There are two major botanic gardens in Brisbane, Australia:
- The Brisbane City Botanic Gardens are located in the south-east of the peninsula of the Brisbane River that contains the central business district of the city. They were founded in 1855.
- The Mount Coot-tha Brisbane Botanic Gardens are located 7 km from Brisbane's CBD in Toowong, Queensland, at the foot of Brisbane's tallest mountain, Mount Coot-tha. They were established in 1970
Famous quotes containing the word gardens:
“It is closing time in the gardens of the West and from now on an artist will be judged only by the resonance of his solitude or the quality of his despair.”
—Cyril Connolly (1903–1974)