Collection and Conservation

Endangered species conservation

The Gardens is in an excellent position to assist in the conservation of Threatened and Endangered Species, in accordance with Commonwealth and State Legislation.

By careful collection, scrupulous documentation, scientific propagation methods and good growing conditions, the Gardens can cultivate populations of these species for re-introduction into the wild, to provide plants for horticultural purposes and to assist in increasing public awareness of the importance of maintaining species diversity.
To this end, it is hoped to establish a Display Garden dedicated to showcasing Threatened and Endangered Species.

Plant Species Diversity

The Display Gardens provide proof of the species diversity of the Collecting Region. Appreciation of this by the public is encouraged by the sale of plants in the Plant Sales Nursery adjacent the Visitors Centre.

Collecting Region

The flora grown in the Gardens is drawn principally from the Shire of Eurobodalla, but also includes parts of the Shoalhaven, Palerang and Bega Valley Shires.This is because the Collecting Region has a geographical base that covers the catchments of the district's three large rivers, the Clyde, the Deua and the Tuross.

These rivers flow eastwards from the crest of the Great Dividing Range to the coast; therefore the Collecting Region encompasses a wide range of plant communities, from high altitude sub-alpine to coastal dune and sea strand.