The Gardens
Magazine of Friends of The Gardens
The Gardens is published quarterly and mailed to Members of Friends of the Botanic Gardens. Non-members may purchase copies from the Friends' office for $5.95 plus postage. The magazine contains articles about what is happening in the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan and the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah. There is also information on events, exhibitions, tours, art classes and more which are organised by the Friends. Money raised by the Friends is used to fund projects within the Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust areas which could not otherwise happen.
Below is a selection of items from the current magazine.
Number 88
March, April, May 2011
Contents
New Names for the Gardens
In just five years, The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, will celebrate its 200th birthday. This milestone has been the impetus for exciting new capital projects. It also gives us the opportunity to 'reinvent' ourselves.
Flying Fox Update
...we've continued planning to relocate the flying foxes from may to July 2011
Farewell to Tim
Dr Tim Entwisle, Executive Director, has announced the exciting news that he is moving to the colder climate of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in the U.K.
Botanical Art at its Finest
Read about the Highgrove Florilegium and the Margaret Flockton Award
Profile - Meri Peach
For the past year, members and guests of Friends of the Botanic Gardens have been enjoying hands-on workshops run by Dr Meri Peach, where they learn how to create the most unusual and beautiful baskets out of both found and unwanted materials. Sue wannan discovers there's more to Meri than basketry.
Close Up with Tim Entwisle
Bottles, Boabs and Baobabs
Travelling for Conservation
It isn't often you get the opportunity to travel to the other side of the world to see some of the best plant conservation facilities in the world. Read More
Friends' Tours in 2010 and 2011
See Friends Tours
East coast of USA May 2011
Delightful Daffodils September 2011
Dutch Floriade Europe Garden Cruise January 2012
Garden Focus
Bird Magnet - Read about Schotia brachypetala, Tree Fuchsia
Book Review - Close Observation
'The Garden of Ideas: Four Centuries of australian Style'
'Upside Down World: Early European Impressions of Australia's Curious Animals'
'New Selected Poems: a Collection of Glowers 1967-2009'
'The Vision of Edna Walling'
Friends' Spring Diary
See Friends' Events and Activities
2010 Artist in Residence - Rew Hanks
Rew Hanks is a Sydney-based master printmaker and teacher whose narratives are among the most complex and challenging in contemporary Australian printmaking.
The Sydney Morning Herald Autumn of the Arts
Come into the garden - Visit the Botanic Gardens and rediscover plants and gardens as inspiration, raw materials and living galleries for the Arts
The Botanic Gardens Trust pages
First Person: Kate Faithorn - Manager, Marketing and Visitor Experience
Fun in the Mountains - Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah
Rare book collection uncovered - Botanic Gardens Trust Foundation
Mountain Biking Comes to Mount Annan - Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan
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