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Sandstone lion sculptures at entrance to Asian Gardens, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Photo courtesy of Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney.
TAASA invites you to join us this spring for a specialist guided tour of Asian plants at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.
The Oriental Garden section showcases its collection of wild and cultivated plant species from East Asia. This features more than 2,400 examples from China, Japan, Vietnam, Korea, Taiwan and also Bhutan in the Himalayas. One of its most delightful features is the wisteria arbour, designed to highlight a range of rare wisteria specimens collected and donated to the Garden by plant pathologist, Peter Valder.
In 1917 Garden Director, Joseph Maiden, added a collection of Japanese garden plants which included bamboos, iris, conifers and acers. By the 1920s the planting had become known as the Japanese Garden and a pergola, stone lanterns and two trellises enabled the Garden’s growing collection of wisteria to be featured. This important plant collection was reinvigorated in 1997, designed by Ian Innes and constructed by the Garden’s team of landscape gardeners.
Hear the fascinating stories behind some of the camellias, bamboos, cycads and many more. We will also visit the Spring Walk to view the flowering specimens of wisteria.
LOCATION: Please meet at the Woolloomooloo gates, Mrs Macquarie’s Road. The gates are on the opposite side of the road to the Art Gallery and further along towards Mrs Macquarie’s Chair.
PAYMENT: Please book and pay via this website before September 18. Numbers are limited to 15 members.
