George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
The Future
Masterplan Proposals
Visitor Centre
Incorporating a cafe, souvenir shop, community resource room and visitor
and interpretation area.
Ephemeral Tidal Wetland
The wetland area is to be regraded and the surrounding areas filled
to improve overall drainage.
The wetland area is regularly inundated by tidal flows. Natural
colonisation by mangrove and other littoral species will be promoted.
Plant Display House
Incorporating a secure and managed orchid, bromeliad and tropical Pitcher
plant display with toilet facilities
Existing Gardens road entrance and carparking
Upgraded to a one-way system.
An additional 60 carparking spaces will be provided through staged
development.
New Gardens road gate entrance
Includes associated node and new pedestrian pathways. A dedicated
'drop-off' area is provided adjacent to the new entrance road.
Sandstone escarpment lookout
This proposed lookout will provide views over the gardens and into
the rainforest gully.
Mangrove Boardwalk
The expansion of the existing boardwalk along the mangrove creekline
would provide access and interpretation to this habitat. The boardwalk
would include lookouts above and within the mangrove and samphire
area.
Fig Tree Interpretive Walk
An area along Gardens road contains several species of Ficus that can
be interpreted along an escarpment walk.
New developement
Nursery
Complex
The recently completed nursery provides The Gardens with modern facilities
and allows the old nursery to be utilised by 'The Friends of the Gardens'.
World War II Historical Area
Containing orignal World War II trenches, is currently used to interpret
Darwin World War II history.
Cycad Garden
Construction has begun on an international cycad garden. This display
garden will in time be a major drawcard for the Gardens and will
be of interest to local, interstate and international visitors.
