Friends of Geelong Botanic Gardens
Guided Walks
Guided walks are conducted by a trained Friends Voluntary Guide every Wednesday at 10:30am and every Sunday at 2:00pm. Meet your guide at the front steps of the Geelong Botanic Garden.
Group walks can be made by appointment - $3.30 per person
Booked Group Walks can include refreshments at the Tea House and a visit to the Friends' Nursery. (Bookings need to be made 2 weeks in advance)
See below for a listing of special themed walks for 2010.
| Date | Time | Description/Theme | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 25th July | 2pm | Hunters and Collectors Discover how the First Australians obtained all their food and medicine from the land. Your GBG guide will show how their care kept the land sustainable over thousands of years. | Meet front steps of Garden |
| Sunday 29th August | 2pm | The Asian Collection Our Gardens are indebted to the early plant explorers who collected from the wild in China and to early Chinese gardens and nurseries that cultivated beautiful ornamental plants which are seen in art, literature and decoration. Join your Guide and discover the products of 2,000 years of Chinese horticulture that now enrich our Geelong Gardens. | Meet front steps of Garden |
| Sunday 26th September | 11am | Flights of Fantasy &ndash in association with the Geelong Field Naturalists. A surprising number of birds live alongside the GBG. Learn which plants will attract honeyeaters, spot the elusive sparrowhawk and hear about the epic journeys of the yellow tailed cockatoos, discover the bird species, habitat, nesting and roosting places hidden amongst the tree canopy of the Gardens. | Meet front steps of Garden |
| Sunday 24th October | 2pm | Plants of Australia | Meet front steps of Garden |
| Sunday 14th November | 2pm | Roses & other Garden Favourites | Meet front steps of Garden |
| Sunday 21st November | 2pm | Spring into Salvias | Meet front steps of Garden |
| Sunday 12th December | 2pm | Silver Plants | Meet front steps of Garden |
