What's on ~ Winter 2009
Royal Botanic Gardens CranbourneFind out what's on today The "what's on today" information is updated every afternoon at 4.30pm. | | The following entry fees apply for the Australian Garden: $9.80 adults, $8.35 concession, children under 16 free.
From July 1 2009 entry prices to the Australian Garden will increase. Entry will remain free for children under the age of 16. Entry to the bushland at RBG Cranbourne is free.Tour/activity costs apply, as indicated, and are additional to the entry fee for the Australian Garden. Fees also apply, as indicated, to activities advertised for the bushland. Australian Garden Blog
Click the button to the left to discover what's in flower in the Australian Garden and some great gardening tips for your home garden. Why not let us know how your garden is growing? 
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Plant Sale ~ Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne | 
| When: | Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 October
9.30am - 4.00pm | Where: | Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne | Cost: | FREE entry
Plant prices vary | Bookings & enquiries: | (03) 5990 2245 | Come and find a large selection of plants for sale including many of the most frequently admired and requested species from the Australian Garden. Presented by the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Growing Friends. |
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Friends of the RBGC Botanical Illustrators ~ Special Event | 
| When: | Wednesday 1 July & 15 July 10am - 3pm | Where: | Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne | Cost: | FREE | Bookings & enquiries: | (03) 5990 2245 | A rare opportunity for the public to view the spectacular artworks created by the Friends of the RBGC Botanic Illustrators Group. Learn more about the extraordinarily talented members of the Friends of the RBGC and how you can become involved. |
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Garden Design for your home ~ Guided tour | 
| When: | Friday 17 July 11am - 12pm | Where: | Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Australian Garden | Cost: | $9.50 adult
$8.10 concession | Bookings & enquiries: | (03) 5990 2245
Bookings required | Join Jill Burness, Landscape Planner for the RBG Cranbourne, on a unique tour of the Australian Garden.
Marvel at some of the design techniques that have been used and discover how you can apply these ideas to your home garden. return to top |
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The Rockpool Bunyip ~ School Holiday Program | 
| When: | 2 - 4 yr olds
Wednesday 1 July & Thursday 9 July 9.30 - 10.30am 5 - 10 yr olds
Wednesday 1 July & Wednesday 8 July 11am - 12pm | Where: | Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne Australian Garden | Cost: | $6.00 child
$5.00 Garden Grubs member | Bookings & enquiries: | (03) 5990 2245
Bookings required Children must be accompanied by an adult.
| There's a baby rockpool bunyip living in the garden, but he's nowhere to be found!
Explore the garden, search through the trees and seek out the baby bunyip. Then use beautiful coloured sand to create your own rockpool bunyip to take home to your garden. And you never know, Grubby the Garden Grub may come to help... Activities will include story-telling and sand art and will vary depending on the age group. |
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Build a hortasaurus ~ School Holiday Program | 
| When: | Wednesday 1 July & Wednesday 8 July, Thursday 9 July
1pm - 2.30pm | Where: | Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Australian Garden | Cost: | $3.20 child
$2.70 Garden Grubs member | Bookings & enquiries: | (03) 5990 2245
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
| What is a Hortasaurus - is it a bunyip, a dinosaur or maybe even a dragon?
Come in and build your own Hortasaurus from the amazing seeds pods of Australian plants.
Drop in to our activity station any time between 1 - 2.30pm and build your own Hortasaurus to take home. |
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Flora sculpture with David Wong ~ Workshop | 
| When: | Sunday 2 August 1pm - 3pm | Where: | Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Australian Garden | Cost: | $23.00 adult
$19.60 concession
$16.00 Friends member | Bookings & enquiries: | (03) 5990 2245
Bookings required | Have you ever thought about creating your own garden sculptures using native plant material?
Join David Wong for this fun, hands-on family workshop and create your own masterpieces using beautiful seed pods, flowers and bark from native plants. Take home your artwork to remember your experience. A great opportunity to meet members of the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. |
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Mini-mulch Garden Challenge ~ School Holiday Program | 
| When: | Vacation Care Groups Only Tuesday 30 June 10.30 - 12.15pm or 1.15 - 3.30pm. Or Tuesday 7 July 10.30 - 12.15pm General Public Friday 10 July 10.30 - 12.15pm | Where: | Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Australian Garden | Cost: | Vacation Care Groups
$9.60 child, Up to 8 carers free. $7.10 per additional carer.
General Public $9.60 child | Bookings & enquiries: | (03) 5990 2245
Bookings required.
| Will your team build the best and most beautiful mini-garden they can with colourful and creative mulches?
Learn how to save water in the garden and find out how plants can survive in tough environments. Will your team be the first over the line? Please note: The sessions on 30 June and 7 July are exclusively for children who are part of a Vacation Care Group. Please contact the Visitor Centre on (03) 5990 2245 to enquire about joining the Vacation Care Groups.
The sessions on 3 July and 10 July are open to all. |
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Bunjil's view: Discover the bush ~ Indigenous tour
|  | When: | Wednesday 15 & 29 July & 12 & 26 August
11am-12.30pm
Group tours are available on advertised Wednesdays. | | Where: | RBG Cranbourne | | Cost: | $10.00 adults, $8.50 concession | Bookings & enquiries: | Tel: (03) 5990 2245.
Bookings required. | Join Wurundjeri Elder Vicki Nicholson-Brown on a guided walk through the RBG Cranbourne. Discover the customs and rich heritage of the traditional custodians of this land. The tour will start with a traditional Tanderrum and gum leaf welcome ceremony followed by a discovery of traditional bush foods from across Australia.
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Hedges to hide your neighbours ~ Guided tour | 
| When: | Every Sunday June - August 12.00 - 12.30pm | Where: | Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Australian Garden | Cost: | FREE with entry to the Australian Garden | Bookings & enquiries: | (03) 5990 2245 | Have you ever wondered how beautiful, drought-tolerant native plants can be used to hide your neighbours?
Well, this is the tour for you. Amble through the Australian Garden, visiting the plants that are perfect for hedging. |
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The Australian Garden Journey ~ Guided tour
|  | When: | Everyday 1.00pm - 2.00pm | | Where: | Australian Garden | | Cost: | $5.50 adults, $4.70 children/concession
Tour/activity costs are additional to the Australian Garden entry fee. | Bookings & enquiries: | Tel: (03) 5990 2245
Group bookings available at 11am. | Find out how Australia's newest and most exciting botanic garden was created. Join an experienced guide on a journey through this world-class-garden, explore its creation, spectacular plants and pick up seasonal tips for use in your home garden. This tour will showcase the highlights of this ever changing garden and provide you with an insight into future development plans. |
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Introduction to the Australian Garden ~ Podcast
|  | When: | Everyday | | Where: | Download from the RBG website. www.rbgcranbourne.com.au
| | Cost: | FREE | Bookings & enquiries: | Tel: (03) 5990 2245 | Listen to this 30 minute audio tour of the Australian Garden from your own home PC or download it into an mp3 player or ipod and listen in as you walk around the Australian Garden. Hear first hand from the designers and staff who created this amazing new garden.
MP3 players are available for loan from the Visitor Center. |
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Behind the Scenery ~ Podcast
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| When | Everyday | | Where: | Download from the RBG website. http://www.rbgcranbourne.com.au/
| | Cost: | FREE | Bookings & enquiries: | Tel: (03) 5990 2245 | A new podcast created by artist Roger Alsop will be available to download from our website (MP3 format) this spring. Roger's work will provide listeners with an opportunity to hear behind-the-scenes at the Royal Botanic Gardens with a series of interviews with staff of the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne.
MP3 players are available for loan from the Visitor Center. return to top |
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Volunteer Master Gardeners ~ Gardening Advice
|  | When | Every day of the week in the Australian Garden. 11.00am - 3.00pm | | Where: | Australian Garden ~ At the information station | | Cost: | FREE with entry to Australian Garden. Children under 16 years of age free. | Bookings & enquiries: | Tel: (03) 5990 2245
| Do you wonder what plant to grow where? Or will that plant grow in dry shade? Our knowledgeable and passionate Volunteer Master Gardeners are on hand to offer gardening advice about Australian native plants. |
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The Woodland Picnic Area and Bike Track
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| When: | Anytime! | | Where: | RBG Cranbourne | | Cost: | FREE | Enquiries: | Tel: (03) 5990 2245 | Bring your family, friends or community group to enjoy the new Woodland Picnic Area at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. This is a fantastic new space complete with barbecues, a spectacular children's playground and large open spaces for ball games. A great place to relax and enjoy the outdoors.
After your barbecue, explore over 4km of bicycle track which winds through beautiful bushland, grasslands and welands. Watch for the amazing Australian Wildlife that calls this garden home. |
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The Garden Grubs Kids' Club
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| When: | Anytime! | | Where: | Australian Garden, RBG Cranbourne | | Cost: | $20.00 per child (5 - 10 years)
per annum | Bookings & enquiries: | Tel: (03) 5990 2245.
www.gardengrubs.com.au | The Garden Grubs Kids' Club is an exciting new club for kids between 5 and 10 years of age. Members receive a backpack full of garden goodies, regular newsletters, access to the Garden Grubs website and invitations to school holiday programs and special Garden Grubs Kids' Club days. return to top |
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Art in the Australian Garden ~ Self-guided tour | 
| When: | Everday June - August
Anytime! | Where: | Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Australian Garden | Cost: | FREE with entry to the Australian Garden | Bookings & enquiries: | (03) 5990 2245 | Explore the unique artwork dotted throughout the Australian Garden using this informative self-guided walk. Take the tour at your own pace and learn more about the artists and their beautiful works. return to top |
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Janet Flinn ~ Artist in Residence | 
| When: | Sunday 16 August 11am - 3pm | Where: | Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Gardens Shop | Cost: | FREE | Bookings & enquiries: | (03) 5990 2245 | Discover the wonderful artwork of renowned artist, Janet Flinn. Janet finds most of her favorite subjects such as parrots, kookaburras, robins, wrens and magpies, close to her Melbourne home. She depicts her subjects in a realistic manner, but places them on a background where the colours and shapes work in a non-narrative way to suggest their environment. return to top |
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The Gardens Shop | 
| When: | Everyday 9am - 5pm | Where: | Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Gardens Shop | Cost: | Various | Bookings & enquiries: | (03) 5990 2268 | The Gardens Shop is the perfect place for all things botanica. Choose from a wide selection of botanical and eco-themed home and lifestyle merchandise.
The Gardens Shop offers a range of Royal Botanic Gardens branded merchandise including greeting cards, chutneys, jams and sauces, Maxwell and Williams tableware and exclusive Royal Botanic Gardens clothing. Also, be sure to pick up a copy of Sustainable Gardens, the latest book from RBG horticultural gurus Roger Spencer and Rob Cross. Packed with information on how to create and maintain sustainable gardens, this handy guide is a bible for our times and a must-have for 2009. As usual, our Artists-in-Residence program will be running at both sites. The Gardens Shop also has a variety of events including food tastings, skincare demonstrations and book signings. return to top |
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