The Garden City in Bloom

Take a moment to stop and smell the roses

One of the regions most recognised icons, the State heritage listed Queens Park and Botanic Gardens is an absolute must for any visitor to Toowoomba. Laurel Bank Park is also heritage listed boasting a special section dedicated to the vision impaired, bursting with an array of sweetly scented blooms to ignite the senses.

While the Toowoomba's Queensland State Rose Garden is home to over 2000 roses including Heritage Roses in Australia, Frank Reithmuller and Alister Clark collections. Find a connection to local indigenous culture at the Gumbi Gumbi gardens featuring extensive plantings of flora used by local Aboriginal communities for food, medicinal and other purposes.

The Japanese Gardens is also known as “Ju Raku En”, a term that describes this location perfectly, roughly translating to enjoying peace and longevity in a public place.Boasting more than 400 different species of native plants and scores of birds and wildlife, Peacehaven Botanic Park is stunning at sunrise and sunset.