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  • Guided Walks – What is it about Wattles?

    What is it about Wattles? 1 – 7 September, 11am & 2pm daily, Free We welcome wattles as spring approaches but are you aware how very many species there are and how widespread they are? Why their foliage differs so much? How those golden ‘balls’ are formed? Take a free guided one-hour walk to get […]

  • Dr Rod Griffin ‘Uses of Acacia from Perfumery to Pulpwood … and some things we don’t yet know about their Reproductive Biology’

    Little has been invested into research into the benefits of Australian species of Acacia, compared to Australian eucalypts. Rod, a Research Associate at University of Tasmania, will share current research into the pollination ecology of some temperate acacia species. Abstract Acacias provide many economic benefits around the world, but little has been invested into research […]

  • M16 Artspace Exhibitions – ‘Rendezvous: Notes from the Botanic Gardens’ and ‘See What I See’

    Two of the exhibitions currently on show at the M16 ArtSpace are 'Rendezvous: Notes from the Botanic Gardens' and 'See What I See'. 'Rendezvous' includes a terrific and fun wall mural of the water dragons by Bryn Jones and other interesting artworks inspired by the Gardens. 'See What I See' is the annual NatureArt Lab tutor exhibition, […]

  • Black Mountain Weeding Work Party

    A big thank you, to our work party volunteers who removed approximately 850 woody weeds in a difficult area at our August work party. Details of the next weeding work party (including the booking link) are: Date: Saturday,  6 September 2025 , 9am to 12 noon Meet: at the electricity sub-station, Frith Road, Acton.      Bring:  water.    Wear:  hat, sunscreen, […]

  • Stephen Utick ‘Camellia Flower God, the sacred camellias of Asia’

    Stephen, a Visiting Curator Theaceae at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, will embark on a fabulous journey to sacred and other places of China and Japan to discover ethnobotanical stories of the Family Theaceae Genus Camellia. Abstract Embark on a fabulous journey across the shrines, temples and other sacred places of China and Japan to […]

  • Book launch: The Man Who Planted Canberra [SOLD OUT but waitlist available]

    Join Robert Macklin, Max Bourke, Lenore Coltheart and Steve Thomas in conversation, to celebrate the release of Robert’s book The Man Who Planted Canberra: Charles Weston and His Three Million Trees. Insights into the history, design and future of the National Capital’s landscaping, horticulture and reforestation will be shared, including the use of both native and […]