Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha
After eight major floods damaged the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens between 1870 and 1974, the Brisbane city council chose Mount Coot-tha as the site for the new botanic gardens. Opened in 1976, the Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens is Australia’s largest subtropical botanic garden, featuring more than 200,000 plants representing approximately 7,000 species from around the world, including rainforests, cacti, bonsai, herbs, and many more.
Spanning 56 hectares and located at the foot of Mount Coot-tha, small streams are seen everywhere flowing through the whole botanic gardens. Notably, the botanic gardens are very well-organised into different zones with easy-to-follow trails for visitors and walkers to enjoy strolling in the green and by the waters.
Today, Brisbane visitors can choose to visit Brisbane City Botanic Gardens right next to Brisbane CBD, or Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens which is only a short 15-minute drive from Brisbane CBD. On a not-so-busy non-public holiday weekday, visitors of Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens can drive into and park in the botanic gardens to enjoy a relaxing walk in the green and by the waters.
The Walk – The Japanese Garden in Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens
The meticulously designed and well-maintained Japanese Garden located within Mt. Coot-tha Botanic Gardens is one of the most visited garden spaces in the botanic gardens.
This very compact elegant garden has all the essential elements – a pond and a stream of flow water, rocks and stones, a bridge and winding paths, a stone pagoda lantern and pavilions for resting and viewing the garden, and a lot of plants and shady trees and yet uncluttered.
Stepping into this garden, you will feel an extraordinary sense of peace and tranquillity. Take your time to walk and explore, rest and reflect.
Want to discover more great walking locations? Check out the “By the Waters” blogs.
The meticulously designed and well-maintained Japanese Garden located within Mt. Coot-tha Botanic Gardens is one of the most visited garden spaces in the botanic gardens.