Peter Byron and Joe McAuliffe ‘Enlightened Conservatory Design and Plants’

Peter and Joe will talk about the design and construction of the conservatory building and plants. Peter will focus on the building being for botany and visitors. Joe will talk about thematic content and plans for displays as well as plant selection and succession, cultivation and conservatory horticulture.

Biography
Peter Byron has been the General Manager at the ANBG since 2010 and responsible for the operations of the Gardens in areas such as management of the living collection, major projects, visitor services and corporate services. Peter project managed the development of the ANBG Masterplan that was launched in 2015 and is providing the strategic direction for future developments.  Peter has over 20 years’ experience in park and venue management and has worked at Commonwealth, State and Local Government levels.

For many years Joe McAuliffe has been a horticulturalist at the ANBG and has contributed to books and articles about ferns and seeds in ex situ collections and reintroduction. Joe is currently the nursery manager responsible for creating the Conservatory plant displays, identifying display thematic content and plans, plant selection and succession, cultivation and conservatory horticulture.

Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/CGTHS

Lunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November.  Talks last for 1 hour.  We welcome donations by gold coins, notes, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated.  Please note: unless otherwise indicated, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette.

It is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. 

The Booking Link is:  https://www.trybooking.com/CGTHS

The Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au

The talks are in line with COVID-19 guidelines which can change rapidly.