Glasshouses

The Glasshouse complex is composed of five interconnected cells and houses plants that require special growing conditions.

The entrance houses a general collection of plants unsuitable for growing outside: hanging baskets of gesneriaceae and other exotics' and a range of begonias, ferns and lilies surround a lovely small pond in this area.       

Walk into the second section to a beautiful display of bromeliads - just a fraction of the huge range of these South American rainforest plants set about a small pair of ponds and a waterfall.    

 Arid land displays several cacti native to the Americas, and succulents as well as several of our native species of dry-adapted plants. Signs give information about the many ways plants have adapted to dry conditions in various parts of the world.

A stark contrast is the orchid house. A variety of Australian native species are housed in this section, as well as some exotic orchids. Another pond is a central feature, and this is surrounded by tree ferns, basket ferns, bromeliads and lilies.

In the final cell, finish the circuit in lush humidity where gingers, heliconias, anthuriums and bat plants are displayed