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Friends of the Australian Botanic Gardens Shepparton

Locality: Kialla, Victoria

Phone: +61 487 538 638

Address: 98 Botanic Gardens Ave 3631 Kialla, VIC, Australia

Website: http://fabgs.org.au

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25.01.2022 One of the first plantings by the Friends was the row of #StreakedWattle (Acacia lineata) along the top of the gabion wall. Now well established these wattles will form a back drop for the Care for the Rare garden along with the #Hardenbergia violacea that trails over the wall. The streaked wattle is really hardy and copes with frosts and heat as well as being good for erosion control. Birds love it to nest in and it attracts nectar eating birds, butterflies, bees and other insects. Visit Shepparton RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group

24.01.2022 It's spring and thanks to the winter rain our wildflowers are starting to appear. Look out for the yellow #SwampBillyButtons (Craspedia paludicola), Native #Buttercups (Ranuculus lappaceus) and #BulbineLilies (Bulbine bulbosa) along the Native Forest Walk. Also there are lots of Blue Devils (Eryngium ovinum) starting to appear, these look great in a couple of months time. Tip: The art of seeing our native wildflowers in the bushland area of at the Gardens is to 'look littl...e', it takes some practice but once you get your eye in, you will see the most amazing flowers. Visit Shepparton RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group Australian Native Plants Society - Australia Australian Plants Society Victoria See more

22.01.2022 Catch up with Jill on ONE FM Shepparton Radio this Friday at 7.30am for all the news at the Gardens, including how our COVID safe plan will be implemented for the return of our working bees and propagation sessions. RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group Bganz

22.01.2022 Dear Friends - after much discussion and checking of what we can and can not do we are aiming to hold our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 18th November at 5pm. This will be held in an outdoor undercover area at Kensington Gardens. (Please drive to the carpark end of the club house and park near mail boxes then follow the path along behind the clubhouse). If you would like to become involved with the Friends, we would welcome new committee members. We have nominations f...or our main positions covered (unless there are others who wish to stand and that would be most welcome) we do have some tasks that could be spread around to relieve those people. Maybe a minute secretary, someone and to take tours around the gardens etc... If you cannot attend but would be willing to go on committee (NOTE we aim to only hold 6 meetings in 2021 with circulatory email communication in between if necessary) please let Karen, Collier or myself know, or send a message via Facebook and we will forward a form or one can be filled out at the meeting. Our meeting times and days are flexible if our current regime does not suit you. To be eligible to vote or nominate for a position you must be a current financial member, we will have a list of current members on the day and membership payments can be made on the day. Looking forward to seeing everyone again, in line with our COVID plan we ask you to bring your own water bottle as we are unable to share food and drink at this stage. Jill Grant President of the Friends of the Australian Botanic Gardens Shepparton RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Greater Shepparton City Council Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group @ See more

21.01.2022 Great job by all involved to rescue this little one and for the crew involved in barb wire removal. Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group BirdLife Murray Goulburn Bganz

21.01.2022 To all our members and friends, thank you for all your support throughout 2020 and we look forward to many exciting projects at the Gardens next year. We hope this Holiday Season brings you many great memories and wonderful reasons to smile. Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton BirdLife Murray Goulburn... Goulburn Murray Landcare Network Bganz Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria See more

21.01.2022 These beautiful Riley cars and #RileyMotorClubVictoria owners from northern Victoria were just one of the diverse groups to visit our gardens on Tuesday. Later that day our friends at the Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group held their Christmas gathering in the Turtle Garden. If you are looking for a quiet spot to catch up with friends over the Christmas New Year break - grab your picnic basket or takeaway from the local shops, pop out to the Gardens and enjoy! Visit Shepparton RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Riley Motor Club

20.01.2022 Fantastic news - thanks to everyone involved in this project.

20.01.2022 The first meeting with our new committee was held on the 2nd December and we would like to welcome Julia Barnes and David Shipston to the committee. The new committee is: President Jill Grant, Vice President (vacant), Secretary Collier McCracken, Minutes Secretary Julia Barnes, Treasurer Karen Kilgour, Memberships George Deeble. Committee members Derek Edge, Audrey Hurst, Bill Brown, Claire Blake, Sandra Saenze and David Shipston. We would like to thank resigning members ...Norma Sutherland and Laurie Baglin for their contribution, knowledge and support over the years and look forward to their continuing involvement with the Friends. Julia and Sandra have taken on the role of producing our seasonal newsletter, and we would like to thank Claire Blake for her work in producing our informative quarterly newsletters over the past 4+years. Claire has taken on Propagation and Friends member Wendy D'Amore has volunteered to be tour guide with Jill. Our meetings during 2021 will be each second month with circulatory emails as required. Please feel free to attend any or raise any issues you feel appropriate. Please all enjoy the holiday break and take yourself and any visitors for a walk around Your Gardens. Jill Grant RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group Bganz BirdLife Murray Goulburn

18.01.2022 The Friends would like to acknowledge and congratulate local community members who were nominated and selected for the Australian Botanic Gardens Shepparton Advisory Committee. Shepparton has an amazing Botanic Garden that has been established by the local community, including many 1,000's of volunteer hours and we look forward to working with and supporting the new Committee as they continue to development of our wonderful local botanic garden. Bganz RiverConnect - Greater... Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group BirdLife Murray Goulburn @ See more

16.01.2022 Have you seen these gorgeous new plants in our Care for the Rare garden beds along the gabion wall as you walk to the picnic shelter? Easy to spot the Ptilotus exultus or commonly known as pink mulla mulla are very distinctive with their fluffy flowers. We have planted several species Ptilotus so keep an eye out for them on your next visit. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Bganz Visit Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group... RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton See more

16.01.2022 The mass planting of the beautiful #ClayWattle (Acacia glaucoptera) looks stunning down the western end of Honeysuckle Rise. A small compact shrub that grows between .5 to 1.5m. it is well worth the walk down to the Terrace Garden to see. Its singular globular flowers grow close to the stems making it a very ornate shrub. Not only does it tolerates frost and can be used for erosion control - perfect shrub for the side if Honeysuckle Rise. RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group Visit Shepparton

16.01.2022 Our beautiful native rushes and sedges are often overlooked. Flowering now in the Weaving Garden they were selected for their suitability for use in #weaving. Thanks to Council's maintenance schedule, the cauldrons are kept topped up with water keeping them happy over the drier months. If you are out at the Gardens over the weekend here are the plant names for each cauldron. If you can't make it - we hope you enjoy this selection of photos. Cauldron 1 - Giant Sedge (Cyperus ...exaltatus) Cauldron 2 - Rush Sedge (Carex tereticaulis) Cauldron 3 - Common Spike Rush (Eleocharis acuta) Cauldron 4 - Hollow Rush (Juncus amabilis) Cauldron 5 - Flecked Flat-sedge (Cyperus gunnii 'Hook. f.') RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group Greater Shepparton City Council Visit Shepparton

15.01.2022 Our new Poa's in the River Walk have loved the rain followed by the beautiful sunny spring day. Keep an eye out for some more of these beautiful grasses that have also been planted in the Residence Garden when you are out at the Gardens next. RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group Bganz

15.01.2022 The star of the Terrace Garden at the moment is the beautiful red One-sided Bottle Brush (Calothamnus quadrifidus). Occurring naturally in SW Western Australia this heavily branched evergreen shrub provides a spectacular display of red flowers. It copes well with all conditions and adapts to all soil types with good drainage. What a star - plus our resident Blue Wrens love it too. RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group Visit Shepparton

15.01.2022 This silky eremophila or Emu Bush (Eremophila nivea), was one of the original plants in the Turtle Garden. A flowering plant in the figwort family with silky soft silver foliage it is endemic to Western Australia. It has thrived in the sunny side of the Turtle Garden with good drainage on the slope making a beautiful border along the Honeysuckle Rise Walk. RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group Bganz #eremophilia

15.01.2022 This lovely little red flower is a Grevillea alpina, or Cats-claw Grevillea. It's a common species in our region, widespread, with a lot of variation within the species (wide range of different forms, flower colours etc.). Very hardy and pretty. You will find it in the very first garden bed along the Gabion Wall as you walk down towards the picnic shelter at the start of the River Walk. This along with other plants from our region will compliment our Care for the Rare colle...ction. Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group Bganz RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Australian Native Plants Society - Australia Australian Plants Society Victoria See more

14.01.2022 Propagation is on this Wednesday morning. Join Claire and the team for a productive morning of growing plants. The team are looking at 'potting on' a few plants. If you have any spare pots approx 8cm x 10cm they would be gratefully accepted. Pots can be dropped off on the day or left at the containers Stay for a chat afterwards - it's BYO cuppa and morning tea.

14.01.2022 Make the most of the last week in September to check out the Wattles flowering at the Gardens. Did you know that the first official sprig of wattle appeared on the Commonwealth of Australia emblem in 1912? It wasn't until 1988 that the #GoldenWattle (Acacia pycnantha) was formally adopted as the floral emblem of Australia. Native to SE Australia it is part of our Fabaceae collection and you will find them at the Gardens at the Refugee Garden lectern. Growing to 8m, they flower profusely during winter and spring. RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group Bganz

14.01.2022 Our President has already spotted her first blue-banded bee (Amegilla cingulata).

13.01.2022 If you missed the last bird survey - you missed seeing a Collared Sparrowhawk eating his breakfast, a feeding party of birds and a massive flock of Corellas in flight! Check out the Sparrowhawk's toes - they are long and slender, especially the middle one. BirdLife Murray Goulburn have carried out over 50 surveys since 2012 at the Gardens and have an amazing record and knowledge of the birds that call the Gardens their home. Come along this Saturday and enjoy a pleasant an...d informative morning. Meet at the front gate at 9am and afterwards join the group for coffee at Deganni's at Riverside Plaza. Thanks to Marg, Jill and Cheryl for the photos Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Visit Shepparton

12.01.2022 The second stage of the Refugee Garden that was planted in 2018 has really started to establish itself after good winter rains. Check it out this weekend. Visit Shepparton RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group Bganz

12.01.2022 The Australian Botanic Gardens, Shepparton received a delivery of several hundred rare plants as part of the Care for the Rare program, which protects some of t...he state’s rarest and threatened plants. For more info, head to bit.ly/GSBotanicGardens Friends of the Australian Botanic Gardens Shepparton

12.01.2022 Poa Progress - Great to see some of the Poa labillardieri that the Weed Warriors grew from seed planted out in the Residence Garden doing well. Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton

11.01.2022 The drain at the base of Honeysuckle Rise is looking good with the removal of the old damaged plastic and the addition of new gravel. Greater Shepparton City Council

11.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who came along to our plant sale last Sunday. The Friends group appreciates your support and we hope all the plants sold have settled happily into their new homes.

10.01.2022 Walk and Weed will be the focus of the Weed Warriors for the month of May. Meet at the front gate, grab a bag and your preferred weeding implement at 9am for a gentle walk. The plan is to stop regularly and weed patches of rib wort along the way.

10.01.2022 Recently planted in the Food Garden, Sclerolaena napiformis, or Turnip Copperburr is a really endangered plant, and is listed on both the Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act and the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act. The government has a species recovery plan for it, and the Turnip Copperburr plants that we just planted at the Gardens as part of our Care for the Rare collection are part of a much bigger project that has been running for many years. Seed has been ...collected over years from as many wild locations as possible, and our new plants are the result of all this hard work. We are so very lucky to be a part of this project and thanks to Landscape design architect Mel Stagg ( https://staggdla.com/ ) for giving her time to oversee the planting with the onsite staff from Greater Shepparton City Council. Mel has been involved with this project for a while now through her work at the Euroa Arboretum Inc and the Goulburn Broken Indigenous Seedbank mapping Turnip Copperburr populations in the Goulburn Broken region, and collecting seed from these wild populations. The staff at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria who supplied the Copperburr plants for the Australian Botanic Gardens Shepparton, have asked her to map out the layout for them, so the plant genetics can be tracked as part of their research. Goulburn Broken CMA RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group Bganz Australian Native Plants Society - Australia Australian Plants Society Victoria #australianassociationoffriendsofbotanicgardens

09.01.2022 On Friday tune into ONE FM Shepparton Radio at 7.30am to hear all the news from the gardens. The Gardens have been really popular with the weather warming up and Jill has lots of exciting news to share.

08.01.2022 Our Gardens are looking stunning at the moment. Here's a sample of what you can find in the Residence Garden when you visit the Gardens this weekend. It is amazing how the plants have thrived this year with good rains and some TLC from Greater Shepparton City Council staff onsite. Visit Shepparton RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Bganz Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group... Australian Plants Society Victoria Australian Native Plants Society - Australia Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria See more

08.01.2022 Join the dedicated team on Sunday morning at 9am for a spot of tidy up on Honeysuckle Rise. There is something for all ages and abilities to do. Stick around after for a cuppa and chat - its BYO and great fun.

08.01.2022 Get the kids to make this great display frame for all the wonderful treasures that find on the ground when they are out and about. Made from sticks and string it can be made in any shape and size you like. Gather together your sticks and string or wool. Lay them out in the shape you like, then tie the corners together securely. Fill the frame with rows of string, the trick is to get the string nice and tight, I found the good old hot glue gun perfect for this. Get Moovin...g Greater Shepparton Visit Shepparton RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton BirdLife Murray Goulburn Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group Shepparton Art Museum #NatureCraft See more

07.01.2022 Take some time out to reconnect with our beautiful bush on Tuesday mornings from 9am. Weed Warriors are changing our focus to a more gentle approach now that our Breathing Life into the Bushland grant commitments are over. If you would like to learn more about our indigenous species or just be around like minded people, join us as we work our way through the bushland eradicating weeds. Its BYO with our COVID plan, so make sure you bring hat, sunscreen, study shoes, gloves, water and a snack, plus your preferred hand tools. Most of us use big screw drivers for removing weeds so as not to disturb the soil too much. RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group

07.01.2022 There are lots of lovely little plants in the shade house needing attention. Join the Propagation team at 9am on Wednesday as they administer some TLC to our little natives. Jill will be on hand to run thru our COVID plan on the day. So bring along your hat, sunscreen, sturdy shoes, gloves, water bottle and a snack and spend an enjoyable morning catching up after what has been a long break. New members are most welcome to come along and are looking forward to seeing everyone again. Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton

06.01.2022 The announcement you have all been waiting for - Working Bees, Propagation and Weed Warriors are all recommencing, starting with our Sunday working bee this Sunday at 9am. We have a COVID Safe plan approved by Council that we will run through at the start of each session to keep everyone safe and healthy whilst being active and productive. The major result of the COVID plan is that there will be no morning teas (i.e. shared foods) so please bring your own water bottles and if... you wish to have a cuppa after bring your own cup coffee tea etc. There will still be a chance to catch up on what has been happening and results of interaction with Council staff as well as our own exchanges re what we have been doing. The other item is shared equipment. If you could bring your own gloves and maybe secateurs and the larger items i.e. shovels rakes etc. we will wipe with disinfectant wipes. Don't worry if you do not have any we can dunk our tools which are to be used in a bucket of water and disinfectant. As these activities are all outside spacing allowance is not a problem we just need to remember 1.5metres and masks. Propagation will start back on the 4th Wednesday and dates for Weed Warriors will be advised as soon as they have been confirmed. Look forward to seeing everyone again. RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group BirdLife Murray Goulburn @

05.01.2022 Check out the splashes of yellow in the River Walk. The wattles that were planted a few years ago by local preschool children from Nancy Vibert Occasional Child Care Centre and Arthur Dickmann Children's Centre as part of their #BushKinder program are starting to flower - and they look spectacular. Big thanks to Trav, Allison and Collier who worked with the staff and children to make the One Tree Per Child program a success. RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group Visit Shepparton

04.01.2022 Watch out for this pretty red local plant - Kennedia prostrata or more commonly known as '#RunningPostman'. We would love to hear from anyone who knows the history behind why it is called Running Postman. There are a few planted around the Gardens as part of our Fabacea collection. This one was snapped in the in the gardens beds along the gabion wall on the way to the River Walk. RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group Bganz... Australian Plants Society Victoria Australian Native Plants Society - Australia See more

04.01.2022 This pretty little #CommonEutaxia (Eutaxia microphylla) is flowering in the Children's Garden. Planted in 2018 by the Weed Warriors it is indigenous to the site and has survived 2 winters with below average rainfall and a couple of hot summers. The Weed Warriors 'watering system' involved filling up plastic bottles and hand watering the plants in the Children's Garden weekly to get them established. This little one has hung in there and after a good winter we are excited to... see it flowering. DELWP Hume Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Australian Native Plants Society - Australia Australian Plants Society Victoria See more

03.01.2022 Welcome to the first day of spring. This family of Australian Wood Ducks was spotted at the Gardens on the weekend enjoying the sunny weather in the wetlands.The adult on the left is a female and other a male. The male has a short black mane down the back of the neck. They are a medium sized grazing duck and nest in tree hollows. Thanks to Friends's member Marg for identifying them for us. Marg is also a member of BirdLife Murray Goulburn who have carried out the bi-monthly ...bird surveys at the Gardens since 2011 and says they are residents of the Gardens. Hopefully they can add this to their bi-monthly bird count at the Gardens for September and when the COVID restrictions are lifted they would love people to join them on their regular surveys at the Gardens. RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group #SpringIsInTheAir #AustralianWoodDuck #BotanicGardensShepparton

03.01.2022 The Friends welcomed a very precious delivery yesterday, over 600 rare Australian species soon to be planted, tendered to and raised in our very own Botanic Gardens here in Shepparton. We’re thrilled that the ABGS were nominated to partake in the Bganz ‘Care for the Rare’ program, seeing several Botanic Gardens help increase populations of threatened species of plants to ensure the survival against climate change or disasters. Essentially a real life insurance scheme for uniq...ue and rare Australian plants! Fellow Friends Jill, Claire, Derek, Collier, Cheryl, Jenny and Karen we’re out in force unloading these plant beauties we look forward to nurturing as part of this special program soon. With planting guided by the talented Melissa Stagg, keep an eye out for these species in the Rock Wall garden, on the base of Honeysuckle Rise. Greater Shepparton City Council Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group Australian Plants Society Victoria Australian Native Plants Society - Australia

02.01.2022 Our Sandpaper wattle (Acacia denticulosa) is flowering in the Turtle Garden. Check it out this weekend, make sure you feel the leaves. RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group Visit Shepparton Bganz

01.01.2022 We hope you have enjoyed the beautiful display our #wattles have been putting on at the Gardens. During the month of September we have tried to showcase as many as we can for all our supporters who have not been able to visit the Gardens. Our last offering is four of the new wattles in the Wattle Walk on the road that goes past the big water tank. We still haven't been able to put up a list so here is a quick id to help you, starting from the water tank and going from left ...to right. Front row: F1 Snowy River Wattle (Acacia boormanii) F2 & F3 Bower Wattle or River Wattle 'Burgundy Cascade' (Acacia cognata) - Photos 1&2 F4 Knife Wattle ( Acacia cultriformis) - Photos 3&4 F5 Sandpaper Wattle (Acacia denticulosa) F6 Acacia howitti 'Green Wave' F7 Bynoe's Wattle or Tiny Wattle (Acacia bynoeana) - Photos 7&8 F8 Prickly Moses (Acacia pulchella sp pulchella) F9 Crown of Thorns (Acacia spinosissima var robusta) F10 Acacia 'Winter Flame' F11 Tathra Spindrift (Acacia leprosa x cognata) Back Row Left to right B1 Hairy Wattle (Acacia vestita) B2 Flinders Range Wattle/Willow Leaf Wattle (Acacia iteaphylla) B3 Tablelands Blue-bush (Acacia covenyi) B4 Gossamer Wattle (Acacia floribunda) B5 Box-leaf Wattle (Acacia busifolia) B6 Fringed Wattle (Acacia fimbriata (dwarf)) - Photos 5&6 B7 Acacia Vogue (Acacia fimbriata nana 'Vogue') B8 Acacia Grandifolia B9 Acacia leprosa 'Scarlet Blaze' - to be planted Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton Visit Shepparton Bganz

01.01.2022 Botanic Gardens Australia and New Zealand have some amazing online programs. This one is on tomorrow for anyone interested.

01.01.2022 Join us this Sunday at 9am as we get back into the swing of things for our regular fortnightly Sunday working bees. At the moment it's BYO with our COVID plan, so bring along your hat, sunscreen sturdy shoes, gloves, water bottle and a snack and your preferred hand tools. Would love to meet up with like minded people? New members are very welcome to join, our President Jill will run through the COVID safe plan with you before you start. Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group RiverConnect - Greater Shepparton