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Africa’s Oldest Surviving Botanic Garden
For more than 450 years, botanic gardens have been at the forefront of human understanding and knowledge of plants and the environment in which they live. The Durban Botanic Gardens is currently the oldest surviving botanic garden on the African continent and our City’s oldest public institution. It was developed in 1849 as a botanic station for the trial of agricultural crops. Today the Gardens has progressed as part of a network of botanic gardens internationally to focus on core areas of biodiversity, education, heritage, research, horticultural excellence and green innovation.
The botanic gardens have many places and spaces to play and learn…
Africa’s Oldest Surviving Botanic Garden
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For more than 450 years, botanic gardens have been at the forefront of human understanding and knowledge of plants and the environment in which they live. The Durban Botanic Gardens is currently the oldest surviving botanic garden on the African continent and our City’s oldest public institution. It was developed in 1849 as a botanic station for the trial of agricultural crops. Today the Gardens has progressed as part of a network of botanic gardens internationally to focus on core areas of biodiversity, education, heritage, research, horticultural excellence and green innovation.
From Durban central, take N3 to Joseph Nduli St
Turn right onto Joseph Nduli St and continue on David Webster St.
Take Julius Nyerere St/M4/R102 to Steve Biko Rd
and take Winterton Walk to St Thomas Rd.