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It's Kings Park and Botanic Gardens' first collaboration with a sporting organisation - and an Australian-first. Teaming up with Perth Scorchers, a bright-orange Kangaroo Paw has been released just in time for the cricket season.

National Science Week has wrapped up for 2024, and we’ve been taking the opportunity to reflect on the Kings Park Science team’s activities for the week.

Works to remove additional PSHB infested host trees on Mount Eliza Escarpment will take place from August 2024 while restoration continues at Mounts Bay Gardens. 

The program of tree removal and pruning is showing real evidence of success. Recent DPIRD surveillance in Kings Park recorded much lower beetle numbers in the first and second quarter of 2024.

It’s an ongoing mission for the Kings Park Horticulturists; ensuring that each plant has optimal growing conditions for success. 

Kings Park and Bold Park are both important landmarks for Perth, a place to relax, connect with nature and meet with friends and family.

To help better understand the important value these parks have, the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority (BGPA) has partnered with Deloitte Access Economics to estimate the economic and social contribution of Kings Park and Bold Park.

May is Botanic Gardens Month, and over the next few weeks we are shining a light on the critical role botanic gardens play in leading research and safeguarding plant diversity.