Australian Garden: Exploring all of the continent’s biodiversity
in walking distance The display literally represents a slice of
each of the ecosystems identified in Australia all in one
garden. The Australian Garden, which is part of the Royal
Botanic Gardens, was designed by Taylor Cullity Lethlean and
Paul Thompson. Australian has immense biodiversity and the
garden was designed to capture this within a walkable area. The
central attraction is the Red Sand Garden. With its striking
color contrasts and geometry, it represents the arid parts of
Australia. The Exhibition Gardens were also fun to walk through.
On display were landscaping ideas for the modern home that used
water responsibly. The most stunning feature of the gardens for
me was the Rockpool Waterway and Escarpment Wall. I was told by
our tour guide that the square rocks in the waterway were placed
specifically so that the sound of the water would mimic those in
nature. Another impressive feature was a less visually
spectacular display, but one t