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	'''Maranoa Gardens''' is a public garden in Balwyn containing exclusively [[wikipedia:Flora of Australian\|Australian native and indigenous plants]]. It is officially recognised as one of the first and most significant public areas dedicated entirely to displaying native flora of Australia.<ref>[[wikipedia:National Trust of Australia\|National Trust of Australia]]. ''Maranoa Gardens and Beckett Park''. 2 June 2004. ~~Accessed~~: 29 September 2017</ref>		'''Maranoa Gardens''' is a public garden in Balwyn containing exclusively [[wikipedia:Flora of Australian\|Australian native and indigenous plants]]. It is officially recognised as one of the first and most significant public areas dedicated entirely to displaying native flora of Australia.<ref name="NationalTrustMaranoa">[[wikipedia:National Trust of Australia\|National Trust of Australia]]. ''Maranoa Gardens and Beckett Park''. 2 June 2004. http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/70197/download-report, accessed: 29 September 2017</ref> It contains over 4,000 different native plants from all regions of Australia.<ref name="MaranoaGardensBrochure">[[City of Boroondara]]. ''Maranoa Gardens - Australian Native Botanic Gardens''. Brochure. September 2017.</ref>

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
	The Gardens are named after the [[wikipedia:Maranoa River\|Maranoa River]] in [[wikipedia:Queensland\|Queensland]]. The name originates from an indigenous word meaning 'alive', 'running' or 'flowing'. The local government ward of [[Maranoa Ward\|Maranoa]] was named after the Gardens in 1994.<ref>[[City of ~~Boroondara~~]]. ''~~History of~~ Maranoa ~~Ward~~''. 2017. ~~Accessed~~: 29 September 2017</ref>		The Gardens are named after the [[wikipedia:Maranoa River\|Maranoa River]] in [[wikipedia:Queensland\|Queensland]]. The name originates from an indigenous word meaning 'alive', 'running' or 'flowing'. The local government ward of [[Maranoa Ward\|Maranoa]] was named after the Gardens in 1994.<ref>City of Boroondara. ''History of Maranoa Ward''. 2017. https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/about-council/councillors-and-meetings/mayor-and-councillors/maranoa-ward-councillor, accessed: 29 September 2017</ref>

			==History==
			The land on which Maranoa Gardens sits today was bought by local resident and [[wikipedia:Natural history\|naturalist]] [[John M. Watson\|John Watson]] in 1901. As a member of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, he was keenly interested in native and indigenous flora. At the time, native Australian flora was not widely used in gardening; introduced English and other exotic species were used instead.<ref name="NationalTrustMaranoa" /><ref name="ABCGardeningMaranoa">Edmanson, Jane. ''Fact Sheet: Maranoa Gardens''. 13 December 2008: [[wikipedia:Australian Broadcasting Corporation\|Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]. http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s2431664.htm, accessed: 29 September 2017.</ref>

			Over 1911 and 1912, Watson planted and developed the gardens. Although originally maintained as a private garden, the [[City of Camberwell]] purchased the land in 1922. Maranoa Gardens officially turned over to formal public ownership upon Watson's death in 1926 and opened to the public on 18 September attracting over 500 visitors on its first day.<ref name="BoroondaraMaranoaHistory">City of Boroondara. ''Maranoa Gardens''. 2017. https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/recreation-arts/parks-and-gardens/maranoa-gardens, accessed: 29 September 2017</ref>

			Maranoa Gardens underwent several expansions and refurbishments by the Camberwell and subsequent [[City of Boroondara\|Boroondara]] Councils. Separate vegetation zones were developed over time. These were designed to show different flora habitats in the same area and have been retained and expanded over its lifetime. The first of these zones, the Arid Rockery, was built in 1962 during the expansion into [[Beckett Park]] to the east. The temperate woodland/heathland and rainforest zones were developed over 1986 to 1988 during a major redevelopment of the Gardens. A second major refurbishment, including replacement of signage and pathways, was completed in 2016.<ref name="MaranoaGardensBrochure" />

			==Landscape==
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	==References==		==References==

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	'''Maranoa Gardens''' is a public garden in Balwyn containing exclusively [[wikipedia:Flora of Australian\|Australian native and indigenous plants]]. It is officially recognised as one of the first and most significant public areas dedicated entirely to displaying native flora of Australia.<ref>[[wikipedia:National Trust of Australia\|National Trust of Australia]]. ''Maranoa Gardens and Beckett Park''. 2 June 2004. Accessed: 29 September 2017</ref>		'''Maranoa Gardens''' is a public garden in Balwyn containing exclusively [[wikipedia:Flora of Australian\|Australian native and indigenous plants]]. It is officially recognised as one of the first and most significant public areas dedicated entirely to displaying native flora of Australia.<ref>[[wikipedia:National Trust of Australia\|National Trust of Australia]]. ''Maranoa Gardens and Beckett Park''. 2 June 2004. Accessed: 29 September 2017</ref>

			==Etymology==
			The Gardens are named after the [[wikipedia:Maranoa River\|Maranoa River]] in [[wikipedia:Queensland\|Queensland]]. The name originates from an indigenous word meaning 'alive', 'running' or 'flowing'. The local government ward of [[Maranoa Ward\|Maranoa]] was named after the Gardens in 1994.<ref>[[City of Boroondara]]. ''History of Maranoa Ward''. 2017. Accessed: 29 September 2017</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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'''Maranoa Gardens''' is a public garden in Balwyn containing exclusively [[wikipedia:Flora of Australian|Australian native and indigenous plants]]. It is officially recognised as one of the first and most significant public areas dedicated entirely to displaying native flora of Australia.<ref>[[wikipedia:National Trust of Australia|National Trust of Australia]]. ''Maranoa Gardens and Beckett Park''. 2 June 2004. Accessed: 29 September 2017</ref>

==References==
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==See also==
*[[Beckett Park]]

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