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Thursday, 14 January 2010 |
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Home>Sports, Parks, Fitness & Leisure>Sale Botanic Gardens
| Location | | Guthridge Parade, Sale
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| Facilities |
 | Playground, including flying fox | | Liberty Swing (all abilities swing) | | BBQ | | Undercover picnic areas | | Toilets | | 1.5 kms of walking paths
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| Features |
| Summer Walk (Garden for a Changing Climate) - featuring plants selected for their tolerance of low water regimes that can be easily be grown in the home garden. The garden is designed to be at its flowering peak over the warmer months providing a vibrant summer display of plants from all over the world. | | Sculptures including:
-The Jolly Swagman - a timber sculpture designed by renowned local chainsaw artist John Brady
-Eucalyptus sculpture featuring leaves, fruits and nuts designed by internationally recognised artist and local resident Annemieke Mein. Steel fabrication and installation by LaTrobe Valley sculpture Jim Lawrence
-Kauri Seed Pod, steel sculpture by Victor Cebergs | | Gardens are adjacent to Lake Gurthridge, providing easy access to over 3 kms of easy grade paths around both lakes | | A fauna enclosure displaying a range of small marsupials such as Pademelons (similiar to a wallaby) and Red Neck Wallabies in a contemporary natural setting | | Peacocks that range freely throughout the gardens. | | A Sensory Garden featuring Butterfly, Conifer, Fragrant and Edible gardens | | Elm forest | | Extensive views over Lake Guthridge
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