Home Page of the Friends of the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide
Please do not feed any wildlife especially ducks or birds in the Botanic Gardens - this is very harmful to them.
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For a Booked Guided Walk at the Botanic Gardens for 5 or more people please book on 08 8226 8803.
Special interest walks are also available.
2010 OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday, Thursday & Fridays
8.30am - 4.30pm
Friends Contact Details:
Ph (+61 8) 8222 9367
Fax:
08
8222 9399
Email: friendsabg@internode.on.net
Postal address:
Friends of ABG
c/- Botanic Gardens of Adelaide
North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Patron: The Governor of SA
Advertise in the FBGA Gazette to reach our 900 members - Very competitive rates
There are 3 Botanic Gardens in Adelaide
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Friends of the Botanic Gardens Strategic Action Plan 2007-2009
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Whats On
Plant Sale
Mt Lofty Botanic Garden
Sunday 26 September 2010, 11am - 1pm
Lower Car Park, Lampert Road,
Mt Lofty Botanic Garden
Guided Walks
to celebrate 2010 International Year of Diversity
Sunday 12 September 2010
Sunday 19 September 2010
AustralianAridLands BotanicGarden Visit
27th, 28 & 29th September 2010
StoryTellingforLittlees in North Lodge
Fridays: 24 September,
22 October, 26 November 2010
May2011Trip to the Gardens of France.
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Sunday 17 October 10am - 3pm
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General Meetings
The Annual General Meeting of the Friends will be on
Tuesday 9 November 2010, 7.45pm
in Noel Lothian Hall (rear Herbarium, Hackney Rd, ABG).
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Contact the Friends Office. 08 8222 9367
"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life."
Immanuel Kant
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happy who does not think himself so."
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Free Guided Walks at the Botanic Gardens
Free Guided Walks by experienced Friends Garden Guides
leave from the Adelaide Botanic Garden Schomburgk Pavilion
daily at 10.30am & last approximately 1.5 hours.
Self-guided walk leaflets are also available (Garden Guides)
in the information boxes in the Botanic Gardens.
Although free, any Gold Coin Donation
goes back into the Botanic Garden.
Groups of more than five people must book in advance - ring 8226 8803.
The Garden Guides also offer a variety of special interest walks for groups of five or more ring 8226 8803.
Free Guided Walks in Mt Lofty Botanic Garden Every Thursday 10.30am from the Lower Car Park, Lampert Road, Piccadillly.
Mini bus tours available phone 8370 8370
Enjoy a day out & Visit MTLOFTYBG
Enjoy a visit to WITTUNGA BOTANIC GARDEN
What's On in the Gardens - Botanic Park - North Terrace
Adelaide Botanic Gardens Website www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au
Projects in process in the ABG
Community Notice Board - Plant Shows & Sales, Adelaide Community Activities
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Saturday11 & Sunday 12 September2010
Recycling of Television Sets Computers
Don't forget to check the Open Garden Scheme website:
http://www.opengarden.org.au/ for beautiful open gardens
Sunday 31 October 2010, 8am - 12noon
Spring Salvia Sale
by the Herb Society of South Australia
Fullarton Park Centre Grounds,
411 Fullarton Road, Fullarton
Free admission & Parking
The Hills Garden & Environmental Expo
Sunday 14 November 2010 10am-5pm.
Nominated for the Advantage SA Regional Awards! www.hillsgardenexpo.com.au
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteering is rewarding & fun
Over the years, several significant gifts to the Gardens
have been made possible through our fund raising activities.
Volume 33/No3
July 2010 Gazette
Posted Quarterly to Friends
Pruning for Fruit
Citrus a gardeners guide
Kitchen Garden
Seeds of Change
Plants of the Adelaide Plains & Hills
Sturt Pea
Grasses
Available through Friends Office
Books produced by the ABG Herbarium
Distributed by the FBGA
Plant Sales:
Next Plant Sales
Plant Sale
Mt Lofty Botanic Garden
Sunday 26 September 2010, 11am - 1pm
Lower Car Park, Lampert Road,
Mt Lofty Botanic Garden
Plant Sale
Adelaide Botanic Garden
Sunday 17 October 2010 11am - 3pm
(in front of North Lodge, Plane Tree Drive ABG)
Events organised by the Friends
Mahjong Mondays
Every Monday join our enthusiastic Mahjong Players in the North Lodge
About the Friends
Founded in November 1977 by the late Dr Collin Robjohns, the Friends of the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide was the first botanic gardens Friends group in Australia. Its formation & success helped inspire the founding of similar groups in all major & many regional botanic gardens in Australia.
Become a member today! Join or renew today>>Join the Friends
As a Friend:
You receive our Gazette, 4/year
A Newsletter
Tours to gardens in SA, interstate & overseas
Expert guest speakers at meetings
Attend talks, exhibitions, workshops
Botanical Art Group Classes & Botanical Art Workshops with qualified botanical artists.
Get fit with the Friends Walking Group
Your membership card will entitle you to:
Free entry to the Bicentennial Conservatory
Discount at participating nurseries
10% disc at the Botanic Shop in the ABG
Enjoy a cuppa in the North Lodge
Access to Friends' Book Collection
Each year members are involved in various activities within the Botanic Gardens providing visitor services.
Information: Friends Office Ph 8222 9367.