Wattle Walks
Take a free guided one-hour walk to find out more about wattles and see a wide variety of them in flower at this time of year
Free
Calendar
Here you will find a calendar of Friends’ activities in the Gardens including lunchtime talks, social events, exhibitions and the ever-popular spring and autumn plant sales. In addition to events arranged by the Friends, we include some events arranged by the Gardens and by other organisations. A full list of events arranged by the Gardens is in their What’s On webpage.
Thursday talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins, notes, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated. Please note: unless otherwise indicated, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette.
It is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly. Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached.
The Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au
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Events
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Clock near the bridge, ANBG Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Anthony Hoffman ‘The Illawarra-Shoalhaven shrublands on volcanic outcrops ecological community’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaThe Illawarra-Shoalhaven shrubland ecological community is dependent on the underlying substrate and provides a significant linkage between the rainforests and woodlands.
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Black Mountain Weeding Work Party
Caswell Drive entry on the mountain side Caswell Drive, Aranda, ACT, AustraliaThis is FoBM’s next weeding work party. Wear: HAT, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes. Morning tea will be around 10:30am. Please book so that we have sufficient morning tea.
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Nature Journaling Group session
Clock near the bridge, ANBG Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaThe Nature Journalling Group has been meeting for over five years. Members are enjoying the Gardens through the changing seasons. September should see many Acacias in flower, and the Rainforest is of particular interest for its wonderful textures and lighting. The Group meets on the first Monday of each month. All Friends are welcome to […]
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Three Worlds Oak – Professor Tim Entwisle
National Library of Australia Parkes Place, Parkes, ACT, AustraliaJoin the Friends of the National Library and the ACT branch of the Australian Garden History Society for their annual joint lecture, as they present Professor Tim Entwisle to discuss the extraordinary diversity of the humble oak.
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Dr Gavin Smith ‘Some reflections from a decade of working with and learning from one of Australia’s most misunderstood snakes’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaGavin brings together his research in sociology, ecology and conservation with his expertise in handling snakes.
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Meredith Trinko talks about ‘Floral Impressions’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaThe free exhibition ‘Floral Impressions: Coins in Bloom’ is open daily at the Royal Australian Mint, running until March 2027. The exhibition curator Meredith Trinko shares her favourite pieces and discusses how she identified three distinct ways coin designers over the centuries have used flowers and plants.
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Plant Recognition Workshop: wonderful smells, beautiful flowers – Australian Lamiaceae
Daniel Solander Room, Banksia Centre, ANBG Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT, AustraliaThe Australian Lamiaceae are a large family of plants, including Prostanthera, Westringia and Plectranthous, which are well represented in the ANBG collection.
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Ben Keaney ‘With a little help from my friends- recovery and rehabilitation of peatlands in the Australian Alps following the 2020 fires
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaThis talk will discuss some of the programmes set up to rehabilitate peatlands after the fires of 2019/20, as well as the recovery of Sphagnum Shrub Bogs in the Alps more generally
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Frog Listening Evening
Crosbie Morrison Building, ANBG Clunies Ross Street, Acton, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaHave you ever heard the frogs in the Gardens and wanted to know more about them? Join Anke Maria Hoefer (Frogwatch Coordinator for ACT & Region) to listen and learn about Canberra’s amazing frogs in the beautiful surrounds of the Australian National Botanic Gardens. Bring the family and test your listening skills to see […]
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Samuele Ramellini and Xingyi Jiang ‘The social lives and collective behaviour of an iconic bird species: the superb fairywren’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaSuperb Fairywrens lead complex social lives and have a multilevel social structure in the non-breeding season as well as the breeding season. Xingyi and Samuele will discuss the decisions individuals make in their community.
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Wake Up With the Birds
Visitor Centre Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, AustraliaA wonderful opportunity to observe some of Canberra’s amazing birdlife in the beautiful surrounds of the Australian National Botanic Gardens. In a small group, experience the Gardens early on […]
$15.00