What’ll be the name of those plants?
Celebrating wattle week with a hands-on session in acacia plant classification, recognition, identification, and naming. We shall be using microscopes and other tools as well as online and other resources. […]
Wake Up With the Birds
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Dr Francisco Encinas-Viso ‘The diversity of Australian Alpine plant-pollinator communities’
Abstract Alpine ecosystems are highly threatened by climate change. We are observing a fast shrinking of these ecosystems around the world with unprecedented changes of their macroclimate and vegetation. Plant-pollinator […]
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Wake up with the Birds
The Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens present Wake up with the Birds. Over 2 weekends – 16/17 September and 7/8 October A wonderful opportunity to observe some of […]
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Growing Friends Spring 2023 Native Plant Sale
The Spring Sale is planned for Saturday 16 September from 8.30 -11.00 am in the carpark between the Banksia Centre and the Crosbie Morrison Building. There will be plants for every garden: trees, lots of lovely shrubs, great groundcovers and plants suitable for pots. Come early to avoid missing out! A sale of second-hand books […]
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Plant Stories: Woven Tapestry Narratives exhibition at the Visitor Centre
Australian tapestry artists tell personal, community, historical and mythical stories associated with Australian plants. In the materiality, colour and woven images they reflect our lives, contemporary issues and the plant world around us now. Exhibition organiser Emeritus Professor Valerie Kirk will also be holding Woven Tapestry classes 3-31 October 2023, on Tuesday afternoons. Find our […]
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Emeritus Professor Valerie Kirk AM ‘Plant Stories: Woven Tapestry Narratives’
Abstract Valerie, ANBG Artist-in-Residence 2022-2023, will talk about her adventures and experiences here and overseas and how they influenced her recent work. Biography Emeritus Professor Valerie Kirk AM, ANBG Artist-in-residence, studied art and design at Edinburgh College of Art, where she discovered woven tapestry. As a graduate she came to Australia and worked in the […]