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Friends of Geelong Botanic Gardens

What's On! - Events and Dates for the Diary.

The Friends' of Geelong Botanic Gardens present a series of special events and activities throughout the year.

For further details or any additional information, see our newsletter or contact our office.

February 2010

What
Botanical Art Classes Resume on Tuesday 2nd February
When
  1. Tuesday — Rita Parkinson
  2. Friday — Delores Malloni
  3. Saturday — John Pastoriza–Pinol
    (Alternating Saturdays)
Where
GBG Meeting Room — Cost: $27 per class — 10 week term $270
What
Music in the Gardens
When
Every Sunday in February 5pm to 7:30pm
Cost: $10 per person or $25 Family (4)
  1. Sunday 7th — Geelong concert Senior Band / Geelong concert Big Band
  2. Sunday 14th — Donegal Express
  3. Sunday 21st — Hip Cats
  4. Sunday 28th — Hot swing Club
Where
Geelong Botanic Gardens
What
Special Guided Walk – ‘Tall Timber Trail&rsquo
Explore the Gardens and find our largest trees, learn where they originate from, what they offer and how these romantic specimans came to be planted at the GBG.
When
Sunday 14th ‘Valentines Day’ 11am & 2pm
Where
Meet your Guide at front steps of GBG – Gold coin donation

March 2010

What
Geelong Field Naturalists – Quarterly Lecture : Plant Study Group “Helping Soil”, Kim Johnston, Department of Primary Industry
When
Tuesday 9th March — 7pm for 7:30 start
Where
GBG Meeting Room
What
Special Guided Walk – ‘Reducing Your Carbon Footprint’
Explore the vegetables, herbs and food plants growing at the GBG, talk about mulch, compost and worms. Learn some of the actions you can take to help our Planet and make the World a better place for future generations.
When
Sunday 21st March — 11am & 2pm
Where
Meet your Guide at front steps of GBG – Gold coin donation
What
‘High Tea In Autumn’ – Enjoy the colur and beauty of Autumn in the Gardens with a special High Tea.
Sip a special blend of tea with cucumber sandwiches, cup cakes and other dainties that will delight your fancy.
When
Sunday 21st March — 11am to 4pm
Where
At the Friends Teahouse – Bookings advised
What
‘Australia's Remarkable Trees’ – talk by author Richard Allen
This magnificent book illustrated with over 500 superb photographs, explores the extraordinary lives of Australia's oldest, largest and most unusual trees. The book prompts us to look into the future. It is a call to arms to preserve and protect the oldest and most magnificent living things and the forests and wilderness they survive in. Autographed copies of the book will be available for sale
When
Monday 22nd March 6pm
Where
GBG Meeting Room (light refreshments prior to meeting) – Gold coin donation
What
Weekend Plant Sale
When
Saturday 27th – Sunday 28th, 10am to 4pm
Where
Friends Nursery
What
Autumn Garden Excursion to ‘Historic Daylesford’
Explore the collection of outstanding trees at Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens, Wombat Park historic gardens, Lavandula and other gardens to be confirmed.
When
Monday 29th March 8.45am, Coach departs GBG Oval Carpark
Where
Daylesford, Cost: $45 FGBG / $55 Guests

February Music in the Gardens Membership Offer

Take advantage of our special February Summer Concert Series offer – purchase a FGBG membership at any of the February concerts and you will receive membership till June 2011.

This offer is only available to people attending the February Summer Concert Season 2010.

The Daniel Bunce Gardening Book
The first curator Daniel Bunce as represented as a wooden bollard.

The first curator of the Geelong Botanic Gardens and as featured as a bollard near the 19th Century Garden Gate, Daniel Bunce was a botanist, a businessman, an adventurer and an author. To acknowledge and celebrate his contribution to the Geelong Botanic Gardens, the friends are please to make available new editions of his “Manual of Practical Gardening”. Learn more about the Daniel Bunce Gardening Book.

Contact Us
Friends Office
Fax / Phone
(03) 5222 6053
E-mail
Office Hours
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9am to 3pm
Postal Office
PO Box 235, Geelong, 3220
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Music in the Gardens is proudly sponsored each year by Wheeler Investment Advisors of Geelong.

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