Royal Botanic Gardens

Friends of the Gardens’ Spring Events

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

Continue reading Friends of the Gardens’ Spring Events

The Perfect Plant

The Australian Institute of Horticulture’s 50th anniversary celebration

Celebrate this special occasion with Jonathan Garner, MAIH, a practising horticulturist and principal of Puddleton Gardens.

Jonathan will discuss and demonstrate the specific skills required to establish water-efficient specimen trees and shrubs that are picture perfect.

Topics covered will include the aesthetic and economic benefits, tools

Continue reading The Perfect Plant

Professional Development Seminar

Inspiration & instruction for landscape designers & contractors Tuesday, 9 March – NSW

Speakers; Tim Entwisle: (Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney) – The World’s Best Botanic Garden. What is a botanic garden, and what makes a great one? Executive Director of Sydney’s Botanic Gardens Trust, Tim Entwisle, will tour the world illustrating some of the

Continue reading Professional Development Seminar

Friends of The Gardens’ Autumn Events

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

Continue reading Friends of The Gardens’ Autumn Events

CARNIVOROUS PLANTS

Join the Friends of The Gardens to find out about…. CARNIVOROUS PLANTS Tuesday 23 September Morning tea at 10.30, talk from 11 to 12 noon Maiden Theatre, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney

Dionaea muscipula

Greg Bourke of the Australasian Carnivorous Plants Society will introduce you to the world of carnivorous plants.

Learn what makes a

Continue reading CARNIVOROUS PLANTS