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Summer Raffle 2012
Over $10,000 in prizes!
Winners!
Karma Abraham; Geraldine Arnott; Helen Belcher; Andrew Bishop; Alison Carr; Jennie Churchill; Peter Cooper; Ann Crawford; Marie Daly; Helen Devenish-Meares; Ann Evans; Debbie Flynn; David Fuller; Marie Gettens; Mary Holt; Jillian Lloyd; Patricia Novikoff; Ron Oswin; Guy Paroissien; Mareah Rhodes-White; Karen Roser; Heather Trott; Kolotita Werner; Libby Wills; Pam Williams; Ronald Zopf
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1. Two Botanical Artworks Two beautiful mounted original artworks of Japanese maples Mounted sizes are 55.5 cm x 46.5 cm and 55.5 cm x 40.5 cm
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2. Botanical Painting by Annie Hughes A vibrant painting of a white cherry, with a black mount and gold frame. Annie Hughes is an award winning artist whose work is enjoyed in collections Framed size is 21.5 cm x 22.5 cm. |
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3. Selection of Tyrrell’s Wines One dozen wines from iconic wine ranges, Sacred Sites and Winemaker's Selection, from Tyrrell's Wines. This prize, from the Trust’s wine sponsor, incorporates a selection of red and white wines.
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4. Focus 1st Prize Framed Print Sap and Fly by Raoul Slater, the winning image in the 2012 Gardens in Focus competition. Taken at Noosa Botanic Gardens, Queensland, this beautiful A2 print comes mounted with a stylish black wooden frame.
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5. Gardens in Focus 2nd Prize Framed Print Maple In Fall by Beth Buglione. Taken in Portland, Oregon, USA this colourful A3 print comes mounted with a stylish black wooden frame.
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6. Gardens in Focus 3rd Prize Framed Print Miss Dragonfly by Tibor Suhajda. This A3 print is mounted in a stylish black frame. Value: $350
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7. Rosebush dedication Dedicate a rosebush to mark an anniversary, a birthday or as a tribute to someone special. Receive a plaque engraved with your message, which will be placed alongside your rose at the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Value: $500
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8. Handmade Original Quilt A beautiful high-quality handmade quilt made of designer fabrics Measures 114 cm x 172 cm. Value: $600+
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9. Walter G ‘Loco Spot’ canvas ottoman A beautiful ottoman with 100% cotton canvas fabric that has Value: $240
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10. Charlotte Thodey Print A limited-edition print, featuring historic seed boxes from the Garden in the 1890s. Value: $150
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11. Glass necklace by Susie Barnes A stunning piece of jewellery consisting of flame-worked glass, agate and silver. Susie is an Australian artist who has worked with glass for more than 18 years.
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12. Meredith Kirton Consultation and Book Let Meredith come to your home to advise on your mini garden makeover (Sydney metro only), and receive a hardback copy of Value: $320
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13. Angus Stewa rt Signed Book Collection A signed collection of Angus Stewart’s books, including Creating an Australian Garden, Australian Plants for Year-Round Colour, 500 Plants and Let's Propagate! A plant propagation manual for Australia. Value: $135
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14. Foundation & Friends pack A double adult pass to New Year’s Eve at the Garden 2013/14 plus a double pass to three 2013 Foundation & Friends’ opening nights. Value: $478
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15. Explore Sydney Package Entry to SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo, Sydney Tower Eye, Madame Tussauds Sydney and Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary. Plus a four-hour double kayak hire and a four-hour single kayak hire from Manly Plus a double pass to Value: $476 |
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16. Private Tour of the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney A private tour of the Garden led by a senior expert of the Value: $250
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17. Private Tour of the Australian Botanic A private tour of the Garden led by a senior expert of Value: $250
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18. Private Tour of the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah A private tour of the Garden led by a senior expert of the Value: $250
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19 & 20. Fiskars Gardening Packages x 2 Great gardening tools, including the Large PowerGear Pruner, Medium PowerGear Lopper, PowerGear Hedge Shear and Value: $255 each package
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21. Nature DVD Package A spectacular selection of eight DVDs celebrating nature, Value: $170 |
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22. Hopscotch Entertainment DVD Package DVDs including the Sapphires, Hysteria, Where Do We Go Now, Peppa Pig and Lost and Found. Value: $160
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23. Gift Package A gift voucher for The Garden Shop in the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, plus three packs of cards from Foundation & Friends and Value: $170
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| 24. Membership package
Annual household membership of the Foundation and Friends rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/ Value: $157 |
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25. Growing Friends Plants A selection of plants from Growing Friends Nurseries. Value: $100 |
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26. Felco Secateurs Felco’s biggest-selling secateurs, the Felco 2. Value: $97 |
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27 & 28. Magazine subscriptions x 2 A one-year subscription to ABC Gardening Australia magazine. Value: $49 each |
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| 29 & 30. Foster a Tree for a year x 2
Foster a tree in one of our iconic botanic gardens. Value $200 |
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*Terms and conditions: Raffle will be drawn 10 am, 7 February 2013 at the Foundation & Friends’ Cottage, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney 2000. Winners will be contacted in order of the draw and notified by phone within 2 days of the draw. First winners contacted will be given option of which prize to chose until all prizes are allocated. All prizes, aside from vouchers and small envelope-sized prizes, must be collected from the Foundation & Friends’ Cottage. Prize winners will be published in The Gardens Winter 2013 issue and on the Foundation & Friends’ website.