Contact: Arrange for your group to tour the Gardens (optional light meal or refreshments available) by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or phone Burnley Reception on 9035 6800.  

Conditions: Tours can be arranged to suit your group’s different interests and mobility. The small fee and any donations go towards different projects in the gardens.

Details: The Burnley Gardens in Richmond date back to 1861 when the Horticulture Society of Victoria established experimental gardens. The aim was to introduce new plants to the colonies, and to promote botanical and horticultural science. The land was granted to the Society on the basis that a portion of the   gardens remain open to the public, and this has continued to the present day. Tours available.  Experience the Shady Walk, stroll past the Luffman Ponds, listen to the birds in the Native Garden,  wonder at the beauty of the Heritage listed trees, and find plants from many different areas of the world.