Fronds 112, April 2026

In this issue

Various vile weeds: Close up
National Seed Bank upgrade
Friends Briefs:
– Member Jungle, Friends’ new online membership system
– Bushland Nature Walk
– Bruce Lindenmayer Memorial Lecture
– Get snapping: The annual student photo competition
– Donation of photos to ANBG
– Butterfly Walks
Botanical Bookshop book reviews:
– Good Nature – Kathy Willis
– The Garden at the End of the World – Cassy Polimeni
– and a special note – Sue Dowling retires from the Bookshop
Friendly Chatter:
– Botanic Art Group
– Growing Friends
– Nature Journaling
– Photographic Group
– Volunteer Guides
Gardens Shorts:
– Director’s report
– ANBG hosts Botanic Gardens Congress
– STEM Extravaganza at the Canberra Show
– Corpse Flower turns over a new leaf
– Securing species on Balawan / Mount Imlay: collaboration and innovation
What’s on at the Gardens
Exhibitions
Thursday Talks: April to August 2026

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