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Growing Friends rushed at Autumn 2024 native plant sale

Plant buyers waiting in line at Autumn 2024 plant sale
Plant buyers ready to get going

Enthusiastic and energetic gardeners made a great success of the Growing Friends 2024 Autumn native plant sale this year.

Nearly all of the 1400 plants laid out for sale were on their way to their new homes within half an hour of the sale opening.

Congratulations to the Growing Friends for their hard work in propagating the plants over summer, and in organising and conducting the sale.

Library Connect February 2024

Fri, 01/03/2024 - 5:52pm — friendseditor

This edition of Library Connect has the usual listing of new books, five new artworks and links to articles on Alexandre Descubes and Penny Olsen. The library is staffed Mon - Fri 9.30 - 4.30 or Alex can be contacted by email or phone (02 6250 9480) if you need assistance. The “click and collect” boxes in the Visitor Centre are still available for returning items, and Alex is very happy to leave items there for collection if that’s easier than visiting the library.

Friends Public Fund has changed

Sat, 17/02/2024 - 9:38pm — botanicus

The Australian Government has changed the rules relating to environmental funds, and that includes the Friends of the ANBG Public Fund. The Register of Environmental Organisations has been abolished, and along with it the need for the Friends to have a separate Public Fund.

Donations will now be made directly to the Friends, and will continue to be tax deductible. Donors will be issued with an official receipt which clearly shows that the donation is tax deductible.

Autumn Native Plant Sale 2nd March

Xerochrysum bracteatum C Green
Xerochrysum bracteatum C Green

The Growing Friends Autumn 2024 Native Plant Sale will be held in the Banksia Centre Car Park starting at 9.00am and finishing at 11:30 unless sold out earlier.  With around 1400 plants, over a hundred species and cultivars, there’s a plant for every spot in the garden or on a balcony.

Plants are only $6 a pot and are propagated by the Growing Friends from cuttings or seeds sourced within the ANBG with the support of ANBG staff. All proceeds from the sale go to the Friends to support the Gardens. Sales are by card only.

You can find further information HERE and the full list of plants, and their descriptions HERE.

Growing Friends Autumn 2024 Native Plant Sale - save the date!

Tue, 06/02/2024 - 12:57pm — botanicus

The Growing Friends Autumn plant sale is coming soon – on Saturday, 2 March 2024.
It will start at the new time of 9.00am in the Banksia Centre Car Park, and will finish at 11:30 unless sold out earlier. There will be over a thousand plants to choose from, at only $6 a pot. Sales are by card only. Plants are all sourced from within the Gardens, and the proceeds of the Sale help support the Gardens. The full list of plants, and their descriptions, is available HERE.

Flowering Hibbertia pedunculata

AAFBG e-ucalypt issue 125, January 2024

Tue, 06/02/2024 - 12:44pm — botanicus

View the latest issue of e-ucalypt, the email newsletter of the Australian Association of Friends of Botanic Gardens (AAFBG).

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Butterfly Rambles on Black Mountain

10/03/2024 - 10:30am to 12:00pm
10/03/2024 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm

AAFBG Conference - Call for Presenters

AAFBG Conference
AAFBG Conference

The Friends of the ANBG is a member of the Australian Association of the Friends of Botanic Gardens (AAFBG). The next Conference of the AAFBG is scheduled for 23 to 26 August, to be held at the Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens in Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

The AAFBG Biennial Conference 2024 theme is ‘The Challenge of Change: Relationships, Volunteering, Climate and Technology'. There are opportunities for Friends to present at the conference, lead workshops, and participate in a 'Rapid Fire' forum discussion. If you have achieved or are working on a desired change in any of the sub-areas above, this is your chance to share your experiences and conclusions. The conference will be held on 23–26 August, hosted by The Friends of Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens. Submissions should be lodged by mid-February.

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