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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

1. Two Botanical Artworks
by Kyoko Katayama

Two beautiful mounted original artworks of Japanese maples
- one in watercolour and graphite, and one in black and
white graphite. Kyoko is a highly awarded botanical artist
whose work is widely exhibited and collected internationally.

Mounted sizes are 55.5 cm x 46.5 cm and 55.5 cm x 40.5 cm

 

Seigai

Azuma-murasaki 

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
worldwide.

Framed size is 21.5 cm x 22.5 cm.

anniehughes.com.au

 

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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.

tyrrells.com.au 

 

Barrels

Tyrrells-Wines

 

 

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.

 

 Prize-4

GIF

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.

bethbuglione.com

 

Prize-5

GIF

6. Gardens in Focus 3rd Prize Framed Print

Miss Dragonfly by Tibor Suhajda. This A3 print is mounted in a stylish black frame.

tiborsuhajda.com

Value: $350

 

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GIF

 

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.

rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

Value: $500

 

Prize-7-Rosa_cv_Bonica 

Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust

8. Handmade Original Quilt

A beautiful high-quality handmade quilt made of designer fabrics
in purples and pinks.

Measures 114 cm x 172 cm.

Value: $600+

 

Quilt

9. Walter G ‘Loco Spot’ canvas ottoman

A beautiful ottoman with 100% cotton canvas fabric that has
been block-printed by hand. The ottoman is a beautiful kashish (mushroom) colour.

walter-g.com.au

Value: $240

 

 

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Walter-G

 

10. Charlotte Thodey Print

A limited-edition print, featuring historic seed boxes from the Garden in the 1890s.

charlottethodey.com

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.

susiebarnes.com.au

 

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Susie-Barnes

 

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
Meredith’s book, PLOT.

growharvestcook.com.au

Value: $320

 

 

Meridith-Kirton 

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.

gardeningwithangus.com.au

Value: $135

 

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Gardening-With-Angus

 

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.

rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

Value: $478

 

 

Prize-14

Foundation & Friends

 

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.

sydneyaquarium.com.au

Plus a four-hour double kayak hire and a four-hour single kayak hire from Manly
Kayak Centre.

manlykayakcentre.com.au

Plus a double pass to
LG IMAX Theatre, Darling Harbour.

imax.com.au

Value: $476

IMAX

Manly-Kayak

SEA-LIFE

 

16. Private Tour of the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney

A private tour of the Garden led by a senior expert of the
Trust, followed by lunch for two at the Pavilion restaurant.

rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

Value: $250

 

Prize-16

Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust

Pavilion

17. Private Tour of the Australian Botanic
Garden, Mount Annan

A private tour of the Garden led by a senior expert of
the Trust, followed by lunch for two at Melaleuca House
Cafe-Restaurant.

rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

Value: $250

 

Prize-17

Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust

Melaleuca

 

18. Private Tour of the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah

A private tour of the Garden led by a senior expert of the
Trust, followed by lunch for two at Restaurant Tomah.

rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

restauranttomah.com.au

Value: $250

 

 

Prize-18 

Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust

Tomah

 

19 & 20. Fiskars Gardening Packages x 2

Great gardening tools, including the Large PowerGear Pruner, Medium PowerGear Lopper, PowerGear Hedge Shear and
Ergonomic Spade.

fiskars.com

Value: $255 each package

 

Fiskars

 

Fiskars 

 

 

21. Nature DVD Package

A spectacular selection of eight DVDs celebrating nature,
including The Big Wet, Bushfire Summer, On a Wing and a Prayer, Chasing Birds, Wilderness, Project Manta, Australia: Land of Parrots and the newly released Kingdom of Plants featuring Sir David Attenborough.

Value: $170

 

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ABC

 

22. Hopscotch Entertainment DVD Package

DVDs including the Sapphires, Hysteria, Where Do We Go Now, Peppa Pig and Lost and Found.

hopscotchfilms.com.au

Value: $160

 

 

Hopscotch

Hopscotch 

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
four jams from Windellama Organics.

Value: $170

 

 

 

 

Prize-23

Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust Foundation & Friends

Windellama

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 24. Membership package

Annual household membership of the Foundation and Friends
of the Botanic Gardens, and household membership of the
National Parks Association of NSW.

rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/
npansw.org.au

Value: $157

Foundation & Friends

NPA

 

25. Growing Friends Plants

A selection of plants from Growing Friends Nurseries.

Value: $100

 

26. Felco Secateurs

Felco’s biggest-selling secateurs, the Felco 2.

felco.com

Value: $97

Felco-Product 

Felco

 

27 & 28. Magazine subscriptions x 2

A one-year subscription to ABC Gardening Australia magazine.

gardeningaustralia.com.au

Value: $49 each

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GA-MAG

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29 & 30. Foster a Tree for a year x 2

Foster a tree in one of our iconic botanic gardens.
It is a wonderful and unique gift for either yourself or your friends

rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

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.