Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens Podcast Part 3

Branching out into the gardens with Paul we continue our conversation from part 1

https://eattmag.com/join-us-in-part-one-of-our-tour-of-the-royal-botanic-garden-sydney/ 

Where we began our tour standing on the original footprint of the 1816 Botanic gardens a small section of what was known as the Governor’s domain to start this botanic garden. 

From there in part 2 https://eattmag.com/part-two-of-the-sydney-royal-botanic-gardens-podcast/

We hear how recently, archaeologists discovered a grinding stone from a place called Cuddie Springs, and that grinding stone had starch grains from kangaroo grass that was 32,000 years old.

How Vines introduced into the Colony of New South Wales.

Now in the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens Podcast Part 3 we learn of how Vines introduced into the Colony of New South Wales by James Busby Esq.

After a most delicious European tour in 1832 sent back on the Lady Harewood in 1832, an extensive collection of over 500 vine cuttings selected from the different vineyards of France.

 

The experimental garden 

Charles Fraser and another early botanist, Alan Cunningham brought back seed and even seedlings of these trees and planted them in the experimental garden among others between 1824 and 1828. Looking to see how these trees would perform and how they could be used as timber trees. 

 

Cedar 

Red Cedar grew well and become one of the most valuable commodities coming out of the Australian colonies. 

So well in fact Red Cedar can be found in many old town halls or in old buildings, both here but also in places like Manchester and London, and also in places in India.

 

Into the Palm house

 

Charles Moore whom was born in 1820, in Dundee Scotland. 

Had arrived in Sydney on 14 January 1848 and took up the position of Director of the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, a position he held until 5 May 1896.

Where he had decided to start planting the palms out in the old experimental gardening 1862, and where we still have some of those original plantings. 

 

Fern mania, had also started at a similar time among the Victorians as a kind of obsession like that of the great fondness for palms as well. 

Find out more about Ferns at the Plant species in the woodland page on the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney website 

https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/Science/Our-work-discoveries/Natural-Areas-Management/Ecology-of-Cumberland-Plain-Woodland/Plant-species-in-the-woodland/Vascular-plants/Ferns

 

And discover the work that goes into maintaining the Gardens and learn from horticulture staff, taking direction from the team.

Upcoming events include visits to the Australian Botanic Garden Mt Annan

and Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mt Tomah

https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/whatson

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