Research Scholarships
Applications for the second round of Friends scholarships are open. They close Monday 12 October 2026 at 5pm AEST
The Friends help the Gardens achieve its mission of inspiring, informing and connecting people to Australia’s unique flora.
Join us to help celebrate and conserve the world’s largest collection of Australian native plants.
What’s coming up?
August 2026
Aug
31
– 06
Sep
Monday,
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
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Take a free guided one-hour walk to find out more about wattles and see a wide variety of them in flower at this time of year
September 2026
Sep
03
Thursday,
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
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The Illawarra-Shoalhaven shrubland ecological community is dependent on the underlying substrate and provides a significant linkage between the rainforests and woodlands.
Sep
05
Saturday,
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
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This is FoBM’s next weeding work party. Wear: HAT, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes. Morning tea will be around 10:30am. Please book so that we have sufficient morning tea.
Sep
07
Monday,
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
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The Nature Journalling Group has been meeting for over five years. Members are enjoying the Gardens through the changing seasons. September should see many Acacias in flower, and the Rainforest […]
Sep
07
Monday,
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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Join the Friends of the National Library and the ACT branch of the Australian Garden History Society for their annual joint lecture, as they present Professor Tim Entwisle to discuss the extraordinary diversity of the humble oak.
Sep
10
Thursday,
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
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Gavin brings together his research in sociology, ecology and conservation with his expertise in handling snakes.
Sep
17
Thursday,
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
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The free exhibition ‘Floral Impressions: Coins in Bloom’ is open daily at the Royal Australian Mint, running until March 2027. The exhibition curator Meredith Trinko shares her favourite pieces and discusses how she identified three distinct ways coin designers over the centuries have used flowers and plants.
