Come along and select from a range of small and large plants many of which you will find in the Australian Garden. Now you can plan your purchases in advance of your visit. Alphabetic plant listColour-coded (by plant type) plant…
Are you passionate, or do you know someone who is passionate, about the Conservation of Australia’s threatened orchids? Three Orchid Conservation Volunteers are needed to support the Orchid Conservation Program based at Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. Please download the position…
In April, artist and teacher Linda Weil will present “Botanink”, a 2-day workshop at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. This workshop focusses on drawing with ink, and participants will explore the use of that medium in botanical drawings, drawing from…
Showing how a sand mine in unloved and ignored bushland became one of Melbourne’s most beautiful landscapes, Of Friends & Gardens is a remarkable book. It shares stories about the development of the Friends of Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne and…
In October, the Cranbourne Friends Botanical Illustrators group are presenting a botanical art exhibition at Karwarra, Australian Native Botanic Garden, Kalorama, focusing on the Fabulous Faboideae (Fabulous Peas). The free exhibition will be on show in the gallery at…
This spring Geoff Sargeant is returning to Cranbourne for a 3 day colour pencil workshop based on a grevillea flower. This is a wonderful opportunity to work with and learn from such a well-known award-winning artist. The workshop will be…
In 2021 the Growing Friends supplied the City of Casey with some 700 plants for their Gardens for Wildlife (G4W) program, which was launched in mid-2021. This program aims to foster the community’s understanding of the connection between local flora…
Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne is now using treated recycled water from the Carrum Downs Eastern Treatment Plant to irrigate the Australian Garden. The Cranbourne Friends congratulate the Gardens on achieving this goal, which means the Gardens are now free from…
The Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is introducing an important new program for all volunteers, staff, on-site Friends groups and contractors at the Gardens: the new RBGV Child Safe Program. This program is designed to raise awareness of the importance…
Scientists investigate Australian daisies’ response to higher soil temperatures Dr Meg Hirst from Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, together with a team of scientists at The University of Melbourne, has investigated the impact a warming climate has on plant survival. They discovered that…