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Stony Range Botanic Garden is a
botanic garden
A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...
specialising in native Australian flora located in Dee Why
Dee Why is a coastal suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 18 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district. It is the administrative centre of the local government area of Northern Beach ...
, New South Wales
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, Australia. The garden is wheelchair accessible, has walking tracks of varying lengths and inclinations, and can be booked for functions and weddings.
The garden is jointly administered by Northern Beaches Council and a voluntary advisory committee. The garden also receives support in the form of public donations, and volunteers who care for the garden.
The garden also hosts an annual Spring Festival.
History
Officially opened in 1961 as the Stony Range Flora Reserve, the Stony Range Botanic Garden is so named due to its location on the site of an old stone quarry. The site was revegetated and regenerated by local volunteers using local indigenous species as well as native plants from across Australia. Today, there are severalmicroclimate
A microclimate (or micro-climate) is a local set of atmospheric conditions that differ from those in the surrounding areas, often with a slight difference but sometimes with a substantial one. The term may refer to areas as small as a few squa ...
s within the garden: the rainforest gully, the sandstone heath, and the Federation Cascades.
References
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