Tag Archives: Royal Botanic Gardens

Top 10 School Holiday Activities – Easter

Here are my top 10 school holiday activities for Easter.  If you click on the name of the attraction, it will link to my review of it, a map, website and pricing details.  Activities 1-6 are outdoor activities as the weather is predicted to be mostly sunny this week.  However, just in case there are [...]

MSO Free Concerts

Late in the Summer, Melburnians flock to the Sidney Myer Music Bowl to experience the joy of orchestral music while relaxing on the grass lawns.  Picnic rugs are laid out, champagne corks popped, and dips passed around.  Somehow there is always a new romance or two in the air before the night is out!  This year [...]

Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne

I used to think native Australian gardens were UGLY!!  I would imagine a few mounds of dry grass, some grey bushes and a sad looking tea tree.  However, I’ve got a very different picture in my head since visiting the Australian Garden in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Cranbourne. Australian gardens can be colourful, dramatic [...]

Royal Botanic Gardens

The kids are frisky, the dog needs a walk, and you need a holiday.  What to do: head to Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens.  They are large enough for the whole family, and there is a fenced Children’s Garden.  Slip into the nearby Botanical Café if you can (more peaceful than the lakeside Terrace Tea Rooms [...]