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Waterwise Gardening Expo

Wildflowers such as this native wax-lip orchid, grown in the 21st century garden are an excellent waterwise choice

An annual Waterwise Gardening Expo has been held in the Geelong Botanic Gardens over the last few years.

The Waterwise Gardening Expo focuses on waterwise gardening practices and sustainable water use. The event highlights water saving measures such as the planting of indigenous gardens, mulching, efficient irrigation systems and watering practices, use of rainwater tanks and grey water systems and the regulation behind the use of alternative water sources for garden watering and renewable energy sources.

The event has been supported by: Barwon Water, Gordon Institute of TAFE, the Rotary Club of Highton, the Geelong Botanic Gardens and the City of Greater Geelong.

Waterwise Gardening

The Friends are an excellent all year resource for anyone looking to plan or plant a drought tolerant, waterwise garden. Intelligent gardeners are using these times to test new plants and transform old gardens into water smart places. Great ‘Drought Dynamos’ are available through the Friends Nursery, particuarly succulents and pelargonium.

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.

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