{"id":925,"date":"2012-10-28T23:32:31","date_gmt":"2012-10-28T22:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eclipses.eu\/?p=925"},"modified":"2021-06-13T19:27:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T17:27:22","slug":"melbourne","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/eclipses.eu\/index.php\/portfolio\/melbourne\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"

Queen’s or Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in Melbourne<\/h2>\n

Melbourne Gardens was founded in 1846 when land was reserved on the slopes of south side of the Yarra River for a new botanic garden. It extends across 38 hectares planted with trees, garden beds, lakes and lawns. It displays almost 50,000 individual plants representing 8,500 different species, which are displayed in 30 living plant collections.<\/p>\n

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is home to the State Botanical Collection, which is housed in the National Herbarium of Victoria. The collection, which includes 1.5 million preserved plants, algae and fungi, represents the largest herbarium collection in Australia and wider Oceania. It also includes Australia’s most comprehensive botanical library.<\/p>\n