We cannot LIVE on flowers alone:
Please we really need your support
The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens relies on the support of the community to continue its vital work. The Gardens must generate a significant portion of our own funding through business operations, donations, fundraising and bequests. Without your support, the vital work of the Gardens would not be possible.
Many thanks to all of our supporters. We are proud to show off their wonderful support.
Visit and enjoy the Gardens as often as possible
The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens are here to be enjoyed by everyone, so make sure that you and your friends and family visit and make use of the Gardens whenever you are able to.
Entry to the Gardens is free, but you will find donation boxes at the entrances and at other key locations.
- Entrance gates
- Conservatory
- Visitor Centre
Your contribution will directly support the Gardens and the important work being done here.
Become a Gardens donor
Donations to the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens of $2.00 and over are tax deductible – contact our office on 03 6166 0451 to arrange for a receipt. You can either come in to the Gardens and donate in person, or by phone on the number above, or by an online donation by pressing the button below. If paying online you will need to process your donation through PayPal which is a secure online payment platform. If you do this you can use your existing PayPal account or create one using the easy steps outlined as you go. An electronic payment will then be initiated and the Gardens will then issue a receipt once payment is processed.
Substantial donations are acknowledged on our Donation Boards at the main entrances. In this way, your support or that of your organisation, group or family can be shown to the wider community.
Visit and enjoy the Gardens as often as possible
The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens are here to be enjoyed by everyone, so make sure that you and your friends and family visit and make use of the Gardens whenever you are able to.
Entry to the Gardens is free, but you will find donation boxes at the entrances and at other key locations, please help our work by making a donation.
- Entrance gates
- Conservatory
- Visitor Centre
Your contribution will support the Gardens and the important work being done here.
Donations to the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens of $2.00 and over are tax deductible – contact our office on 03 6166 0451 to arrange for a receipt.
Join our sponsors and supporters
The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens acknowledges and thanks its Sponsors and Supporters.
It’s easy, find out here how you or your company can become a sponsor
The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens has developed outstanding and mutually beneficial relationships with a wide range of corporate sponsors.
Sponsors can become associated with particular attractions or events at the Gardens, or with key projects and displays. Benefits can be tailored to suit your company’s needs and to offer genuine business benefits.
Please contact the Gardens administration on 03 6166 0451 for more information.
Sponsor a tree
By sponsoring a tree at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens you will be helping in the conservation of the Gardens. Your commitment will be recognised by installation of a personally-engraved plaque placed on the tree for all to see – a wonderful way to remember a loved one.
Tree sponsorship starts from $500 annually. Please contact the Gardens administration on 03 6166 0451 for more information.
The dedication of a memorial bench seat
Share the memory of someone you have loved with visitors to the Gardens by purchasing a memorial seat in their name.
The seat will have a brass plaque which can be engraved with a personal message from you. Your donation will add to the comfort and enjoyment of the Gardens by all visitors.
A donation for a Memorial seat is $5,000, which will remain a dedicated memorial for a period of ten years. Please contact the Gardens administration on 03 6166 0451 for more information.
Making a bequest
The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens manages, develops, and protects the state’s most significant botanical collection on behalf of all Tasmanians. With a mission to manage, protect the state’s botanical resources throughout the state, the Gardens is a not-for-profit charity that is firmly based in the Tasmanian community and depends on the support of individuals, businesses, and organisations to survive and continue its vital work.
A bequest is a very real way to make a positive difference to the future of the Gardens
A gift to the Gardens, whether during your lifetime or in your will, is a valuable contribution to the future, a gift that will bring lasting benefits of understanding, education, and conservation for future generations.
Substantial bequests may be devoted to particular projects or purposes, subject to discussion with the Director and the Board of Trustees.
Each year the Gardens host more than 400,000 visitors, encouraging everyone to appreciate and gain a better understanding of the vital role plants and specifically endemic Tasmanian species play in our lives.
The Gardens carry out work on site and throughout the state collecting, storing, and propagating specimens to ensure their continued existence.
One of the most valuable ways you can help the Gardens continue to manage and protect this vital resource is by leaving a bequest in your will.
Leaving a bequest to the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
When making a gift in your will it is important to use the correct legal terminology.
Please use the following wording to leave a bequest to the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens:
“I give devise and bequeath to the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens for the general purposes of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens:
a) the whole of my Estate of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situate
b) ………… % of my Estate
c) and/or the sum of $ ….. free of all duties and taxes payable at my death and I declare that the receipt of the Treasurer or other Proper Officer for the time being of the said national office shall be sufficient discharge for my trustees.”
Note: choices (a), (b) and (c) should be followed by the statement, “after the payment of all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses and all duties, taxes and charges payable on my Estate at my death.”
By the Wills Act, all Wills and Codicils must be in writing, signed by the Testator, and attested by two witnesses in the presence of the Testator and of each other.
The Gardens recommends you seek professional advice or the assistance of a solicitor when preparing your will, and thanks you for considering supporting the Gardens with a bequest.
Address for the purpose of a bequest:
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Lower Domain Road
Queens Domain Hobart 7000
ABN: 75 542 604 274
Read more about leaving a legacy by bequest to the Gardens.
Join the Friends of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
For more information view our Friends of the RTBG page.
For more information or to arrange a personal, obligation-free discussion, contact the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens on (03) 6166 0451 or contact the Gardens on rtbg@rtbg.tas.gov.au providing your contact details and some indication of the sort of support you are interested in offering.