Trees, Parks and Gardens in Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha

The exotic and native plant collections at the Botanic Gardens, Mt. Coot-tha are some of the best examples in the world. The Bonsai House alone is an amazing collection of about 100 miniature trees and other plants some of which are over 80 years old. For eco-friendly enthusiasts the building is worth seeing. It is made of rammed earth from the local soil and blends with the environment. It is an architectural delight and is a fitting background for these unusual trees.

Along with the bonsai collection there is a Fragrant Garden, an Arid Zone with a cactus garden, a bamboo grove, a Japanese Garden, rainforest terraces, waterfalls, a tropical greenhouse and many Australian native rainforest trees that are the largest collection in the world.

The Arid Zone has cactuses from Africa and Central America. The Fern House exposes the secret life of ferns. The Fragrant Garden will overwhelm you with the fragrance of flowers and herbs and explains the uses of herbs over the centuries. Mountain-pond-stream is the theme of the Japanese Garden with native and exotic plants. It was designed by Kenzo Ogata. The Bamboo Grove is on the banks of a lagoon that is full of wildlife including saw-shelled turtles, egrets, cormorants, dusky moorhens, pacific black ducks and eastern water dragons. There is also a rainforest canopy and a display dome for exotic, fragile tropical plants.

The Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt. Coot-tha are worth seeing for students taking photography courses. Thousands of unique photographs are just waiting to be taken. There are cheap airfares and student flights to Brisbane. It is a fortunate nearby opportunity for those taking photography courses Brisbane to test their skill. From anywhere in Australia there are cheap flights to Brisbane to spend some time in these world-class gardens.