Check out the Gardens in Winter!
There’s lots to see and do at the Gardens this winter
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?
June 2026
Jun
25
Thursday,
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Event Category:
Fiona, Threatened Species Commissioner, will talk about recent developments with the implementation of the Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032, and awareness raising events in the community.
Jun
26
Friday,
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Event Category:
The next Photographic Group regular meeting is at 10.00 am Friday 26 June. The feature of this meeting will be a session conducted by Cristy Froehlich to constructively critique images brought to the meeting by members specifically for this purpose.
July 2026
Jul
02
Thursday,
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Event Category:
Gina will discuss the first ever listing of an Australian river system, the River Murray—Darling to Sea, as a threatened ecosystem under national environmental law. (Photo: Ben Good)
Jul
09
Thursday,
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Event Category:
Rod, from ANU, will discuss how orchids use specific floral volatiles to attract pollinators, highlight new insights on the evolution of Australia terrestrial orchids and outline his ongoing project on the pollination of the mysterious NSW underground orchids.
Jul
11
Saturday,
7:00 am – 9:00 am
Event Category:
A special Cameras and Café Walk will be held on Saturday 11 July 2026. The Gardens are very kindly allowing us to commence at 7 am, which is just before dawn. This will maximize the chances of capturing fog and/or frost in the early hours of light.
Jul
16
Thursday,
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Event Category:
Dr Phillip Kodela is Botanist and Executive Editor of the Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Parks Australia Division, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
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.
