Brilliant Blooms is owned and operated by Mother and Daughter duo Sarah and Jess Turney. The talented pair have a profound love and passion for providing beautiful, fresh flowers to the communities in and around the Illawarra & South Coast. Their Creativity and love for flowers lets Sarah and Jess create unique and stylish bespoke floral arrangements for any occassion. Sarah & Jess are industry renowned Florists and have received various awards and accolades for their work. Sarah’s awards and achievements include a Professional Florist Association Award for Excellence & a Royal Horticultural Society NSW Floral Art Section Encouragement Award. Jess' awards and achievements include a Professional Florist Association NSW Award for Professional Excellence in Floral Design and Aptitude, an Industry Achievement Award for Supply Chain and E-commerce & the Total Horticultural Society of NSW Encouragement Award in Certificate 3 Floristry.

During the mid 80's the need for a permanent park to house the wild sourced Grevillea plant collection became necessary. These plants had been collected and grown in pots by the Grevillea Study Group of the Australian Plant Society. The Sydney and Canberra Botanic Gardens became interested in the valuable scientific collection and an approach was made to Wollongong City Council to secure a lease over land owned by the Council. Park Manager Ray Brown then designed the layout of the park and undertook the daunting construction task of building the infrastructure for the 2.4ha park that you see today - a most impressive achievement! IN 2022 the Park become a Botanic Garden.

Welcome to Wollongong Botanic Garden! We officially opened to the public in January 1971. Visit us to explore amazing open spaces, learn about conservation and sustainable living, or just relax and take in some of nature’s finest work.