The Robert Clark Conservatory is located within the
Ballarat Botanical Gardens and offers free floral displays and garden visitor information.
It was opened in 1995 in honor of Robert Clark, co-founder of The Courier newspaper, and the displays inside are truly beautiful and well worth a visit.
Seasonal displays
According to the Ballarat Botanical Gardens
website:
Seasonal displays feature in the Conservatory all year round from plants grown in the Botanical Gardens Nursery:
- Summer - Hydrangeas, Fuchsias and Pelargoniums
- Autumn - Tuberous Begonia Display (coincides with the Ballarat Begonia Festival)
- May - Chrysanthemum
- Winter - Cyclamen, Cineraria and Primula
- Spring - Schizanthus and spring bulbs
Entry to the Robert Clarke Conservatory
The Conservatory is free to enter, and open every day 9am to 4.30pm excluding Christmas Day.
Park benches, rubbish bins and toilets are available throughout the Botanical Gardens.
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