These tours are offered by the Garden Ambassadors and are for Members only. They are free. Join an experienced guide for a walk through the Australian Garden, and ask as many questions as you like. Find out more and book in on our booking page.
Join nursery manager Mandy Thomson and retired Nursery professional Josie Vaganiance, and delve in to the intricacies of growing plants from seeds and from cuttings. This workshop, for members only, will be held at the Gardens nursery and the Growing Friends nursery, at Cranbourne. More information and booking are available on our booking system. …
Workshops on Botanical Weaving techniques will be held at Cranbourne, with an Indigenous artist as tutor. Find out more, including likely cost, on our booking system.
You are invited to an Author talk by noted Australian botanist and Australian tree expert, Leon Costermans, in the Auditorium, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. The talk will select several locations to illustrate such variations; it will be based on the much more extensive treatment in the 2022 publication: Stories beneath our feet: exploring the geology and landscapes of Victoria…
In August the Botanical Illustrators have arranged for well-known watercolour artist David Reynolds to present a workshop. Held over two consecutive Fridays, the chosen subject will be a Spotted Pardalote in a Eucalyptus. This beautiful brightly coloured bird will be the main focus of the painting, together with the unique foliage of Eucalyptus polyanthemos (Red Box). Students will learn in…
In August the Botanical Illustrators have arranged for well-known watercolour artist David Reynolds to present a workshop. Held over two consecutive Fridays, the chosen subject will be a Spotted Pardalote in a Eucalyptus. This beautiful brightly coloured bird will be the main focus of the painting, together with the unique foliage of Eucalyptus polyanthemos (Red Box). Students will learn in…
Open House is a free talk for members, held at the Elliot Centre at 2pm, which will be recorded. If you would like to view the recording please contact the Booking Officer, at bookings@rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au. Open House is held on the second Thursday of the month. The talk is followed by afternoon tea. Find out the…
Paper artist and Cranbourne Friend Gail Stiffe is offering a hands-on workshop in Cyanotype artwork on Sunday 23 February, for which we will be taking bookings. Cyanotype is a simple photographic process that requires little special equipment or chemicals. It has changed only slightly since 1842 when Sir John Herschel discovered it. Also called blueprint, it requires two chemicals…
Raising Rarity is an RBGV program designed to engage the wider community in the conservation of threatened Victorian plant species. “With over a third of plants in Victoria listed as threatened, we need the help of the wider community to join us in our conservation efforts. With community involvement, we can grow more plants in…
Stephen Ryan, well known curator of Dicksonia Rare Plants in Mount Macedon, previous host of Gardening Australia, author, radio commentator heard on 3CR and ABC, will be speaking on Sunday 13th July at 2:00 pm, at the Auditorium in the RBGV Cranbourne, on his campaign for a life-size bronze sculpture of internationally renowned Australian botanical…