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…
The Growing Friends Autumn 2025 Plant Sale will be held on Saturday/Sunday 22 and 23 March, 2025 between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm. The Plant Sale will be held at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, at the kiosk at the…
Don’t miss the exclusive world-wide debut of Lightfall – an all-ages light trail experience at Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. Premiering in the April school holidays between the 6th and 20th of April 2025, this 1km trail of takes visitors through…
Visit the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne Living Collections site to see information and photos about key plants in each of the special garden areas at the Australian Garden. If you want to know whether a particular plant that you have…
The Cranbourne Gardens Shuttle Bus can be booked for transport between Cranbourne Train Station and Cranbourne Gardens. The 8 seater bus is comfortable, is wheelchair accessible (x1 chair), and has a fully compliant baby seat (for carers with prams). Please…
Friends in the Gardens (FIGS) help the Horticulture staff in the Australian Garden on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday morning of each month, from 9.15 am at the Visitor Centre until 12.30 pm when we adjourn to the café for…
After extensive renovations to garden beds and the fitting of irrigation, the Dry Riverbed section of the Australian Garden has now been replanted with new plants, following a design by Landscape Architect, Andrew Laidlaw. The Cranbourne Friends were delighted to…
If you joined our group at a plant sale, here are two ways to find out more about being a Member of the Cranbourne Friends. You can visit our New Members pageOr you can download our New Members Handbook Happy…
The work of some of our members has been formally recognised by the Australian Association of Friends of Botanic Gardens (AAFBG), at a function on Friday 5 May 2023. The Handbury awards recognise exceptional contributions to an Australian Botanic Garden, Arboretum, or…
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…