Get involved

We aim to help the Gardens by active involvement in its conservation, education and cultural activities – and make friends and have fun at the same time.

You can help on any of the Friends’ teams or assist in front-of-house or back-of-house programs run by the Gardens. For an overview of opportunities to get involved, see How you can help.

And you can learn more about the Gardens by participating in the following special interest groups which meet regularly within the Gardens.

How you can help

Volunteering at the beautiful Gardens is very rewarding and great fun. Find out how you can help.

Botanic Art Group

If you love native plants and enjoy art, then the Botanic Art Group is for you. We meet to paint and draw Australian plants in the Gardens.

Growing Friends

The Growing Friends monthly meetings are the place to learn how to propagate and grow Australian native plants.

Nature Journaling Group

We are a group of like-minded people who enjoy being outside, and contemplating the beauty of nature. The Gardens provides the perfect setting for this activity.

Photographic Group

If you enjoy taking photographs and are a Friend of the ANBG, you might like to join the Friends photographic special interest group.

Plant Recognition Group

Provides workshops for people interested in learning to identify native plants, and participating in citizen science opportunities.

Plant Science Group

The Plant Science Group enables the Friends to be involved with and to learn about technical, scientific and research relating to Australian plants.

Students' Photographic Competition

The Friends of the Australian National Botanical Gardens have run an annual photographic competition for school and college students for over two decades.

2025 Students' Photographic Competition winners

See the winning entries for the 2025 Students’ Photographic Competition