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Upcoming MEMBER only Event As a thank you for your support of the Circles exhibition Friends of Brisbane Botanic Gardens and Sherwood Arboretum invite the volunteers, members and guides for a farewell drinks afternoon tea at the close of the exhibition at the Richard Randall Studio RSVP to Mary Jo Katter at  mjkatter@bigpond.com Richard Randall Studio Mt Coot-Tha …

MEMBERS ONLY The Circle Art and Book Exhibition – Helpers and Members Thank You Read More »

‘Hidden Treasures’ Wander this beautiful garden of Michael and Kim Rabbidge Open Garden – Last Chance Visit Monday, October 16th, 2017. BUY TICKETS HERE General Public WELCOME Featured on ABC Gardening Australia TV, GA magazine, Queensland Homes magazines. What’s hidden in this treasure of a garden You and your friends are invited to Tea and …

Open Garden – October 16th Read More »

[columns] [span4] [/span4][span8] Summer Vegie Gardening National Gardening Week Talk The Friends invite all members & guides to a morning with Arno King Registered Horticulturist, Registered Landscape Architect at the Kitchen Garden Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha 8th October 2017 10 am to 12 noon – come at 9.30am for a cuppa. Arno will talk about: How to prepare …

Summer Vegie Gardening – National Gardening Week Talk Read More »

The natural history art exhibition – reFraming Nature 2017 – will be run by the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens (FRBG) in Melbourne from October 7-22.  The exhibition covers a vast array of topics from birds to frogs, ferns to fungi, beetles to penguins, so there will be something for everyone. This year, we …

Melbourne – The Penguins Are On Their Way Read More »

Brisbane’s Friends set to Flourish at Ekka 2017 by Jo Roberts Yippee! At last – there’s a renewed focus on ornamental Horticulture at the Ekka, rivalling the excitement I remember well from years ago. Horticulture has great new exposure at the Old Museum, to be enlivened by visits from ABC’s Costa with his enormous personality …

EKKA 2017 August 11-20 Read More »