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Hunter Region Botanic Gardens

Pacific Highway
2100 Pacific Highway
MOTTO FARM NSW 2324

Ph: 02 - 4987 1655
Fax: 02 - 4987 1440

Email: admin@huntergardens.org.au
Web Site: http://www.huntergardens.org.au
Authority: Non-Profit Public Company
Established: 1986
Area: 133.46 ha
Location: 2100 Pacific Highway, Motto Farm
Entry Fees: $4.00 parking only
Open: Daily 9am to 4pm (except Christmas day, Boxing day and Good Friday)
Number of Paid Staff: 1F/T and 4 P/T
Number of Volunteers: 100+
Planting Records: computerised
% of Plants Labelled: 80%
% Native Aust Plants: ~80%
Threatened Plant Prog: native
% of collection vouchered: ~30%
Vouchers held at: Hunter Region Botanic Gardens
Public Access Herbarium: no
Special Collections: Grevillea, Australian palms, Succulents, Rainforest species
Indoor Exhibition Space: (Bromeliads and Orchids)
Plant material available:
- For public sale: yes
- Exchange with other Gardens: plants and seeds
- To Research Institutions: plants and information

Friends: no
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