Dubbo Regional Botanic Garden
Located next to the Orana Shopping Centre, the Dubbo Regional Botanic Garden is a green oasis in a sometimes hot dry central west. A large car park provides ample space to leave your car, with only a short walk to the entrance.
Dubbo Regional Botanic Garden
Japanese Gardens
Wandering through the Japanese gardens on a hot day was refreshing because of the running water and quiet surroundings. Waterfalls, a lake with Koi, sculpted dry gardens and beautiful trees make this a beautiful place to visit.
We loved the lake and fish because they were very relaxing to watch from the shade of a willow tree.
Waterfall in the Japanese Gardens 
Waterfall in the Japanese Gardens Willow and Lake in the Japanese Gardens Lake in the Japanese Gardens Pond in the Japanese Gardens Japanese Gardens Japanese Gardens
Sensory Garden Dubbo Regional Botanic Garden
You can enjoy this section of the gardens with all five senses because the design uses different plants for each. Colour, texture and smell are obvious, but sound comes from rustling leaves and running water, while taste comes from strawberries (or did during our visit).
This was an interesting section to visit, because it engaged all of the senses. With several areas to sit and relax, it’s a peaceful place to visit.
Part of the Sensory Garden
Oasis Valley
Oasis Valley displays plants from dry rain forest environments. A board walk winds through and over the plants, allowing great views of them. A nice surprise was the sculptures located here. Made from sandstone and depicting Australian wildlife, they are a great addition to the area.
The board walk continues into the Biodiversity Garden, providing a continuation of the local plant life.
Boardwalk Through Oasis Valley Platypus Rock Sculpture 
Wombat Rock Sculpture Frog Rock Sculpture Lizard Rock Sculpture in the Biodiversity Garden
Biodiversity Garden
The Biodiversity Garden is a living model of the major vegetation communities that thrived in this region before European settlement. The trails take you through grassy white box woodlands, past wetlands and climbs up a rocky, volcanic slope via a boardwalk. This is great because it lets you see endangered local plant life without going to difficult to find places.
What Did We Think?
This was a relaxing places to visit, especially the wonderful Shoyoen Japanese Gardens, which were beautiful.
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Beautiful!
Yes, it was great to wander around
Love the willow tree. It’s like a human with a lot of hair. Those animal sculptures bigger than they really are, especially the frogs, right? I can imagine the smaller versions wonder in the garden, these platypus, wombats, and frogs…
Yes, only the wombat is life size. The others are much larger. Please you liked the post
Beautiful Garden!
Yes it is really well laid out and maintained