CFRBGV Inc.

Members' tours of the Australian Garden
2024-03-17 10:30 - 23:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Visitor’s Center, Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
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.

Botanical weaving worskhops
2024-02-25 14:00 - 17:00 | Elliot Centre, Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
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.

Botanical Fabricators
2024-02-13 10:00 - 13:00 | Elliot Centre, Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
The Botanical Fabricators group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 10am to 1pm in the Elliot Centre. Visitors and new members are always warmly welcomed, particularly if you are interested in textiles and textile crafts. Just phone or email Wendy Smart (9707 5275) prior to your first visit for further information.
Please note that all Special Interest Group members must conform with the RBGV’s Child Safe Program – Find out more.

Open House 2024
2024-02-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Elliot Centre, Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
A free talk for members, held at the Elliot Centre at 2pm, and which will also be available live-streamed over Zoom. You will receive the link in an email.
Open House is held on the second Thursday of the month.
Find out the specific topic of an upcoming Open House session in the recent email or on our Tidy HQ Events page.

Friends in Focus photography group
2024-01-13 09:30 - 12:00 | Cranbourne Gardens, Corner of Ballarto Rd & Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
The Friends in Focus photography group meets on the second Saturday of the month.
Find out more.

Mt Baw Baw trip
2024-01-11 - 2024-01-15 | Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
Cranbourne Friends travel to Mt Baw Baw for a three day discovery tour. They will see Mt Baw Baw, Mt St Gwinear, alpine flora, visit the Dingo Resource Centre, and historic Walhalla. Sold out – waiting list applies.
Find out more on our Booking System

Herbarium Collectors
2024-01-01 09:30 - 14:00 | Elliot Centre, Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
The Herbarium Collectors aim to collect and identify plant species found in the bushland at Cranbourne.
The group meet at the Elliot centre and at the bushland.

Annual General Meeting 2023
2023-11-12 13:30 - 16:00 | Auditorium, Cnr Ballarto Road and Botanic Drive , Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Cranbourne Friends, RBGV, will be held on Sunday 12 November, in the Auditorium, at RBG Cranbourne.
At the meeting the Annual Report 2023 will be presented to members.
Financial members of the Friends are able to vote at the meeting.

Growing Friends Spring Plant Sale
2023-10-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Australian Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
Come along and select from a range of small and large plants many of which you will find in the Australian Garden. Find out more
PLANT LISTS NOW AVAILABLE!

Spring Plant List 2023 – alphabetical order
Spring Plant List 2023 – colour-coded by plant type

Watercolour workshop with Marta Salomon
2023-10-04 10:00 - 15:00 | Elliot Centre, Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
Are you interested in learning about Botanic Illustration? This 2 Day workshop is a good place to start.
The workshop will led by well known botanical artist Marta Salamon. Marta has specialized in botanical art for over 20 years and has exhibited widely. Her work is held in collections in Australia and overseas. In 2016 she won the prestigious Celia Rosser medal for excellence in botanical art.
The subject for this workshop will be an Anigozanthus (Kangaroo Paw) flower. Participants will be introduced to materials and techniques and guided through drawing, image transfer and painting. The enrolment fee will cover basic materials – and a Kangaroo Paw.
Find out more and book:
https://cranbournefriends.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/54463-watercolour-workshop-with-marta-salamon

Wonderful wattles, with Daniel Murphy
2023-08-31 14:00 - 15:00 | Auditorium, Cnr Ballarto Road and Botanic Drive , Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
Wonderful wattles, with Daniel Murphy
In a welcome adjunct to the Acacia artwork display in the Visitors Centre, Cranbourne, , Daniel Murphy, RBGVM Senior Research Scientist in Molecular Systematics, will talk to us about the wonderful wattle, ahead of National Wattle Day (1 September). He will provide an overview of the amazing diversity of the species and their interactions with other organisms, how they reproduce and survive fire and other interesting facts about their ecology.
The talk is at 2pm but refreshments will be available from 1.30pm.
Please book through the Melbourne Friends booking system to attend the launch function.

Acacia artwork to be displayed at the Visitors Centre Cranbourne
2023-08-31 | Australian Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
https://rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au/2023/05/acacia-artwork-to-be-displayed-at-cranbourne/

Growing Friends Winter Plant Sale
2023-07-22 10:00 - 16:00 | Cranbourne Gardens, Corner of Ballarto Rd & Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
https://rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au/2023/06/gf-winter-plant-sale-coming-up/

Explore for fungi at Cranbourne Gardens
2023-06-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Cranbourne Gardens, Corner of Ballarto Rd & Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
On Sunday 4 June there is a Friends event “Explore for fungi with Dr Camille Truong, which will commence at Stringybark Picnic Ground at 10 am.
This event is booked out.
Find out more.

Propagation workshop
2023-05-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Growing Friends Nursery, Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
This workshop is to be held in the Growing Friends Nursery. It is for Members only, and is booked out.

AAFBG bus tour visit
2023-05-04 10:00 - 13:00 | Auditorium, Cnr Ballarto Road and Botanic Drive , Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
An AAFBG (Australian Association of Friends of Botanic Gardens) group will visit RBG Cranbourne by bus; after morning tea hosted by the Cranbourne Friends and a tour of the Australian Garden, they will travel on to Cruden Farm.

Botanink workshop
2023-04-26 10:00 - 16:00 | Elliot Centre, Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
https://rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au/2023/02/botanink-workshop/

2305-Recycled water treatment tour, with Warren Worboys
2023-04-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Depot, RBG Cranbourne, Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, 3977, Australia
Come along on a Members-only tour of the Recycled water treatment plant (WTP), at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. The tour will be led by Warren Worboys, who project-managed its construction for the RBGV. The WTP is an important part of the Gardens infrastructure, providing processed recycled water that can be safely used for irrigating the Australian Garden and the nurseries in line with the Gardens’ conservation goals.
Find out more about this “behind the scenes” tour by visiting our booking system.

Autumn Plant Sale 2023
2023-03-25 10:00 - 16:00 | Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
Growing Friends Autumn Plant sale will be on soon. All welcome.
Come along and select from a range of small and large plants many of which you will find in the Australian Garden
Plant lists are now available:

Alphabetic plant list
Colour-coded (by plant type) plant list

Open House - Zoom presentation
2023-02-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Elliot Centre, Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
The first Open House event for members for 2023 will be a hybrid event. You can attend in person or listen/view the session on Zoom.
Jill Burness will tell us about ” The Grampians/Gariwerd Endemic Botanic Garden” on Thursday February 9, 2023, at 2pm.
If attending in person you do not have to book, but to receive the link to the Zoom session, please register your attendance.

Herbarium Collectors
2023-01-02 09:00 - 14:00 | Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia

Annual General Meeting and celebration
2022-11-06 13:30 - 16:00 | Tarnuk Room, 1000 Ballarto Road, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
The Annual General Meeting of the Cranbourne Friends, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Inc. will include a talk by author Carolyn Landon. The AGM will be followed by a celebration of two long-serving staff members and Honorary Life Members of the Friends Group.

Grevilleas in colour pencil with Geoff Sargeant
2022-10-31 10:00 - 15:00 | Elliot Centre, Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
Image: Geoff Sargeant
Artist Geoff Sargeant is returning to Cranbourne for a 3 day colour pencil workshop based on a Grevillea flower.
The program will be held on Monday, 31 October, Wednesday 2nd November, and Friday 4th November.
If you are interested in attending this workshop, please visit our booking page to find out more!

Growing Friends Plant Sale
2022-10-22 10:00 - 16:00 | Australian Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
Plant lists are now available!

Alphabetic list
Colour code (by plant type) list

Gardens for Wildlife Presentation - BOOKED OUT
2022-10-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Cranbourne Gardens, Corner of Ballarto Rd & Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
Southern Brown Bandicoot
Find out what happens with the City of Casey Gardens for Wildlife program.
This presentation is booked out – only people who have registered can attend.
The presentation will be held in the Eucalyptus/Banksia Room in the RBGV Cranbourne depot.

Arranging native flowers – what looks good?
2022-08-28 13:30 - 16:00 | Auditorium, Cnr Ballarto Road and Botanic Drive , Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
WORKSHOP BOOKED OUT!

Plant Lab Proteaceae workshop
2022-08-21 10:00 - 15:00 | Auditorium, Cnr Ballarto Road and Botanic Drive , Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
This is a hands-on workshop where you will learn about the very diverse Proteaceae family, which has about 1700 species, many of them occur in Australia.
You will view the plants in-situ in the Gardens as well as viewing them under a microscope.
Find out more and book here.

Winter Plant Sale - lists now available!
2022-07-23 10:00 - 16:00 | Cranbourne Gardens, Corner of Ballarto Rd & Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
The Plant Sale
Get your garden ready for spring!
Some of the plants available at the Plant Sale: grasses, rushes, strappy plants, climbers, groundcovers, indigenous plants, small and large bushes and trees.
Plant lists are now available, so you can plan your purchases:

Plant list – Alphabetical

Plant List – Colour coded according to plant type

Growing Friends Plant Sale
2022-03-19 10:00 - 16:00 | Australian Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
At the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Cranbourne, the first Growing Friends Plant Sale for this year will be held:

on Saturday and Sunday 19 and 20 March 2022
between 10.00am to 4pm

We recommend that you bring a facemask for your own safety and peace of mind and that of the Growing Friends volunteers.
Plant lists are now available online!

Annual General Meeting 2021
2021-11-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, 3977, Australia
This Annual General meeting will be held online on Zoom. Find out more and register your attendance, if you are a member
