St Kilda Botanical Gardens

St Kilda Botanical Gardens is a heritage-listed 7.5-hectare botanical garden in St Kilda, within the City of Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria. Established in 1859 and opened in 1861, it is one of Victoria's oldest botanical gardens. Notable for its ornamental lake, rose garden, conservatory, historic gates and mature tree collection, it serves as a major public green space for recreation and horticultural display.

Visitors can expect a formal landscaped garden with paved and gravel paths winding through lawns, mature trees, flower beds, a rose garden, conservatory, ornamental lake with waterbirds, and heritage features including the Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden, rotunda, and historic gates. The setting is tranquil and urban, with open lawns for picnics, a children's playground, seating and shaded areas to explore on foot.