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Saturday, 1 June 2019

Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne

   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


I write this review after I have visited the Uluru, the Olgas, and other parts of Central Australia.

I can now provide an unbiased and true assessment of the garden. I have to give 10 out of 10 to the designers of the garden. This is a replica of the red centre of Australia, and many plants are genuinely found in the arid areas.

This is the third time I visit this garden, and every time I am awed by the stunning master piece of Red Centre after I go through the the entrance. I have seen pictures and photos of Central Australia, with barren surrounding, dotted with some low ball-shape plants that can survive in arid land. The colour of the soil is painted very rich red like iron oxide.

What is on display is a like a mega large screen, but depicting the real scale-down version of Red Centre.

As I explore further, I come to a “home garden, with wall of a room facing the walking path, having a window ideal for a photo shoot. A friend’s daughter held her wedding at the garden, and the young couple stood behind the window, had a great romantic photo taken, framed by the the window.

The water feature and a inlet “lake” complimented the arid, harsh “outback” scene as a welcome relief.

There is a section with some “weird” looking trees, and trees with large bases. There are NOT artificial nor manmade. The are real and can be found in Central Australia.

Then there is a rock garden. There are some very gigantic boulders. Once again, these are as real as what I saw in some parts of the Outback or bays in Australia.

Words cannot do justice to this magnificent garden. Viewing is believing!

Best of all, entry is free.