Benalla Botanical Gardens Explained

Benalla Botanical Gardens
Type:Botanical
Location:Benalla, Victoria
Coords:-36.5533°N 145.9784°W
Opened:1886
Owner:Benalla Rural City Council
Operator:Friends of Benalla Botanical Gardens & Riverine Parkland

The Benalla Botanic Gardens, is a heritage listed botanic garden located in Benalla, Victoria, Australia. The gardens, originally designed by Alfred Sangwell in 1886, was listed on the Register of the National Estate in 1995. The gardens include a rose garden established in 1959, which is the focus of the annual Benalla Rose Festival.[1] Amongst the extensive mature tree collection are 3 specimens of Ulmus x viminalis which are the only specimens of this particular elm cultivar in Australia and are listed on the National Trust of Australia's significant tree register.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 30 May 1995. 10 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Benalla Botanic Gardens. Directory of Australian Botanic Gardens. Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2010-08-11. 4 June 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090604143347/http://www.anbg.gov.au/chabg/bg-dir/013.html. dead.