brisbane. The gardens had to be divided due to the fact that the collections of plants grew and no longer fit in one area.
Today, in the Botanical Gardens on Mount Coot-that, you can visit several thematic exhibitions: the Tropical Dome, opened in 1977 and measuring 9 meters in height and 28 meters in diameter; Japanese garden; Bonsai Garden; Fern Alley; arid zone with cacti; exotic rain forest; temperate garden; bamboo thickets; Australian plant communities.
Especially popular with tourists is the Japanese Garden, designed by Kenzo Ogata, one of the leading promoters of the fashion for traditional Japanese gardens. It is made in strict accordance with Japanese canons, but Australian trees, shrubs and flowers were used to create it. The garden was relocated to the Botanical Gardens from the Japanese Government Pavilion at Expo 88. Visitors to the garden are greeted by a commemorative plaque from the Brisbane City Council and the Japan Association, and a calligraphic plaque by the then Prime Minister of Japan, Noboru Takeshita, is located at the entrance gate. The name of the garden is engraved in gold on the name of the garden "yu-tsui-en", which can literally be translated as "pleasure, blue-green, garden" and which means "Come to this garden and enjoy the blue water and green trees." The most captivating sights of the garden are stones that represent mountains and symbolize "patience and the eternal flow of time."
In 2005, a bamboo bush bloomed right at the gate of the Japanese Garden. Bamboo blooms very rarely - many lovers of this plant in their entire life may never see its flowers. As usually happens in such cases, after flowering, the bamboo wilted and was replaced by another plant.
In the Japanese Garden, the Japanese Cultural Festival is held annually in September, during which you can participate in a tea ceremony, learn Japanese calligraphy and the art of ikebana. ?
