Students’ Photographic Competition 2026
For students in Years 3 to 12 at Australian primary or secondary schools or colleges, or home study in Australia.
The Friends help the Gardens achieve its mission of inspiring, informing and connecting people to Australia’s unique flora.
Join us to help celebrate and conserve the world’s largest collection of Australian native plants.
What’s coming up?
July 2026
Jul
20
– 26
Jul
Monday,
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Event Category:
Come on a free guided walk through the Australian National Botanic Gardens and look at the life story of plants on earth, the main evolutionary changes that have occurred in plants over 3 billion years and how plants have changed our planet. These one-hour guided walks are held at 11am and 2pm Mon 20 July to Sun 26 July.
Jul
30
Thursday,
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Event Category:
Bruno will talk about the biology of the Eastern long-necked turtles, their adaptations to flood-dry cycles in Australia, their active life in suburban areas, and recent findings in the turtle monitoring program in Canberra.
Jul
31
Friday,
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Event Category:
The next Photographic Group regular meeting is at 10.00am Friday 31 July. It will feature a presentation by four members of the Photographic Group about a recent visit to Tasmania. […]
August 2026
Aug
03
Monday,
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Event Category:
The next Plant Recognition Group workshop will focus on native wattle trees and shrubs (Acacia, family Mimosaceae) that flower during winter.
Aug
06
Thursday,
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Event Category:
Patrick, from the ANU, will present many of the Dumont d’Urville’s expedition’s findings between 1837 and 1840, from 6740 pages of text, 481 plates of illustrations and 77 maps of Antarctica.
Aug
13
Thursday,
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Event Category:
Join Vero, Conservation Horticulture Manager at the ANBG, as she shares her journey from plant ecophysiology research to conservation policy, and ultimately bringing it all together with hands-on plant conservation at the ANBG.
Aug
17
– 23
Aug
Monday,
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Event Category:
Come for a free guided walk in the Gardens and discover some of the amazing properties of seeds. These one-hour guided walks are held at 11am and 2pm each day, Monday 17 August to Sunday 23 August. Meet at the clock near the café bridge.
