A book containing images of many of the artworks exhibited at the recent 2019 Botanic Art Exhibition, is available for purchase for $25.
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Library Connect, April 2019
The April 2019 edition of Library Connect (PDF, 310 kB) includes: More Than Just a Pretty Plant / Friends Botanical Art Group of the Australian National Botanic Gardens; a feature on Banksia paludosa ‘Little Pal’, in the April edition of Hort Journal; 2018 print journal of the Western Australian Herbarium, Nuytsia; and a selection of new books.
Tuesday, 09 April 2019
Regular broadcast emails - are you getting yours?
The Friends send out 'News of Coming Events' email newsletters, usually monthly, and occasional notifications of special events. These emails are also available from our web archive. If you're not receiving these emails, and you wish to, you can use our email opt-in form to subscribe.
Friday, 05 April 2019
'Find a Plant' application
The Gardens has launched an exciting new project that has been strongly supported and assisted by the Friends. The Find a Plant application (FAP) will help visitors, staff and researchers to locate specific plants growing in the Gardens. The application will show all plants that are in publicly accessible sections.
Monday, 18 March 2019
Library Connect, March 2019
The March 2019 edition of Library Connect (PDF, 713 kB) includes: Gardening podcasts: a valuable source of botanical and practical information; an upcoming vacancy for a library volunteer to monitor Canberra newspapers for articles relating to the ANBG; a report on the Bush Blitz trip to Lake Mungo in August 2017; and a selection of new books.
Friday, 01 March 2019
Planning a trip to WA in Spring?
Good news for everyone who came to Boronia Halstead’s lunch time talk on Thursday 14th
February and was inspired to plan a trip to the South West Australian Floristic Region.
Boronia’s presentation, which includes a list of sites that will be a great help when planning
your trip, can now be accessed in the ANBG library.
Tuesday, 19 February 2019
Luminous Botanicus IV – please help!
As part of the 2019 Enlighten Festival, the ANBG is presenting Luminous Botanicus IV.
The Friends have supported Luminous Botanicus since its beginning. We are again looking for volunteers to assist staff at the entry point and at key positions along the route. For each evening we need seven people.
Monday, 18 February 2019
Guided walks in March
In the month of March some of the regular guided walks will have a special focus. The regular guided walks at 11:00 am and 2pm on Saturday March 9th, will feature bush tucker plants. During Eucalypt week (23rd March to 31st March), the 11:00 am walks will focus on Eucalypts. Two special walks looking at things that aren't quite what they seem, will also be held on the 30th and 31st March.
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Library Connect, February 2019
The February 2019 edition of Library Connect (PDF, 522 kB) includes:
- A new A-Z alphabet book, Alphabotanical, featuring botanical illustrations of Australian native plants;
- Opportunities for Friends to view Dr Gillian Scott’s award-winning Australian mistletoe watercolour paintings in the Library;
- Other new books and topics.
Friday, 01 February 2019
Library Connect, December 2018
The December 2018 edition of Library Connect (PDF, 497 kB) includes an article about the new Banksia Garden, scheduled to open April 2020; information on the new Plant Humanities Initiative; Library Christmas Arrangements and a great collection of new books.
Tuesday, 04 December 2018
