Description

Built in 1850, Plant Craft Cottage is the oldest building in a public space in Victoria. The heritage-listed building and two of the original rooms are used today to host craft workshops within the tranquil setting of Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens. The domestic architecture of the cottage was typical in England at the time, represented by its steeply pitched slate roof, ornate chimneys, brick recesses, lead-light windows and decorative barge boards.

What's On

Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens members will be available to share historical details of the cottage such as the original handmade bricks that are exposed under the veranda, as well as its current uses. The beautiful cottage garden maintained by Garden Group will interest gardeners in general. Demonstrations of plant-related arts and craft will be on view as you walk through the rooms of the cottage.