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GARDEN SHOWS NSW / ACT

MARCH Sunday 20th & 21st March

Fuchsia Club NSW Gala Days
When: Saturday/ Sunday 20th & 21st March
Where: 1 Albert Road Bullaburra 2784 (in the Blue Mountains) Time: 10:00am to 4:30pm

Features: Open demonstration landscaped Fuchsia Garden including courtyards, entrance porches, in ground borders, baskets & pots,
hundreds of named Fuchsia plants for sale at wholesale prices

Entry: $6 Complimentary morning/ afternoon tea
Contacts: 4759 3853
Email: fuchsiaclubnsw@bigpond.com
Web: www.fuchsiaclubnsw.com.au

MAY 22nd
Cactus & Succulent Society Autumn Show

NSW Cactus & Succulent Society Autumn Show & Plant Sale.

Ryde Public School Hall, Argyle Avenue. NSW 2112.
Saturday, 22 May 2010. 10am-3pm.
Entry to plant sale FREE, show - $2 Adult/$1 - for Pensioner & Children.
For more information: 0419 164 803
WEB: www.cssnsw.org.au

MAY 21st - 23rd
Orchid Show

Orchids Out West - a community group of orchid clubs - is holding its annual orchid show this year from 21st - 23rd May, 2010.

Orchids Out West presents
Orchid Show and Display with lots of orchids for sale
When: Friday 21st May to Sunday 23rd May 2010
Times: Friday and Saturday 9am - 4pm and Sunday 9am - 3pm
Where: Hawkesbury Race Course, Clarendon (opposite Richmond RAAF Base)
Admission: $5.00. Buses: $4.00
Plenty of free parking
Clarendon Railway Station nearby
BBQ and light refreshments available
Phone: 0418 115 217


Australia's Open Garden Scheme Plant Fair ACT 27 March & 28 March 2010

Collectors Plant Fair at Bilpin April 17-18 2010.
WEB: www.collectorsplantfair.com

WINTER EVENTS ?Äì June, July, August 2010

Bookings essential: Tel 02 9231 8182 or friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

Paint your way around WA ?Äì Tour Talk
Wednesday 16 June, 10.30 am ?Äì 12 noon
Maiden Theatre, Royal Botanic Gardens
Hear from Chris Buykx of World Expeditions about the Friends visit to south-west Western Australia from 25 October to 4 November.¬? Chris will tell how you can enjoy a shared creative experience, combining your artistic skills and love of plants. Local botanical guide Jane Scott and well-known botanical artist, Charlotte Thodey will accompany the group.
$15, Members $10, includes refreshments at 10.30 am
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Selection and Breeding of Australian Plants for Gardens
Sunday 20 June, 10.30 am ?Äì 12 noon
Bottlebrush Room Mount Annan Botanic Garden

Horticulturist, Gardening Australia presenter, author and avid plant breeder, Angus Stewart will speak about the latest Australian plants being bred by growers around the country. Angus will give a sneak preview of new varieties of Corymbia, Kangaroo Paws, Waratahs, Banksias, Grevilleas and other genera.
$18, Members $12, includes morning tea at 10.30 am
Bookings essential: Tel 02 9231 8182 or friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au¬?
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JULY
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Random Weave Basketry Workshop
Saturday 10 July, 9.30 am ?Äì 4 pm
Friends?Äô Cottage, Royal Botanic Gardens
Discover the ancient and contemplative craft of basket making with¬?professional basket maker Meri Peach whose work has featured¬?in major craft exhibitions (see¬?www.sharkchic.com.au). In this workshop you¬?will learn how to use plants to construct beautiful baskets with¬?unique shapes, textures, colours and scents. You will make a basket¬?incorporating the techniques of random weave and cord making. Included in the workshop will be discussion around the history and¬?culture of basket making, explanation of gathering and preparation of¬?materials, and demonstrations followed by one-to-one instruction.¬?Bring an old towel and sturdy scissors or secateurs. Notes will be provided.
$140, Members $120, includes morning tea, lunch and materials¬?
Bookings essential: Tel 02 9231 8182 or friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
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Macquarie 2010 Bicentenary Commemorations
From Governor's Demesne to Public Domain - a Walk in the Domain
Meet at the Friends?Äô Cottage
Friday 16 July, 10 am ?Äì 12 noon (approx.)

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Governor Lachlan Macquarie and his contribution to the development of the Domain, Volunteer Guides Flora Deverall and J im Nicol will lead a walk to re-live the history of this surviving link with the beginning of European settlement in Eastern Australia. The walk will encompass plantings, statues, shrines and sculptures. Beginning in the Gardens with remnants from the Macquarie era the tour will take in Speakers?Äô Corner, the BurnsGarden, the Palm Grove, Hospital Road, and the recent Sound Wall plantings. The walk will conclude at the State Library of NSW where participants may choose to view the exhibition:The Governor: Lachlan Macquarie, 1810 to 1821.¬?Wear sensible walking shoes and weather protection.
$18, Members $12, includes morning tea on the Friends?Äô Terrace at 10 am
Bookings essential: Tel 02 9231 8182 or friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
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AUGUST
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National Tree Day They all ran wild!¬?
Managing invasive African Olive
Sunday 1 August, 10.30 am ?Äì 12 noon
Bottlebrush Room Mount Annan Botanic Garden

For a different spin on National Tree Day, Peter Cuneo, Manager?ÄìNatural Heritage at Mount AnnanBotanic Garden, will speak about the origins and ecology of the highly invasive African Olive and the program for controlling it and preserving the precious native woodlands. African Olive was introduced as a hedging plant during the mid 1800?Äôs and is now a serious environmental weed throughout western Sydney. The Friends have generously supported the African Olive control program at Mount Annan.
$18, Members $12, includes morning tea at 10.30 am
Bookings essential: Tel 02 9231 8182 or friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
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First Impressions:¬? Three Botanic Gardens in Southern China
Friday 6 August, 10.30 am ?Äì 12 noon

Maiden Theatre, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Since becoming Executive Director of the Botanic Gardens Trust six years ago, Dr Tim Entwisle has been invited to participate in celebrations, meetings, workshops and reviews at three of the larger botanic gardens in China. Explore with Tim the 900 ha Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden in south-western China, the steamy Wuhan Botanical Garden in inland eastern China, and the South China Botanical Garden in Guangzhou just 120 km north-west of Hong Kong. All three have plant collections and landscapes that rival those of the great botanic gardens of the world.
$18, Members $12, includes morning tea at 10.30 am
Bookings essential: Tel 02 9231 8182 or friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

NOVEMBER 6th & 7th 2010
St Peters Gardens weekend, Armidale NSW

10 town and country gardens are open in the Armidale and Uralla Area. They range from small town gardens to sprawling country gardens; native through to traditional English cold climate gardens.
Cost: $30 for a weekend pass or $4 per garden

There are also plant stalls, craft stalls, food stalls and entertainment.
Contact: Gillian Traise on this email gtraise@tpg.com.au or 0414674519