# Johannesburg Botanical Garden in Johannesburg — Citylit

Wander rose gardens, open lawns and tree-lined paths beside Emmarentia Dam.

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## Johannesburg Botanical Garden

Wander rose gardens, open lawns and tree-lined paths beside Emmarentia Dam.

- City: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Category: Parks & zoos
- Address: Olifants Road, Emmarentia
- Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/johannesburg/parks-zoos/johannesburg-botanical-garden
- Official website: https://www.jhbcityparksandzoo.com/services-facilities/botanical-gardens/about
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg_Botanical_Garden
- Sources checked: 2026-10-08
- Coordinates: longitude 28.0473, latitude -26.2041 (CITY REFERENCE ONLY; venue coordinates unknown)
- Coordinate source: City centre reference

The Johannesburg Botanical Garden is located in the suburb of Emmarentia in Johannesburg, South Africa. The gardens grew out of a large rose garden that was established in 1964 (becoming known locally as the "Rose Garden") and subsequently expanded from 1969 to cover an area of around 125 hectares (1.25 km2). It is administered by Johannesburg City Parks. The Emmarentia Dam is situated immediately to the east of the garden and shares its extensive acreage.

About source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg_Botanical_Garden; checked 2026-10-12; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

### Practical facts
- admission: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- booking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- stepFreeEntrance: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- accessibleToilets: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- parking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- publicTransport: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- family: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- environment: outdoor (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: https://www.jhbcityparksandzoo.com/services-facilities/botanical-gardens/about
- durationMinutes: 60 (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: Citylit editorial planning estimate

### Sources
- Johannesburg Botanical Garden: https://www.jhbcityparksandzoo.com/services-facilities/botanical-gardens/about; fetched 2026-10-08; unavailable
- Johannesburg Botanical Garden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg_Botanical_Garden; fetched 2026-10-07; retrieved during research

### Photographs and credits
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/3bc6d1626c00.jpg — Portion of the Rose Gardens in the  Johannesburg Botanical Garden.. Venue photograph. Author: NJR ZA; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South-Africa_Johannesburg_Botanical_Garden-005.jpg

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