Myall Park Botanic Garden, Botanical garden in Glenmorgan, Queensland, Australia.
Myall Park Botanic Garden covers 132 hectares at Glenmorgan, on land that was part of the Murilla pastoral run. Dave Gordon began planting in 1941 on slopes chosen for their varied soils, and in the early 1950s about 128 hectares were fenced off from sheep, cattle and horses. A galvanised-pipe water circuit, tanks and hundreds of ground-level irrigation outlets serve the beds.
The garden was founded in 1941 by David Morrice Gordon on his sheep station, where he began with plantings of Hakea leucoptera and Callistemon macropunctatus. Those early efforts set the foundation for the later work with native species.
The garden holds collections showing how Australians have cultivated and studied native plants over many years. You can see how this work has shaped the way people understand and use the country's plants today.
The garden has a horticulture center with propagation areas, potting facilities, and seed storage where visitors can observe the ongoing plant work. It helps to wear comfortable shoes since the grounds are large and partly shaded.
Dave Gordon bred grevilleas at Myall Park, and the plant material was sold before the hybrids were registered, so the garden received no royalties from their later commercial success. The garden's herbarium carries the international code MYAL.
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