Emu Valley Rhododendron Garden on Postcard

"Known internationally for its 22,000 rhododendrons, plus a curated collection of plants and trees organized into “countries”—complete with purpose-built lakes, waterfalls, bridges and gazebos—Emu Valley is a tranquil way to spend the day. You may even meet a local duck or grebe or, if you’re really lucky, an echidna or platypus. Not only a beautiful garden, it’s also a plant museum and heritage center: Many species of rhododendron have become endangered due to human activities."

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Won Soon Lau

Google

Lovely place to enjoy a good cup of tea with a scone at the Cafe which has a fantastic view of the garden and surrounding farm. This private garden covers quite a big plot of land and has several tracks of different level of accessibility and walking duration. There are many varieties of rhodendrons grouped into different regions as there are from various part of the world, mostly Asia. You need about 3 to 4 hours to thorough explore the garden.

Flower Power

Google

Superb garden! We went here for morning tea. Such a delightful place. We enjoyed our walk admiring all the flamboyant colours of all flowers in bloom. What a stunning place. I am so delighted to have experienced seeing this garden.

Tahlia P

Google

Love visiting whenever I come to Burnie. This time we were lucky enough to spot an echidna, previous visits we've seen the resident platypus. It's a garden so flowers only occur at the appropriate time of the year. You'll see a wide variety of colours and scenery that suits the season.

River O'Neill

Google

Beautiful gardens, we did the light blue walk (about 1.5hrs spent in the garden). Lots of gorgeous plants and places to take photos. Keep an eye out for platypus, we saw two! We tried the famous Devonshire tea (the hot chocolate was surprisingly beautiful).

Audreaya Rose

Google

Wear good sneakers, paths go up and down, option for a golf cart sort of tour. Lovely flowers sectioned into different country origins , different trails 60 minute ones and 20 minute ones but recommend a picture or copy of the map.

Venkata Murthy

Google

A great place to visit. Very well kept and directions were perfect. We were told the place is made and maintained by volunteers! Volunteers working there were very friendly. Saw platypus and Pademelon. Nice coffee and snacks! A must to visit of you are traveling to Burnie or near!

Kim Ransley

Google

Such an amazing garden attended by volunteers. I loved the structural pieces and lakes which added to the views as I walked the tracks. Well done🙏

Mark Taylor

Google

Pleasant morning with nature! I visited with my wife and 2yr old. Keen to see the platypus and wildlife. I'm open to nature and really enjoyed the gardens generally, worth seeing. The lakes were nice and we did see some ripples of the platypus but hard to see much. Saw lots of wallabies too! All round nice family place. Thanks

Won Soon Lau

Google

Lovely place to enjoy a good cup of tea with a scone at the Cafe which has a fantastic view of the garden and surrounding farm. This private garden covers quite a big plot of land and has several tracks of different level of accessibility and walking duration. There are many varieties of rhodendrons grouped into different regions as there are from various part of the world, mostly Asia. You need about 3 to 4 hours to thorough explore the garden.

Flower Power

Google

Superb garden! We went here for morning tea. Such a delightful place. We enjoyed our walk admiring all the flamboyant colours of all flowers in bloom. What a stunning place. I am so delighted to have experienced seeing this garden.

Tahlia P

Google

Love visiting whenever I come to Burnie. This time we were lucky enough to spot an echidna, previous visits we've seen the resident platypus. It's a garden so flowers only occur at the appropriate time of the year. You'll see a wide variety of colours and scenery that suits the season.

River O'Neill

Google

Beautiful gardens, we did the light blue walk (about 1.5hrs spent in the garden). Lots of gorgeous plants and places to take photos. Keep an eye out for platypus, we saw two! We tried the famous Devonshire tea (the hot chocolate was surprisingly beautiful).

Audreaya Rose

Google

Wear good sneakers, paths go up and down, option for a golf cart sort of tour. Lovely flowers sectioned into different country origins , different trails 60 minute ones and 20 minute ones but recommend a picture or copy of the map.

Venkata Murthy

Google

A great place to visit. Very well kept and directions were perfect. We were told the place is made and maintained by volunteers! Volunteers working there were very friendly. Saw platypus and Pademelon. Nice coffee and snacks! A must to visit of you are traveling to Burnie or near!

Kim Ransley

Google

Such an amazing garden attended by volunteers. I loved the structural pieces and lakes which added to the views as I walked the tracks. Well done🙏

Mark Taylor

Google

Pleasant morning with nature! I visited with my wife and 2yr old. Keen to see the platypus and wildlife. I'm open to nature and really enjoyed the gardens generally, worth seeing. The lakes were nice and we did see some ripples of the platypus but hard to see much. Saw lots of wallabies too! All round nice family place. Thanks

Emu Valley Rhododendron Garden

Emu Valley Rhododendron Garden

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