Behind the Scenes tour of ANBG Nursery

One of the benefits of being a member of the Friends of the ANBG is to occasionally get behind the scenes in the Gardens. On Thursday 8 November 40 of us got a close up look at the propagation of arid-zone plants for the Garden's new Red Centre Garden, which will open in October 2013 (more information on the Garden's website). We saw seedlings of many iconic species of Central Australian plants, ranging from Ghost Gums and Desert Oak to saltbush, diasies and spinifex. This is a very exciting project and we appreciated this introduction. Staff members Anne Phillips, Julie Percival and Amber Howe were enthusiastic and knowledgeable guides: we are very grateful to them.