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| Event title | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain Weeding Work Party | Saturday, 1 November 2025 - 8:30am to 11:30am |
At our next weeding work party we plan to remove lots of the Sollya and other woody weeds near the Forest Loop Car Park. Meet: Forest Loop Car Park, about 2/3 the way up Black Mountain Drive. Blue and white Parking sign points to the right. Look for banners. Wear: HAT, sunscreen, summer-weight long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes with closed toes. if you are planning to come, please let us know by booking using this booking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CYPVN |
| Dr Gemma Hoyle and Tom North ‘National Seed Bank 2.0: Evolution of seed collection, banking and research for world class conservation’ | Thursday, 30 October 2025 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Tom and Gemma, from the National Seed Bank here, will provide a ‘behind the scenes’ look at why the upgrade was necessary and how the new facility has been designed to ensure improved plant germplasm conservation and research. Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/DDEFR |
| Gardening across the Generations | Saturday, 25 October 2025 - 10:00am to 11:00am |
The upcoming Canberra Writers Festival will feature a dedicated gardening panel this year, Saturday 25 October. There will be a plant swap on site. Details HERE. |
| Growing Friends Spring 2025 Native Plant Sale – Exclusive Event for Friends, Staff and Volunteers | Saturday, 25 October 2025 - 9:00am to 11:30am |
Friends, Staff and Volunteers of the ANBG will have exclusive access to hundreds of plants from a large variety of groundcovers to familiar or unusual large and small shrubs. A limited number of ferns will also be for sale. Plants will cost $6 a pot. All proceeds go to the Friends to support the Gardens. Sales by card only. Where: Growing Friends Area, off the Banksia Centre carpark. Plant list HERE. |
| Shelley Rowntree ‘Unpicking the complexity of Chrysocephalum (Gnaphalieae, Asteraceae)’ | Thursday, 23 October 2025 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Shelley, PhD candidate at the UNE and a holder of a Friends ANBG scholarship, will discuss the species limits and the dominant processes affecting the breeding and conservation of the Chrysocephalum genus. Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/DDEFQ |
| Friends 2025 Annual General Meeting | Thursday, 16 October 2025 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm |
The 37th Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the ANBG will be held on Thursday 16 October at 3pm in the Gardens Theatrette followed by light refreshments in the Dickson Room. On the agenda will be the election for Secretary, Treasurer and four ordinary members of Council. The agenda will also include reports from Dr Matthew Parker, Director ANBG, Science and ANBG, Parks Australia, Linda Beveridge, President and Rod King, Treasurer. |
| Don Beer Memorial Talk: Tasha James ‘Endemics on the Edge: The Challenges of Conserving Mt Imlay Species’ | Thursday, 16 October 2025 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Tasha, a PhD student at University of Canberra and a holder of a Friends ANBG scholarship, is asking will Hibbertia circinata, Boronia imlayensis, and Eucalyptus imlayensis provide different insights into threatened species conservation on Mt Imlay and more broadly for threatened-species conservation? Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/DDEFP |
| Plant Recognition Group Workshop – Visit to the STEP garden | Monday, 13 October 2025 - 1:30pm to 3:30pm |
The next Plant Recognition Group workshop will be a bit different as we will visit the Southern Tablelands Ecosystems Park (Forest 20) at the National Arboretum, which grows different species of eucalypt trees, shrubs, herbs and grasses typically found in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales and the ACT. We will be looking in particular at the Fabaceae or pea species that have been planted here. Bookings ESSENTIAL: Please send your name and phone number to plantname@friendsanbg.org.au |
| Photography Group Macro Photography Workshop | Saturday, 11 October 2025 - 10:00am to 4:00pm |
Graham Gall will lead a macro photography workshop on Saturday 11 October. It will cover both theory and practice and will run from around 10.00 am until 4.00 pm in the Celia Rosser room and surrounding gardens. Participation is free for Photography Group members. No booking required. |
| 54th Black Mountain spring wildflower ramble [FULLY BOOKED] | Saturday, 11 October 2025 - 9:30am to 12:00pm |
Celebrate the spring flowering on beautiful Black Mountain with a social ramble appreciating wildflowers. iscover the surprising diversity of tiny orchids, bush peas, wattles and billy buttons on easy bush tracks with experienced guides and good company. Meet at Belconnen Way entry just before Caswell Drive turnoff - watch for balloons or banners. BOOKING ESSENTIAL to ensure we have enough guides. [FULLY BOOKED] |
