The Friends’ Council is seeking proposals for projects to be supported by the Friends.
Proposals can cover a wide range of ANBG roles and functions, e.g. horticulture, scientific, aesthetic, visitor experience, research etc. They must meet the criteria in the Friends' guidelines for funding proposals.
Please provide a written submission (with as much costing as possible) to the President of the Friends’ Council by 31 July 2013.
Join a free ''Turned On" Walk, featuring the themes of the artist Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 - 1851), every Saturday in June at 11:00 am
Discover a selection of Australia’s iconic eucalypts as you follow this recently completed self-guided walk through the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
The Australian National Botanic Gardens is one of 5 botanic gardens to feature on new 60 cent stamps issued by Australia Post. The stamps went on sale on 23 April 2013. More details are in the media release by Australia Post.
If you are planning a trip to the ANBG soon, be sure to wander up (or take the Flora Explorer) beyond the Eucalypt lawn to where staff of the ANBG (and a bit of heavy machinery) are working on our magnificent Red Centre Garden. You will be rewarded with a fine view of some Sturt's Desert Pea (Swainsona Formosa) in glorious flower, an example of the 'Boom and Bust' cycle of plant reproduction in the arid centre of Australia.
Visitors to the Australian National Botanic Gardens will, from later this year, be able to experience its new Red Centre Garden showcasing the iconic significance of the continent's red centre as the physical and spiritual heart of Australia, right here in the nation's capital.
To bring together some activities and contributions by the Friends that have emerged in the last few years it has been decided to establish a Plant Science group. This will be the umbrella for the more research oriented activities of the Friends in the future.This group will welcome those who have an interest in the more scientific side of the gardens and native plants.
Eighty-five friends and guests enjoyed the ‘Centenary’ dinner at Floresco in the Gardens on Thursday 21 February.
The evening was themed around the Canberra Centenary – with a delectable dinner based on what might have been on a menu one hundred years ago.
During 2013 the Thursday Talks program will include a number of special talks designed to mark the Canberra Centenary. These are listed in the Calendar as Centenary Chats. The Centenary Chats will reflect the special themes chosen by the Centenary of Canberra for each month to celebrate a different aspect of Canberra. The series commenced on Thursday 31 January when Ian Warden spoke on the topic: ‘Tiptoe through the Telopeas: Why Marion Mahony Griffin would have boycotted Floriade’.
On alternate Tuesday mornings from 15 January to July. Between 10–11.30am, hear talks by Gardens staff and enjoy Floresco High Tea for $9.50. Details from Cafe Floresco.
