Book, Friends of the Botanical Gardens, "An Eden of Loveliness - Ballarat Botanical Gardens", 2012

Physical description

Book - 6 sections, sewn hard cover with glued face sheets, 122 pages, full colour printing, art paper with table of contents, index, sources and maps, titled "An Eden of Leveliness - Ballarat Botanical Gardens". Provides a detailed illustrated history of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. Looks at the creation of the gardens, the north and south foreshores, Lake Wendouree, Friends of the Botanical Gardens, Begonias, the Heritage trees and provides a timeline of development. Has some notes on the Ballarat Tramway Museum, fish hatchery and other features of the area.



Published by the Friends of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, 2012.

Inscriptions & markings

On inside of the front cover "To the Ballarat Tramway Museum, Enjoy, from the Friends of the Botanical Gardens June 2016"

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