Okay this post is going to be long because me and botanical gardens = too many plant photos.
Let the visual feast begin!
Let the visual feast begin!
They allow for pets on leads at the Maleny Botanical Gardens well officially dogs but I'm sure that can be interpreted to mean any pet on a leash :) You can also spy Ben carrying Gremlin's pet backpack - it was here we realised he could open the velcro closure :P
Despite it being Winter there was still a lot of plants and flowers (yay!) to see. Admission to Maleny Botanical Gardens costs $16 an adult which was probably $10 to much (though it will depend on how much you love gardens). You can also buy a ticket for $26 which includes a visit to their aviary but us cheapskates just went the botanical route :P Despite the high-ish entry cost, it was still a fun hour and I imagine if you bought a picnic you could even stretch it out to two!
ahahah Gremlin looks so cute on a leash <3
ReplyDeletelove that human male buddha matrioska :D
our botanical garden is free but i think it is much smaller than that one :)
it was all their idea to pose with the statues!! I swear :P
DeleteI think this is the first botanical gardens I've ever had to pay entry too being a privately run garden, normally they're government run and free! I guess that's why I thought the cost was too high because there's a few other free options on the Coast which are also nice :)
These are such lovely photos! Were they shot on film?
ReplyDeleteAll these were taken with my digital camera but I did take some film photos just need to get them developed :)
DeleteI love the Buddha pictures. The plants aren't too shabby either. :)
ReplyDeletelol
Deletegreat photos! gremlin is so cute on a leash! can't believe it costs to get into the botanic gardens, such a bummer. looks like its worth it though :-)
ReplyDeleteyeah it's crazy hey! It's privately run hence the cost but if anyone was ever visiting the sunshine coast I'd point them in the direction of the free gardens first :)
DeleteThis visual feast was most appetising! The lying down next to buddha photos is definitely a favourite! so good :) x
ReplyDeleteThanks Meg!
DeleteThis place looks absolutely dreamy. I am in love with beautiful nature... just a little high on the price lol. But you got some beautiful photos
ReplyDeleteJuli
I think the price is definitely a deterrent!
Deleteso wonderful. i would love to spend some time in there doing nothing...just adoring the beauty of nature and thinking about how beautiful life is. :"-)
ReplyDeletexoxo, rae
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ah super sweet :)
DeleteI love that you brought Gremlin with you! I also just went to our local botanical garden for the first time with my brother who was visiting from the west coast. He's an arborist by trade and a plant nerd by education so it was super fun trying to stump him on all the latin names for trees.
ReplyDeletelol awesome - nerd family :) :)
Deletefantastic post, dear! love the colors and the balance in your photographs.
ReplyDeletestunning pics. are there more? because I don't think there can be enough photos of botanical gardens and flowers and stuff like that :)
ReplyDeleteI did take a few film photos! Have to see if any turn out though :P
Deletesuch great pictures. i love the one where the folks like laying down like buddha :) and i love that you are taking gremlin to these places! :)
ReplyDeletethose boys are always up for a good photo :)
DeleteWhat a great place and gorgeous and fun pics (LOL at the guys laying like buddha and the multiple arms, hahhahahahaha). I bet Gremlin loved it, Juno is completely in love with plants and flowers, but she always tries to chew them which is not as cute ;) Btw, Hello Kitty vans!!!!! did you change the laces? Mine came with the regular white ones. Oh and agree with the high cost, ours are 3.5€ but I still try to visit them on free days (cheapo me)
ReplyDeleteOh I did change them my laces got super dirty! I was actually thinking of washing the whole shoe but then I got scared :P Gremlin does love plants - I hope he doesn't love eating them but he is something strange so it wouldn't surprise me. I personally think all botanical gardens should be free to wander around :)
DeleteI burst out laughing at the sleeping Buddha photo. HAHAHAHAAAA!
ReplyDeletelol lol
DeleteI love Maleny. It just has some of the most perfect weather. I've never been to the botanical gardens there though!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures.
Thanks Josie!
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