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The
Mount Tomah Botanic Garden is still a young garden and many changes and improvements
are planned. |
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collecting expeditions are envisaged, the present plantings will be expanded and
refined, improved visitor and education facilities are proposed, and informative
signage is being extended. | | It
is hoped too that a bridge may be built across Bells Line of Road to Tomah Spur,
allowing visitors safe passage to the wilderness areas. All
in all the Mount Tomah Botanic Garden is developing into one of the great botanic
gardens of the southern hemisphere, already a visual delight and an educational
experience at all times of the year. | 
Liriodendron tulipifera,
the
Tulip Tree of North America |
| Eucryphia lucida, the
Tasmanian Leatherwood, a member of a genus which occurs in Chile and Australia |
| In winter the tracery of the
bare branches stands out against the stupendous view, the evergreen trees make
their greatest impact, and, perhaps surprisingly, many plants are in bloom. In
September, October and November comes the great display of bulbs, rhododendrons
and other flowering trees and shrubs. |
| In summer the roses and herbaceous plants
are at their best and the deciduous trees provide a background of rich green.
And as the days shorten these same trees light up the garden, the brilliant colour
of their autumn foliage contrasting with that of their evergreen companions and
the magnificent trunks of the native eucalypts. | 
Banksia spinulosa in the bushland |
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