Friends of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens | Botanical garden

Friends of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens

Phone: +61 3 5342 9354

Add/Update information

Reviews

Tags

• Other
• Community
• Botanical garden

21.01.2022 FREE PLANTS EVENT from the Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens NOV 8 12 noon to 3 pm. Botanical Gardens Northern Pavilion. FREE PLANTS, vegetable & flower seedlings to take home. This event is COVID safe and social distancing applies.

18.01.2022 And here are some from the recent snowfall, thanks to Kim Nolan.

17.01.2022 What a lovely day to pot up some seeds! Please consider doing some extra planting in recycled containers for 'Seeding the Future' on Sunday 8 November.

15.01.2022 Thanks to all those who participated in the Aussie Backyard Bird Count, as part of last week's National Bird Week. This event has its origins in the early 1900s with the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union.

15.01.2022 Our Nursery has re-opened at the rear of the Robert Clark Centre. Why not drop in Tuesdays1-4 pm or on the second and fourth Sundays, 1-4pm? Pots $8, $7 for Members.

15.01.2022 This year the 15th Biennial Exhibition of The Art of Botanical Illustration. Usually held at Domain House, (Royal Melbourne Botanic Gardens), this year it is on-line and you are invited. Over 150 fabulous artworks from Australia and overseas to enjoy. Opening and awards by Jane Edmondson (Gardening Australia) To visit the Gallery, or the Artists, to see artworks in progress or purchase one: https://tabi.rbgfriendsmelbourne.org/

10.01.2022 Thanks to everyone who supported Seeding the Future. Members donated thousands of plants, which were joyfully given to our wider Ballarat community. The weather was wonderful. A great day.

04.01.2022 Free Guided Tours for locals and visitors! Every Sunday morning in October and November at 11am. Provided by the Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens. Take a leisurely stroll through the gardens and hear about its history, stories, trees and statues and find out about the changes and development underway. Your guide will show you the highlights of this beautiful heritage listed garden. ... Meet at the Conservatory at 11am on a Sunday in Spring. No need to book, just turn up and a guide will be there. Tour lasts about an hour. Covid restrictions limit numbers to 10. Participants are to be masked and practice social distancing.

03.01.2022 Spring brings new life and growth to the gardens. Quacking additions to the wetlands and the Mexican Weeping Fir. Thanks Warwick Sellens.

01.01.2022 What a difference a few days can make during spring! Thanks to Warwick Sellens for these lovely images of our gardens.

01.01.2022 Agapanthus Seed Head by Vicki Philipson. From The Art of Botanical Illustration.