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Laid out from 1846 on a bend of the Yarra River just south of the city centre, the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria cover around 38 hectares of lawns, lakes and plant collections in the heart of Melbourne. The gardens were shaped most influentially by the director William Guilfoyle in the late nineteenth century, whose sweeping, picturesque landscaping still defines their layout. More than 8,500 plant species from around the world grow here, arranged in themed beds and collections that range from...