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MYALL PARK BOTANIC GARDEN Botanists, gardeners, bird watchers, photographers and artists visit us again and again. The Garden features a wide range of grevilleas, banksias and acacias, as well as magnificent angophoras, hakeas, numerous eucalypts and many other species. Myall Park Botanic Garden specialises in plants from arid, semi-arid and dry sub-tropical regions, and is internationally recognised for its wide collection of rare and threatened plants. Myall Park Botanic Garden website: www.myallparkbotanicgarden.org.au |
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7 km northwest of Glenmorgan VISITING THE GARDEN Visitors are welcome to the Garden at any time - every day is an "Open Day". Please call on the caretakers for the latest on what's flowering and for a look through the Gallery. No manicured lawns here, so it is advisable to wear sturdy walking shoes and hat to enjoy the garden in comfort. The Garden is closed from 20th December to 20th January each year. TRAILS THROUGH NATIVE BUSHLAND The Lake View Trail - starts near the Gallery. Medium walking 1.5 km up and down the ridges and along the road looking over the lake. See several communities of naturally occurring plants. The Chinchilla White Gums Trail - from Avochie Cottage, this trail follows the southern escarpment, leading you past the stately group of Chinchilla White Gums (Eucalyptus argophloia) planted in 1965. Easy walking. The Bed & Breakfast Trail – this trail emphasizes the fauna and flora of the area, and takes you along the north-western escarpment and through a stand of natural belah forest. Easy walking. Brochures are available for these trails. Several walks through planted areas of the Garden feature acacias, eucalypts, hakeas, eremophilias, etc. The Loop Road Together with signage and several car parks, the loop road gives ready access to the Garden's hidden treasures. |
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MYALL PARK GALLERY Dedicated to Dorothy Gordon, the gallery houses her original collection of vibrant and botanically accurate wildflower paintings. At times, local art group works and travelling exhibitions will be featured. The entrance to the gallery doubles as our Visitors' Centre where you can collect information on the Garden and browse through our range of specialist Myall Park merchandise. |
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ACCOMMODATION Avochie cottage and the barracks-style "Quarters" have both received recent attention from our team of renovators, and provide good basic accommodation with electric hot water and appliances. You supply personal needs; meals and linen are now available: Motel accommodations: Bottle Tree Inn, Glenmorgan 07 4665 6727 |
DAVID GORDON
Myall Park Botanic Garden was started by Mr. David Gordon in the 1940s. With his wife, Dorothy, a well-known watercolourist, David Gordon assembled seeds and cuttings from all over Australia to form the basis of the 132 hectare site. Maintenance and development are now organised by the Myall Park Botanic Garden Company.
Three superb hybrid grevilleas named after Dave and Dorothy's daughters Robyn, Sandra and Merinda originated spontaneously in the garden at Myall Park. Dave gifted these plants to the nursery trade, and Grevilleas Robyn and Sandra Gordon are today widely represented throughout Australia.
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Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon' |
Grevillea 'Sandra Gordon' |
Grenville Lucas, the Keeper of Kew Gardens, London, was particularly enthusiastic when he visited Myall Park Botanic garden in 1988, and he extended his stay to see more of what he described as our "magnificent collection of Australian plants."
A story of David Gordon and Myall Park Botanic Garden, "One Man's Dream", is available for sale at the gallery, as well as Dorothy Gordon's beautiful book "Australian Wildflower Paintings".
Myall Park Botanic Garden Ltd. , a non-profit company, was formed by friends and family.
It is run and managed by honorary Directors and assisted by volunteers.
Friends of Myall Park Botanic Garden
You are invited to become a "Friend" - your subscription will help preserve, maintain and develop the garden.
All enquiries to:
Betty Salter, Secretary, MPBG Friends, "Glen Fosslyn", Glenmorgan, 4423.
Tel 07 4669 5298, Fax 07 4669 5219, email: glenfosslyn@bigpond.com
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Garden Administrator
Telephone/Facsimile: 07 4665 6705
Botanical contact:
SGAP Working-Bees
SGAP, led initially by the Gold Coast Branch, but including members from many branches, has run a working-bee at the Gardens each year since 1997. It is usually in April or May, after the summer heat but before the nights get too cool. Besides general garden maintenance, extensive machinery maintenance, and some mulch making, the Society has undertaken the development of a Hybrid grevillea garden in the Gallery precinct. With the help of Grower members, and members of the Grevillea Study Group who provided plants, this garden now boasts a floral display for most of the year.
For more information on this activity, or to see how you could become involved, call:
Peter or Lyn Reilly (07) 5537 3354 email plreilly@bigpond.net.au
Have a look at the thoughts that arose after one working-bee on the page SGAPers do make a difference.
Website: www.myallparkbotanicgarden.org.au
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