Bushland Breakfast & Wander with Warren Worboys
Enjoy an early breakfast followed by a wander in Cranbourne Gardens bushland with Warren Worboys.
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Aboriginal Heritage Walk
Journey into the lands of the Koolin nation with an Indigenous guide. Experience a traditional smoking ceremony and learn about uses of...
Starry Southern Skies
View the night sky using our powerful heritage telescopes. Have the chance to view Mars or Venus.
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Linden New Art in Residence
Linden New Art in Residence
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We have recently closed our e-commerce site, our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Please pop in to one of our onsite gift...
50 years on, a Prince honours his grandfather
Almost fifty years later, His Imperial Highness returned to Melbourne Gardens to honour his grandfather’s visit.
Happy World Environment Day
Connecting People With Nature at the Gardens!
National Reconciliation Week: 27 May – 3 June
Celebrate National Reconciliation Week at Melbourne Gardens with a free walk.
Botanic Gardens Open Day!
Come and join us for a free walking tour to celebrate all things botanical!
Gardens House renaissance – in full bloom
The beauty and elegance of Gardens House will soon be in full bloom when its new interiors are revealed.
Afternoon Talk: Eucalypts and Their Status
Learn more about our iconic Eucalypts with Dr Frank Udovicic, Manager Plant Sciences.
Morning & Afternoon Talks: Australian Succulents, Bottle Trees and Boabs with Attila Kapitany
Talks by acknowledged expert and wonderful presenter Attila Kapitany.
Garden Book Sale
Books on an extraordinary range of topics related to gardens and gardening will be at our first ever book sale.
The secret of Little Seeds
Discovering joy in nature is just one of the aims of the Little Seeds Program
Vale Max Watson
Remembered fondly as a man with ‘a gorgeous smile and a generous heart’.
Useful Australian Plants Workshop
An all day workshop where the multitude of uses and applications of Australian plants will be highlighted.
Circle – a tale of migration from Alaska to Australia
Award-winning children’s author and artist Jeannie Baker’s latest book, Circle, is currently being exhibited at Domain House.
Communing with Nature
How does nature speak to you? Textile artist Tina Whiteley will lead you on a discovery of art and design in the Australian Garden.
Native Seduction: Artist-in-Residence
Watch as the Cranbourne Friends Botanic Illustrators sensitively capture the alluring parts of plants that attract their pollinators...
Native Seduction Exhibition
Become a voyeur in the world of native seduction. See how plants lure and entice their pollinators in a provocative way to preserve their...
Woodland Weaving
Weave dried woodland plants, flowers and fruits into a natural woodland woven artwork.
Winter Wonderland
Listen to the sounds of the bush symphony and spot the signs that plants and animals are talking to each other.
Linden New Art in Residence
Linden Gallery will be exhibiting art exhibitions curated specifically for their temporary new home in Domain House.
Discover Plant Names
Learn about the history and process of botanic nomenclature from Roger Spencer, resident Senior Horticultural Botanist.
Story time under the Weeping Pine
Join us for a fun morning of story telling and music inspired by the plants and the seasons at Melbourne Gardens.
Starry Southern Skies
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Special Winter Discovery Tour in Auslan for the deaf and hard of hearing
Enjoy beautiful and unique aspects of the Gardens in winter. Be surprised with how many plants are in bloom.
Catch the stargazing bug at Melbourne Observatory
Join us for an exciting night of Stargazing at Fed Square!
Science publications 2017
Refereed journal articles Linde, C.C., May, T.W., Phillips, R D., Ruibal, M., Smith, L.M. & Peakall, R. (2017). New species of Tulasnella...
Exploring adaptation in a key Australian genus - Science Seminar Series 2017
Megan Hirst - Exploring adaptation in a key Australian genus Brachyscome through experimentation
Phylogeography of the coconut - Science Seminar Series 2017
Exploring the coconut and phylogenomics with Bee Gunn
Untangling the species - Science Seminar Series 2017
Untangling the Lactifluus clarkeae - Russula flocktoniae species with Teresa Lebel
Nature Play Day
Join us to celebrate Nature Play Week!
Celebrating women in a traditionally male environment
Women playing key roles in the botanical world and working here at the Gardens.
Sapphire McMullan-Fisher
As a mycologist, Sapphire McMullan-Fisher is currently developing a crowd sourcing system for development of interactive keys for mushroom...
An ode to Betty Amsden
The Gardens pays tribute to an inspiring woman
Fresh eyes, new discoveries
Sometimes it really does take a fresh pair of eyes to spot the difference
Oberonia under the microscopes - Science Seminar Series 2017
Daniel Geiger speaks about the genus Oberonia.
Cherry Ballart Project blooms again
St Joseph’s Primary School in Collingwood commenced a partnership program with Melbourne Gardens as part of the Cherry Ballart Project
Australia Day honours recognise service to conservation and horticulture
Congratulations to two of RBGV’s long-serving volunteers.
Interactive key to the species of Australian waxcaps
Project summary Building on the FunKey interactive key system utilised in FunKey – Key to Agarics (a key to the genera of Australian...
Summer fun at Cranbourne Gardens!
Take a trip to Cranbourne Gardens for a full day of adventure!
Making Christmas and music at Melbourne Gardens
Harpist Michael Johnson brings his musical magic to Melbourne Gardens again on Christmas Day.
Future Planning for the Green Heart of Cranbourne
The new Cranbourne Gardens Master Plan has just been released!
Muelleria – Vol. 35 (2016–2017)
Contributed papers Three new species and one new combination in Hibiscus (Malvaceae) (PDF – 15.8 MB) L.A. Craven, R.L. Barrett and M.D....
60 years, many volumes and much scanning – Muelleria is now online
All 34 volumes of Muelleria are now available online.
Western Australian Wildflowers with John Thompson
This will be a wonderful ‘not-to-be-missed’ opportunity to enjoy a presentation by John Thompson.
Discover the Gardens with QuestaGame!
QuestaGame
Vacation care program: Raindance
Dance through the water cycle with music, dance and water play activities.
Summer is just marvellous fun at Melbourne Gardens!
We’re gearing up for a marvellous summer of fun and entertainment!
Making music and memories on one weekend in March
Melbourne Gardens will come alive with music on one weekend in March next year!
Muelleria – Vol. 1(1): 1–64 (1955)
Contents Foreword (PDF – 186 kB) J.S. Turner pp. 3–4 Preface (PDF – 103 kB) A.W. Jessep pp. 5–6 New species and varieties of...
Muelleria – Vol. 1(2): 65–114 (1959)
Contents Australian species of the fungal genus Cordyceps (PDF – 8.08 MB) J.H. Willis pp. 67–89 Orthography of certain species epithets...
Muelleria – Vol. 1(3): 114–257 (1967)
Contents Systematic notes on the indigenous Australian flora (Part 1, PDF – 19.2 MB), (Part 2, PDF – 16.1 MB) J.H. Willis pp. 117–163...
Muelleria – Vol. 2(1): 1–116 (1969)
Contents The genus Villarsia (Menyanthaceae) in Australia (PDF – 17.5 MB) H.I. Aston pp. 3–63 A review of the genera Teloschistes and...
Muelleria – Vol. 2(2): 117–148 (1971)
Contents Otto Carl Berg's types of Myrtaceae in the National Herbarium of Victoria (PDF – 2.9 MB) J.A. Anderson pp. 119–131 Additions...
Muelleria – Vol. 2(3): 149–188 (1972)
Contents A new species of Orchidaceae from Victoria (PDF – 1.08 MB) D.L. Jones pp. 151–154 Notes on Australian Acacias I (PDF – 3.04...
Muelleria – Vol. 2(4): 189–229 (1973)
Contents Two new species of Archidium from Victoria, Australia (PDF – 8.22 MB) I.G. Stone pp. 191–213 General index, Volume 2,...
Muelleria – Vol. 3(1): 1–68 (1974)
Contents Studies in Antarctic lichens I: Notes on Caloplaca citrina (Hoffm.) Th.Fr. and Physcia caesia (Hoffm.) Hampe (PDF – 2.52 MB)...
Muelleria – Vol. 3(2): 69–164 (1975)
Contents James Hamlyn Willis. A biographical sketch. (PDF – 6.42 MB) Anonymous pp. 71–88 Four new species of plants endemic in the...
Muelleria – Vol. 3(3): 165–208 (1976)
Contents A new Corybas species from South Australia (PDF – 790 kB) D.L. Jones and R.C. Nash pp. 165–168 An analysis of the flora of...
Muelleria – Vol. 3(4): 209–255 (1977)
Contents The species of Paronychia (Caryophyllaceae) naturalised in Victoria (PDF – 2.02 MB) H.I. Aston pp. 209–214 The herbaceous...
Muelleria – Vol. 4(1): 1–120 (1978)
Contents The published works of Ferdinand J.H. Mueller (1825–1896) (Part 1, PDF – 11.9 MB), (Part 2, PDF – 8.96 MB), (Part 3, PDF –...
Muelleria – Vol. 4(2): 121–204 (1979)
Contents An index to the new taxa, new names and new combinations published by Ferdinand J.H. Mueller (PDF – 13.1 MB) T.B. Muir pp....
Muelleria – Vol. 4(3): 205–296 (1980)
Contents New or noteworthy Australian Euphorbiaceae – II (PDF – 14.3 MB) H.K. Airy Shaw pp. 207–241 An alphabetical check-list of...
Muelleria – Vol. 4(4): 297–440 (1981)
Contents New species of Schoenus (Cyperaceae) and Trithuria (Hydatellaceae) (PDF – 1.64 MB) D.A. Cooke pp. 299–303 Studies on Macquarie...
Muelleria – Vol. 5(1): 1–118 (1982)
Contents A revision of the genus Templetonnia R.Br. (Papilionaceae) (PDF – 10.5 MB) J.H. Ross pp. 1–29 The nomenclature of some...
Muelleria – Vol. 5(2): 119–184 (1983)
Contents New Australian species of erechthitoid Senecio (Asteraceae) (PDF – 1.55 MB) R.O. Belcher pp. 119–122 Two Western Australian...
Muelleria – Vol. 5(3): 185–228 (1983)
Contents A revision of Angianthus Wendl., sensu lato (Compositae: Inulae: Gnaphaliinae) 2 (PDF – 11.8 MB) P.S. Short pp. 185–214...
Muelleria – Vol. 5(4): 229–288 (1984)
Contents The published works of Ferdinand J.H. Mueller (1825–1896). Supplement. (PDF – 6.04 MB) D.M. Churchill, T.B. Muir and D.M....
Muelleria – Vol. 5(5): 289–349 (1984)
Contents Vegetation of Western Port Catchment (PDF – 14.8 MB) A.M. Opie, P.K. Gullan, S.C. van Berkel and H. van Rees pp. 289–346...
Muelleria – Vol. 6(1): 1–78 (1985)
Contents Three new species of Borya Labill. (Liliaceae) (PDF – 2.67 MB) D.M. Churchill pp. 1–8 A revision of Actinobole Fenzl ex Endl....
Muelleria – Vol. 6(2): 79–158 (1985)
Contents Seven new species of Helicia Lour. (Proteaceae) from Papua New Guinea (PDF – 3.77 MB) D.B. Foreman pp. 79–91 Two new lichens:...
Muelleria – Vol. 6(3): 159–236 (1986)
Contents Notes on Trachymene humilis (J.D.Hook.) Benth. (Umbelliferae) (PDF – 2.83 MB) P.S. Short pp. 159–167 Studies in Macquarie...
Muelleria – Vol. 6(4): 237–298 (1986)
Contents A revision of Pogonolepis Steetz (Compositae: Inulae: Gnaphaliinae) (PDF – 5.33 MB) P.S. Short pp. 237–253 Lectotypification...
Muelleria – Vol. 6(5): 299–388 (1987)
Contents New species of Xylomelum Sm. and Triunia Johnson & Briggs (Proteaceae) (PDF – 2.21 MB) D.B. Foreman pp. 299–305 The genus...
Muelleria – Vol. 6(6): 389–520 (1988)
Contents Two new species of Brachyscome Cass. (Compositae: Astereae), with a note on the orthography of the generic name (PDF – 3.25 MB)...
Welcome to APCC
This week hundreds of conservation scientists have met at Melbourne Gardens as part of the 11th Australasian Plant Conservation Conference.
Muelleria – Vol. 7(1): 1–140 (1989)
Contents Two new lichens: Cladonia paeminosa and C. humilis var. bourgeanica (PDF – 1.68 MB) A. Archer pp. 1–5 Eucalyptus cadens...
Muelleria – Vol. 7(2): 141–312 (1990)
Contents A new species of Cassinia R.Br. (Asteraceae) from South-west Victoria (PDF – 1.43 MB) N.G. Walsh pp. 141–145 New taxa and a...
Muelleria – Vol. 7(3): 313–416 (1991)
Contents Thelopsis isiaca var. australis, a new pyenocarpous lichen from Australia (PDF – 943 kB) P.M. McCarthy pp. 313–315 Notes on...
Muelleria – Vol. 7(4): 417–558 (1992)
Contents Plectranthus blakei (Lamiaceae), a new species from central Queensland (PDF – 1.43 MB) P.I Forster pp. 417–420 A note on...
Muelleria – Vol. 8(1): 1–98 (1993)
Contents New saxicolous species of Ditremis Clements (lichenised Ascomycotina, Monoblastiaceae) from New Zealand and Hawaii (PDF – 1.34...
Muelleria – Vol. 8(2): 99–262 (1994)
Contents Notes on Australian Verrucariaceae (lichenised Ascomycotina): 3 (PDF – 2.52 MB) P.M. McCarthy pp. 99–105 Pomaderris brevifolia...
Muelleria – Vol. 8(3): 263-402 (1995)
Contents From the Editor (PDF – 354 kB) D.B. Foreman p. 263 A new saxicolous species and new records of Poronia (lichenised Ascomycotina,...
Time to paws for a picnic!
Take time out this weekend to catch your breath and pause (or paws!) for a picnic!
Muelleria – Vol. 9 (1996)
Obituary Dr James Hamlyn Willis AM – 28 January 1910–10 November 1995 (PDF – 1.66 MB) H.I. Aston pp. 1–4 Systematics A taxonomic...
Muelleria – Vol. 10 (1997)
Vascular Plant Systematics Notes on Goodia (Fabaceae, Bossiaeeae) (PDF – 3.59 MB) J.H. Ross pp. 1–11 Eucalyptus macmahonii, a new and...
Muelleria – Vol. 11 (1998)
Contents A result of the 1996 Mueller Commemorative Expedition to northwestern Australia: Melaleuca triumphalis sp. nov. (Myrtaceae) (PDF...
Muelleria – Vol. 12(2): 133-244 (1999)
Contributed papers A new species of Phymatocarpus (Myrtaceae) from southwestern Australia (PDF – 670 kB) L.A. Craven pp. 133–134...
Botanic and Rare Plant Fair - Wrap up
On 22 and 23 October, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Friends and the Diggers Club joined together to host the new and exciting...
Try the Garden Explorer this winter!
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Olearia astroloba
Stypandra glauca
Eucalyptus polyanthemos
Angophora hispida
Reintroduction science and demographics
The Orchid Conservation Program aims to supplement existing populations and create new populations of currently endangered orchids in the...
Developing and improving propagation methods for terrestrial orchids
Critical to any orchid reintroduction project is being able to grow the orchid in cultivation. With our partner organisations the Royal...