Top rated Botanical gardens in Melbourne, Australia to elevate your visit (Updated January, 2024)

Top rated Botanical gardens in Melbourne

Experience the best that Melbourne has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 28 places from Botanical garden category.

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Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens

Botanical garden

36-hectare botanic garden founded in 1846, planted with Australian species and non-native gardens.

4.80 (16K reviews) (~2.32 km from centre)

Red Sand Garden

Botanical garden

Stunning bushland known for its red sand expanse featuring walking trails & scenic viewing points.

4.80 (117 reviews) (~44.19 km from centre)

Rockpool Waterway

Botanical garden

👍👍 Very creative water features

4.80 (42 reviews) (~44.21 km from centre)

Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden

Botanical garden

36-hectare garden with extensive paths past diverse plants, trees & water features, plus a cafe.

4.70 (4.1K reviews) (~35.85 km from centre)

Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne

Botanical garden

Horticultural attraction & plant conservation center with elaborately landscaped beds & trees.

4.70 (4K reviews) (~44.22 km from centre)

Wilson Botanic Park Berwick

Botanical garden

39-hectare botanic garden with a visitor centre, bird hide & playground, plus picnic areas & trails.

4.70 (3.3K reviews) (~40.45 km from centre)

Collectors Corner

Garden center

👍👍 The tranquillity of this place is truly amazing! Pretties everywhere, it's my one stop shop for something new and gobsmacking! The displays are magnificent, it's like a walk in the jungle type feeling in parts! I'm addicted to the air plants, weird and wonderful hobby of mine now. I simply love all...

4.70 (1.1K reviews) (~26.19 km from centre)

Geelong Botanic Gardens

Botanical garden

👍👍 Love coming here each time I'm in Geelong. Beautiful gardens with nice representations of flora. The 18; 19; 20; garden displays are spot on. Great for pictures. Love historical aspects. Found the 21st display lacking. My wife loved all the seats throughout the park. The toilets are clean and good....

4.70 (596 reviews) (~63.5 km from centre)

Bluestone Amphitheatre

Amphitheater

A stage for performances & tiered stone seating on a grassy hillside in a scenic botanic park.

4.70 (141 reviews) (~40.62 km from centre)

Observatory Gate Lodge

Botanical garden

👍👍 Good spot to meet as you go into the Gardens, or across the road to the Shrine. There is a map on display at the entrance. 🗺

4.70 (75 reviews) (~2.03 km from centre)

St Kilda Botanical Gardens

Botanical garden

Historical gardens featuring a rosary, flower beds & exotic trees, plus a pond & giant chess board.

4.60 (2.9K reviews) (~6.55 km from centre)

Williamstown Botanic Gardens

Botanical garden

👍👍 Clean and well maintained. 5 min walk to the beach. Recommended for picnic and date

4.60 (1.3K reviews) (~8.33 km from centre)

George Pentland Botanic Gardens

Botanical garden

👍👍 Great gardens bringing some peace to inner Frankston. At the Foot Street end there are picnic tables and BBQ available. There is a big adventure playground with some unusual equipment like a log swing. Further in is the duck pond. There are lots of walking paths and lots of grass spaces to just sit...

4.60 (765 reviews) (~40.35 km from centre)

Friends of Geelong Botanic Gardens

Botanical garden

Leafy gardens attracting varied local bird species & hosting regular educational programs.

4.60 (757 reviews) (~63.47 km from centre)

Alowyn Gardens

Botanical garden

Landscaped plots with fragrant wisteria displays, formal gardens & a fruit & veg patch for tasting.

4.60 (600 reviews) (~43.19 km from centre)

Maranoa Botanic Gardens

Botanical garden

👍👍 I was on my way to the supermarket, but thought maybe I should do a little detour for exercise. I stumbled upon this little botanic gardens that I never paid a proper visit in the neighbourhood. Suddenly my name became Alice and I got so lost in this amazing Wonderland: so many beautiful Australian...

4.60 (341 reviews) (~11.18 km from centre)

The Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden

Botanical garden

Kids' sessions planting vegetables or learning about wildlife in bamboo forest & wetland habitats.

4.60 (289 reviews) (~2.13 km from centre)

Mornington Botanical Rose Gardens

Botanical garden

Picturesque, free-admission rose garden featuring a gazebo, modern sculptures & monthly teas.

4.60 (269 reviews) (~47.53 km from centre)

Tom's Block

Park

👍👍 Nice place. Big and comfortable

4.60 (205 reviews) (~1.29 km from centre)

Malmsbury Botanic Garden and Lake

Botanical garden

👍 I am glad I finally stop here after years of shooting past between Melbourne and Bendigo. I find the (bg) botanical garden well designed, home to some interesting trees- one of them >300 years! The well fed ducks and geese at the pond, the willow trees that always softens a place up, .. What a place...

4.60 (190 reviews) (~86.32 km from centre)

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Top rated Botanical gardens in Melbourne, Australia