Episode: Queensland Special
Date: 22nd of August
Story: Celebrity Gardener Ross McKinnon
Presenter: Neville Passmore

Ross McKinnon

• Curator-in-Charge of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, has just reached a personal milestone, with a record tenure in the position of twenty-six years.
• During his Curatorship, Mr McKinnon is most proud of the doubling in size of the Botanic Gardens from approximately 25 to 52 hectares, with the addition of the 25 hectare Australian Native Plants Gardens, which now contains the world’s largest collection of Australian Native rainforest trees, numbering more than 2,500 labeled species.
• The Brisbane Botanic Gardens also have reputable and internationally significant collections of Palms, Bromeliads, Cacti and Succulents, Ferns, Exotic Tropical Plants, the largest public display of Bonsai in Australia, Conifers, Cool Temperate and Tropical Display Dome collections and a significant collection of subtropical fruiting trees.
• Brisbane Botanic Gardens now host national and international plant species conferences in conjunction with these weekend horticultural exhibitions, attracting national and international speakers.

Contact
Brisbane Botanic Gardens - Mt Coot-tha
P: 07 3404 2535
www.brisbane.qld.gov.au