George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, Botanical garden in City of Darwin, Australia.
George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens covers 42 hectares about 2 km north of Darwin's CBD, established on this site in 1886. It holds a major collection of Northern Australian monsoon flora, with communities of mangroves, monsoon vine thicket, Tiwi Islands wet forest and plants of the Arnhem Land escarpment, plus cycads, palms, Adansonia, gingers and heliconias. The historic Methodist church moved here in 2000 now houses Eva's Botanical Gardens Cafe.
The garden was founded in 1886 and is one of Darwin's oldest institutions. A cyclone in 1974 destroyed most of the plant collection, and the replanting that followed changed the shape and focus of the grounds considerably.
A relocated Methodist church building now stands inside the grounds as a café, drawing in both visitors and locals throughout the day. The building gives the gardens a social side that goes beyond plants, making it a natural meeting point.
There are two main entrances to the grounds, one on Gardens Road and one on Geranium Street, both with parking nearby. The tropical heat can be intense, so an early morning visit and solid footwear for uneven paths are a good idea.
The garden's herbarium code, registered with Botanic Gardens Conservation International, is DARW. The old Methodist church moved into the grounds in 2000 is the oldest surviving building in Darwin, and it now holds Eva's Botanical Gardens Cafe.
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