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| Event title | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| David Young 'The Moghul gardens of Kashmir' | Thursday, 27 September 2012 - 12:30pm |
Three hundred and fifty years after the Moghul rulers headed to the Kashmiri hills each summer to escape the oppressive heat of Delhi and constructed magnificent pleasure gardens, visitors today can get some idea of what it must have been like. |
| Bernard Fennessy Memorial Lecture: Dr Peter Kerr ‘Rabbit Control: past, present and future’ NOTE CHANGED DATE | Thursday, 20 September 2012 - 12:30pm |
Australia has been blighted by rabbits ever since their introduction here. Peter, follower in the work of the late Bernard Fennessy, discusses control research and methods of the past, the concerns about the current resurgence as the pest develops immunity to the calicivirus, and what the future holds. |
| Peter White 'A view from the ANBG 200 years ago' | Thursday, 13 September 2012 - 12:30pm |
Where we now walk, sit and admire the beauty of the ANBG has been the home of Aboriginal people for more than 25,000 years. This talk gives a little glimpse of how these people may have lived, how they obtained their living from the environment and the traces of their lives that we can still see in the urban landscape of the National Capital." |
| Ben Walcott 'Visiting this year's Chelsea Flower Show' | Thursday, 6 September 2012 - 12:30pm |
Ben and Ros Walcott went on a trip this year with Angus Stewart to the gardens of Italy and finished the trip at the Royal Chelsea Flower Show. Ben will talk about the Show and have pictures of the gardens and displays. Ben and Ros are keen gardeners who have visited many gardens in the USA, UK and Australia over the years. They have a large native garden in Red Hill that has been opened to the public on numerous occasions. |
| Drawn Together Exhibition - Visitor Centre Gallery | Saturday, 1 September 2012 - 9:00am to Friday, 14 September 2012 - 4:30pm |
An exhibition of stunning artwork inspired by the native landscape including wood carving, wood block prints. textile art and screen printing. |
| Dr Michael Lenz - 'Lake George - a refuge for waterbirds'. | Thursday, 30 August 2012 - 12:30pm |
Michael will describe the results of observations made of waterbirds at Lake George to the north of Canberra throughout the recent drought years. Dr Michael Lenz, is an Honorary Research Fellow at CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences in Canberra and a member of the Canberra Ornithologists Group since 1977. He has been involved in organising and conducting surveys of waterbirds on Lake Burley Griffin, Lake George and Lake Bathurst for many years. |
| Tony Bartlett - 'The role of collaborative forest research in enhancing livelihoods in the Asia-Pacific, with a focus on projects involving the use of non timber forest species. | Thursday, 23 August 2012 - 12:30pm |
Tony will describe tree research projects in the Asia-Pacific including developing plantations of sandalwood (Santalum species) in North Queensland and Vanuatu and the domestication and commercialisation of the high value Canarium nuts (Canarium indicum) in Papua New Guinea. (Canarium indicum is an indigenous tree throughout the South Pacific, producing edible nuts as well as timber. The nuts are little known in international markets, but there is strong domestic demand in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.) |
| Information session and training workshop for new Flora Explorer volunteers | Tuesday, 21 August 2012 - 11:00am to Wednesday, 22 August 2012 - 10:45am |
The Gardens invites interested members of the Friends to attend this information session on becoming a volunteer Flora Explorer driver guide. The session will be held in the Gardens' Theatrette and will last about 1 hour. For more information, phone Jennifer Salkeld on 6250 9559 / 6250 9540 or email jennifer.salkeld@environment.gov.au. |
| Matt Kilby 'Nuts and Bolts of Healthy Soil: how soil works and how to improve it' | Sunday, 19 August 2012 - 10:00am to Monday, 20 August 2012 - 9:45am |
Science Week: 'Down to Earth Horticulture' workshop 2 with Matt Kilby (Global Land Repair) 10-11:30 am at the Banks Glasshouse Practical gardening for the Canberra home/community/farm, designed for hands-on learning with professional experts. Free admission. Limited numbers. Bookings essential: see www.anbg.gov.au/gardens |
| Cafe Scientifique 'Benefit of foods with local footprint: fact or fallacy?' | Friday, 17 August 2012 - 5:00pm to Saturday, 18 August 2012 - 4:45pm |
A Science Week activity at the Floresco at the Gardens Cafe Cafe happy hour from 5pm, with presentation from 6pm. Free admission. Lively and social science discussions facilitated by expert speakers. Learn, engage and consider a range of environmental science issues. Special Tapis menu available. |
