Page 108 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Sydney

106  SY DNEY AREA B Y AREA

1 Royal Botanic Garden

The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, an oasis of 30 ha (74 acres) in the
heart of the city, occupies a superb position, wrapped around Farm
BOTANIC
Cove at the harbour’s edge. Established in 1816 as a series of path­ GARDEN AND
ways through shrubbery, it is the oldest living scientific institution THE DOMAIN
in the country and houses an outstanding collection of plants from CITY KINGS CROSS
AND
Australia and overseas. A living museum, the garden is also the site CENTRE DARLINGHURST
of the first European farm in the fledgling colony. Fountains, statues Locator Map
and monuments are today scattered throughout. Plant specimens See Street Finder, maps 1 & 2
collected by Joseph Banks on Captain James Cook’s epic voyage
along the east coast of Australia in 1770 are displayed
in the National Herb arium of New South Wales, an
important centre for research on Australian plants.

. Palm Grove
Begun in 1862, this cool summer haven is
one of the world’s finest outdoor col lections
of palms. There are about 180 species.
Borders planted with kaffir lilies make
a colourful display in springtime.

. Herb Garden
Herbs used worldwide for various pur poses –
culinary, medicinal and aromatic – are on
display here, along with a sensory fountain
and a sundial modelled on the celes tial sphere.

KEY
1 Government House (1897)
2 The Calyx, a glasshouse
constructed for the garden's 200th
birthday in 2016, is a magnificent
structure, integrating indoor and
outdoor areas. It hosts changing
horticultural exhibitions and events.
. Sydney Fernery
3 Cadi Jam Ora, a bush tucker Opened in 1993, on the site
display, features native plants that where earlier ferneries had
would have grown on the site prior previously stood, this feature
to Colonial settlement. garden is a tribute to some
4 Wollemi Pine of the most ancient plants
on earth.

106-107_EW_Sydney.indd 106 29/05/17 12:16 pm