The Artistic Process: Behind the Frame
Saturday 21 March, 1 to 3 pm
Maiden Theatre, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Associate Professor Emma Robertson, the RBG Artist-in-Residence in 2008, will present a special lecture and show her sketchbooks and samples of work in progress, and explain her artistic process behind the scenes at the Gardens before a visit to her exhibition in the Red Box Gallery.
Cost is $22 (Members $15) which includes light refreshments after the lecture
Bookings are essential: 02 9231 8182 or friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
Kitchen Gardening at Glenmore House
Sunday 22 March, 10 am to 12.30 pm
Moores Way, Camden
If you crave a healthier life join designer Mickey Robertson and expert vegetable gardener Linda Ross to learn how to establish and benefit from your own vegetable garden. Tour the vegetable patch Mickey has created at Glenmore House and see demonstrations of plant selection and care.
Cost is $53 (Members 37) includes morning tea in The Dairy
Bookings are essential: 02 9231 8182 or friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
Success with Salvias
Monday 23 March, 12 noon to 1.30 pm
Maiden Theatre, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Salvias are one of the plant success stories in Sydney’s climate. Salvia enthusiast Deirdre Mowat will give an illustrated talk about the many salvias that can be grown in Sydney gardens and the best plants to accompany them. The Growing Friends will have a range of salvias for sale.
Cost is $18 (Members $12) includes light refreshments at 12 noon
Bookings are essential: 02 9231 8182 or friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
Sustainable, Productive and Attractive
Wednesday 1 April, 10.30 am to 12 noon
Maiden Theatre, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Sustainable and productive gardens can also be beautiful. Arthur Lathouris will give an illustrated talk showing inspirational gardens that combine native and exotic plants, formal elements and garden art while producing vegetables, accommodating chooks and being a peaceful and relaxing space to enjoy.
Cost is $18 (Members $12) includes morning tea at 10.30 am
Bookings are essential: 02 9231 8182 or friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
Mount Annan Growing Friends’ Autumn Plant Sale
Sunday 5 April, 10 am to 3 pm
Mount Annan Botanic Garden
The Growing Friends will be present at the Mount Annan Food and Wine Festival. Find bargains and rare treasures among the great range of native plants propagated by the Growing Friends
Free after Garden entry fee
For more information contact Mount Annan Botanic Garden: 02 4634 7935
Collectors’ Plant Fair
Saturday 18 April, 9 am to 4 pm and Sunday 19 April, 9 am to 3 pm
Woodgreen, 27 Powells Road, Bilpin
This treasured gardening event will again feature an exciting range of hard-to-find plants including those propagated by the Growing Friends from plants in the Sydney, Mount Annan and Mount Tomah Botanic Gardens. There will be 40 specialist nurseries selling distinctive and unusual plants for all conditions and climates. The Speakers’ Program features renowned experts David Glenn of Lambley Nursery in Victoria and Ken Gillanders of Woodbank Gardens, Tasmania.
Weekend entry is $10, Friends’ pre-paid entry $8, speaker sessions $22.
For more information and bookings telephone 02 4567 2026 or visit www.collectorsplantfair.com . Funds will be raised for Lifeline and the local Bushfire Brigades
Madagascar Tour Talk
Friday 1 May, 10.30am to 12 noon
Maiden Theatre, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
The island of Madagascar off the east coast of Africa is one of the earth’s great biodiversity hotspots. Hear about the unique attractions of the island from the semi-arid south west to sub-alpine mountains and tropical rainforests. The Friends’ will tour Madagascar from 11 to 26 September.
Cost is $15 (Members $10) includes morning tea at 10.30 am
Bookings are essential: 02 9231 8182 or friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
Cabbage Tree Hats
Saturday 2 May, 1 pm to approx 3 pm
Maiden Theatre, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Find out how the cabbage tree hat became the Australian iconic headwear widely worn in the 1900s and early 1900s. Volunteer guide Jenny Pattison will discuss the convict origins of the hat and demonstrate the intricate process of their making
Cost is $20 (Members $14) includes refreshments during the session
Bookings are essential: 02 9231 8182 or friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
Hidden Gardens of England
Thursday 14 May, 10.30 am to 12 noon
Maiden Theatre, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Lyn Morehen will unveil some of the more unusual and lesser known gardens in ‘this blessed plot,this earth, this realm, this England’. Hear about the Thames Barrier Park Garden, a sunken garden with yew hedges sculpted in waves, Trentham Garden and the Roman Gardens at Fishbourne
Cost is $18 (Members $12) includes morning tea at 10.30 am
Bookings are essential: 02 9231 8182 or friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
Seedbanking
Friday 22 May, 10.30 am to 12 noon
Maiden Theatre, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Seedbanking is playing an increasingly important role in plant conservation. Richard Johnstone, the NSW Seedbank Officer at Mount Annan Botanic Garden, will describe the processes involved in seed collection, storage and testing. Hear about the SeedQuest NSW project and its contribution to the global effort to conserve 10% ofthe world’s flora as seed collections by 2010
Cost is $18 (Members $12) includes morning tea at 10.30 am
Bookings are essential: 02 9231 8182 or friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
Rooftop Gardens
Wednesday 27 May, 10.30 am to 12 noon
Maiden Theatre, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
There is much to be gained by including rooftop gardens in city and town planning including a reduction in radiant and reflective heat and stormwater runoff, breakdown of toxic compounds, carbon capture and the sense of well being that a beautiful garden provides. Ted Whitley will outline some of the requirements for a successful rooftop garden
Cost is $18 (Members $12) includes morning tea at 10.30 am
Bookings are essential: 02 9231 8182 or friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
Proceeds benefit The Gardens.
For more information and bookings contact the Friends of The Gardens on 02 9231 8182, or friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
The Friends of The Gardens Sydney is a non profit Society established to encourage the use and enjoyment of the Gardens by involving the community in scientific, educational, historical, cultural and recreational activities. The Friends promote, support and contribute to the development of the Gardens and members receive a generous range of benefits. www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/friends
Issued By Beth Stokes, Publicity Officer for Friends of The Gardens
