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Flowers of War concerts - Friends are invited

Sat, 07/10/2017 - 12:20pm — friendseditor

The Flowers of War is a project to uncover, perform, discuss and celebrate the music and art that talented men used to cope with the horror of war. Members of the Friends are invited, and offered discount prices, to concerts at the High Court on 10 October and 8 November.

Guides, guides and more guides ....

Name tag design : Pam Rooney
Name tag design : Pam Rooney

If you are in the Gardens between 15th and 19th of October, you will notice a large number of visitors, many of whom will be wearing name tags similar to the one in this picture. The 2017 Australasian Botanic Gardens Volunteer Guides Conference will be held at the ANBG this year and is being hosted by the Friends of the ANBG. This is a great opportunity to introduce volunteer guides from all over Australia and New Zealand to our Gardens and for them to meet the ANBG’s friendly Friends.

Open Garden, Yarrawin, Bowral area

Fri, 29/09/2017 - 10:08pm — friendseditor

Paul Ramsay’s Garden Legacy

The late Paul Ramsay’s Burradoo home ¨Yarrawin¨ will be open to the public for two days on the 21st and 22nd October 2017. It is a garden filled with year round colour, and diverse plantings. Spontaneously filled with a diverse range of plants sprawling across the property, combining both formal and informal planting. Yarrawin, is a truly gorgeous and relaxed place where you can spend hours wandering around and getting lost in the beautiful surrounds.

Yarrawin Garden

Book Launch: Vanished and Vanishing Parrots

Sun, 24/09/2017 - 10:36am — botanicus

You are invited to attend the book launch of Vanished and Vanishing Parrots: Profiling Extinct and Endangered Species by Joseph Forshaw and Frank Knight. The book will be launched by Dr Leo Joseph.

Partners, friends and colleagues are welcome, but RSVP is requested.

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Wake Up with the Birds 2017

Eastern Spinebill (Photo: David Cook)
Eastern Spinebill (Photo: David Cook)

The Australian National Botanic Gardens provide a fantastic habitat for many of Canberra’s birds, with water and nectar in abundance. On weekends during Floriade we are offering an early morning 1½ hour guided walk to see many of the Gardens' amazing birds.

It is marvellous to be in the Gardens early in the morning before they are open to the general public. It's a great time to observe the feeding and nesting behaviour of our birds and their young. Some binoculars will be provided, but bring your own if you have them.

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