Growing Friends’ Spring Plant Sale at Mount Annan Botanic Garden
Saturday 4 September, 10am–3pm
Free after Garden entry
The Garden Clubs of Australia’s Diamond Jubilee:
Friendship Through Gardens
Saturday 11 September
Hear about the Club’s achievements over 60 years
Buzzwords on Bees
Friday 17 September
Hear from professional apiarist Eric Whitby.
Borneo Tour Talk
Friday 24 September
Hear from Ben Wallace about the Friends tour to Borneo in April next year.
$15/Friends $10
Irises and Elizabeth Macquarie
Wednesday 6 October, 10.30am–12 noon
Di Cox, President of the Iris Society will speak about Iris species and in particular the new Elizabeth Macquarie Iris.
Growing Friends’ Spring Plant Sale
Saturday 16 October, 9am-4pm
Growing Friends Nursery
Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
New Discoveries, New Names: Additions to Sydney’s Native Flora
Thursday 28 October
Alan Fairley will outline many new discoveries and newly named native plants. The new edition of Native Plants of the Sydney Region will be available for purchase at a special price.
Gardening Challenges
Thursday 25 November
Peta Trahar will share stories about passionate gardeners have tackled a range of challenges.
A Passion for Place
Tuesday 30 November
Alison Halliday and Joanne Hambrett are authors of A Passion for Place relating stories of cool-climate gardens on Mount Wilson, Mount Tomah and Mount Irvine.
Unless otherwise indicated – talks are held in the Maiden Theatre at the Sydney Gardens, 10.30am to 12 noon
$18 (Friends of The Gardens $12), includes refreshments
Bookings essential: Tel 02 9231 8182 or friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
For further details www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/friends
