Gardens by Burle Marx, Public garden in Plano Piloto, Brazil

Gardens by Burle Marx is a public green space in Plano Piloto featuring geometric patterns that incorporate native Brazilian plants with water features and stone pathways. The design divides the area into distinct zones, each with its own vegetation arrangement and landscape structure.

Roberto Burle Marx designed the gardens during the planning of Brasília's Plano Piloto by Lúcio Costa in the 1950s; the two had been neighbours in Leme, Rio de Janeiro. The gardens cover about 231,074 m² at the Palácio Jaburu, official residence of the vice-president. IPHAN listed them, so structural changes need its authorisation, and in 2011 the Federal District listed them as material heritage by Decree No. 33,224.

The garden carries the name of Roberto Burle Marx, who designed it while Lúcio Costa was drawing up the Plano Piloto in the 1950s; the two had been neighbours in Leme, Rio de Janeiro. It lies on the grounds of the Palácio Jaburu, the official residence of the vice-president of the Republic, and is planted with fruit trees and species typical of the Brazilian cerrado alongside plants from other regions of the country.

The gardens belong to the Palácio Jaburu, the official residence of the vice-president of the Republic, so access is not that of an ordinary public park; visits depend on the palace's authorization. The grounds cover about 231,074 m², and any structural change to the planting requires approval from IPHAN, the national heritage institute.

The gardens cover about 231,074 m² and were listed by IPHAN, so any structural change needs the institute's authorisation; in 2011 the Federal District government listed them as material heritage by Decree No. 33,224. They sit at the Palácio Jaburu, the vice-president's official residence, and Burle Marx had been Lúcio Costa's neighbour in Leme, Rio de Janeiro.