Friends of the Colac Botanic Gardens in Colac, Victoria | Landmark & historical place

Friends of the Colac Botanic Gardens

Locality: Colac, Victoria

Address: 1 Fyans Street 3250 Colac, VIC, Australia

Website: http://colacbotanicgdnsfriends.org.au

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25.01.2022 Good morning! Let's start the week off with this lovely scene. This New Holland Honeyeater was spotted a few weeks ago at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in Cranbourne. : Trevor Anderson

23.01.2022 Paradise found at Melbourne Gardens! Stunning shot of sunset-soaked Bird of paradise flowers (Strelitzia) captured by @nanettewhite

15.01.2022 Online Beginner Art classes are starting next week! Suitable for anyone who has little or no experience or perhaps you just want to refresh your basic skills. Y...our fabulous tutor will lead you every step of the way teaching the basic skills of botanic art over an 8 week term. For full details visit: https://www.rbgfriendsmelbourne.org//beginners-art-worksh/ See more

14.01.2022 Back from the brink! The critically endangered Banksia vincentia is a remarkable plant first discovered a decade ago in a small patch of remnant vegetation ne...ar Vincentia on the New South Wales South Coast. Only 14 plants were found, and then a deadly combination of bushfire and soil-borne disease reduced the population to just four. This made the Banksia vincentia possibly Australia’s rarest banksia, and is one of 30 plants targeted for recovery under the Australian Government’s Threatened Species Strategy. To ensure it is retained in Australia’s floral landscape, the Australian National Botanic Gardens has been working with Booderee National Park to create a seed orchard for the species from which they can harvest seed to grow and plant them back into their natural home. It’s been a challenge, but propagating efforts at the Booderee National Park seed orchard are proving successful so far. There are now over 1200 individual propagated plants. The ultimate goal is to have at least 800 of these fully established within the Booderee orchard to secure genetic diversity and the survival of this species. The future of this species is in good hands with Booderee National Park and Australian National Botanic Gardens in partnership with Department of Planning, Industry and Environment and Wollongong Botanic Garden. I’m proud of the Australian Government’s support for this stunning plant and this crucial project. More information about the incredible efforts to save this threatened species is available here: https://www.abc.net.au//push-to-save-banksia-vinc/12292550 : Parks Australia

12.01.2022 Experience eye-catching landscapes, glorious vistas and some of the stranger and more dramatic forms of Australian flora on this virtual stroll from Casuarina G...rove to the Weird and Wonderful Garden at Cranbourne Gardens. Check out our other calming slow walks here https://bit.ly/2Fc4aTU. See more

09.01.2022 Rousseau-esque beauty at Melbourne Gardens' Guilfoyle's Volcano : @nanettewhite

07.01.2022 This week on Talking Plants, Tim Entwisle introduces us to the giant acorn cups of the Valonia Oak (Quercus ithaburensis), which are so large and bulky that they were considered worth collecting and (due to high tannin content) using to tan leather. https://bit.ly/3fO9t9g

05.01.2022 Drumroll please.The winners of the Celia Rosser Award at 'The Art of Botanical Illustration' 2020 are Dianne Emery and Joanne Knott for their exceptional artwo...rk!! Congratulations to you both! Image credits: Dianne Emery Amanita muscaria Joanne Knott Banksia petiolaris tabi.rbgfriendsmelbourne.org/

02.01.2022 Plant more trees.

01.01.2022 To all artists who have their original artwork selected for 'The Art of Botanical Illustration' 2020...CONGRATULATIONS! The art is exceptional and we can't wa...it to share it with everyone. To see this spectacular showcase of gorgeous botanic art, visit tabi.rbgfriendsmelbourne.org/ from 10am this Saturday, 19 September. Here's a gorgeous bearded Iris to wet your appetite....you're welcome! Iris germanica 'Indigo Princess' painted by Françoise Piquet-Vadon