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Friends Nursery

The suns rays at evening filter through a New Zealand flax over a flower bed in the gardens

The Friends Nursery is located at the rear of the Botanic Gardens in the nursery area.

Plants from the Geelong Botanic Gardens are propagated by the Growing Friends. The large range of plants include perennials and drought tolerant species.

The nursery is open on Wednesdays from 9am to 12noon.
(In addition a select range of plants are available daily at the Teahouse)

Parking is available at the rear of the Gardens next to the nursery.

Seasonal Weekend Plant Sales

The nursery is open during specific weekends between 10:00am to 4:00pm.

2010 Calendar

July - Saturday 24th to Sunday 25th

Growers Visit to Marysville

In early December the Growing Friends took time out from our nursery to visit Marysville. With their great knowledge the Friends were able to help identify donated plants so they could be confidently offered to locals. Named and re-potted, these plants will help in the establishment of local Marysville gardens.

Judy Horton generously donated of a whole box of the ever–popular ‘Yates Gardening Guide’. These books will be given to community groups and the local library to help people seeking advice as they re-establish their much loved gardens.

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

The first curator of the Geelong Botanic Gardens is featured as a bollard near the 19th Century Garden Gate. Daniel Bunce was a plantsman, a businessman, an adventurer and an author. To acknowledge and celebrate his contribution to the Geelong Botanic Gardens, the Friends are pleased 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, Thursday & Friday 9am to 3pm
Postal Office
PO Box 235, Geelong, 3220
How Do I Get There?

Situated in the Eastern Gardens by the Geelong Bay, the Botanic gardens can be easily reached by car, foot and a free bus service during the summer months. There is car parking either side of the 20th Century garden by the front with space for visiting buses. Visitors to Geelong can walk the beautiful bayside promenade from the city up to the Eastern Park. Naturally the garden has been mapped by Google Maps, which you can access when you click this link.

Friends are Proudly Sponsored by …

Music in the Gardens is proudly sponsored each year by Wheeler Investment Advisors of Geelong.

Logo for Wheeler Investment Advisors.

Have you thought about sponsoring the Friends of the Geelong Botanic Gardens?