What's New

Toshi Hats  

Keep the little ones warm and cosy this winter with our collection of cute hats from Toshi. 

We have a range of sizes and styles to suit newborns all the way to adults.
Prices range from $25.95 to 31.95. 

The Gardens Shop
Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Birdwood Avenue,
South Yarra

Ph:
+61 3 9252 2341
E-mail:
gardenshop@rbg.vic.gov.au

Shop Hours:
9.30am - 5.00pm Daily

Anty Matter

 Groovy up your kitchen today with Anty Matter's range of beautiful tea towels and other linen homewares. 

Designed just around the corner in Torquay, Anty Matter's product range is offers a fresh, modern  twist for your kitchen or home.

Prices start at $14.95. 

Book: Plant names

A guide to Botanical nomenclature

Botanists Roger Spencer, Rob Cross and Peter Lumley  

Botanists Roger Spencer, Rob Cross and Peter Lumley have just produced a plain English guide to the use of plant names.

Plant Names covers the naming of wild plants, plants modified by humans, why plant names change, their pronunciation and hints to help remember them. It also includes a detailed guide to web sites and published resources useful to people using plant names. There is no equivalent publication in the English speaking world, and it has been well received by botanists at the Royal Horticultural Society and at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, both in the UK.

The book is written in non-technical language and is an easy read for anyone with an interest in plants.

Plant Names is available from all good bookshops in Australia, including The Gardens Shop at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.

It has been published by CSIRO Publishing and retails for $39.95.