Gardening events in Australia this month

Symposium 2009
The secret life of trees: Heysen, Art and Ecology
Saturday 23 May, 10am–5.30pm
Beleura House Garden, Mornington

A day of informative and lively debate about the past, present and future of the Australian landscape. Discuss the latest views about the environment and its interpretation and conservation with well-known expert speakers including Professor Tim Bonyhady, art historian and Director of Centre for Climate Law and Policy, Australian National University; Professor Lesley Head, Head of School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong; Richard Barley, Director of Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne; Dr David Hansen, senior researcher and paintings specialist at Sothebys; Philip Hunter, landscape artist and Geoffrey Edwards, Director of Geelong Gallery.

This symposium is presented in conjunction with the Hans Heysen survey exhibition and explores how the iconic depictions of river red gums and the ancient mountain forms of the Flinders Ranges by Heysen inform our understanding of the environment. The day will begin with a tour of the Hans Heysen exhibition after which a bus will take guests to Beleura House Garden, an historic Italianate villa and garden in Mornington. The event includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea and a glass of wine.
Members/Concession $75 Guests/Adults $95

Sharon Wells
Pan & Bacchanalia, PO Box 2349 MDC, Fitzroy VIC 3065
Ph. 03 9417 4665 or 0419 508 619
panbacc@optusnet.com.au

Karwarra Australian Plant Garden presents
Our Land Through Our Lenses
28th February - 15th March 2009
10am - 4pm

a very special photographic exhibition by members of the highly renowned Knox Photographic Society.
Photographers will be available on most days to talk to visitors.
Free Photography Workshops will be held on the first two weekends at 11 am each day. Topics are available on request. Bookings are not essential.
Photographs for exhibition and sale include:
Framed photographs
Mounted photographs
Photographic gift cards
Entry - $3.50 (children free) includes both Karwarra Garden and Exhibition.
Senior’s Day - Free Entry on Wednesday for Seniors.
Karwarra’s Plant Nursery is bursting with a wide range of
well-grown Australian plants available at very reasonable prices.

Karwarra Australian Plant Garden
Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, Kalorama, Vic (Melways 120 B9)
Ph 03-9728-4256 http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/karwarra

The Friends of Burnley Gardens, VIC
Coming Events at Burnley Gardens

March 28

April 8,15 and 29

April 18

April 28

A talk and walk -- Significant Trees

Bonsai Workshop over the three sessions

Propagation Workshop

A talk- Dame Elisabeth's Garden at Cruden Farm

see www.fobg.org.au for details

Australian Institute of Horticulture
The Great Debate 2009
“That Gardening is a Dangerous Addiction”
Wednesday 17 June 2009
Urban Brisbane, 345 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane.

Hosted by the Queensland President of the Australian Institute of Horticulture and Sub Tropical Garden Class Presenter, Linda Brennan, the debate panel will include ABC’s Gardening Australia presenter and 4BC Radio personality, Colin Campbell, along with other prominent well known gardening personalities – a night that is sure to entertain.

Tickets cost $70 for AIH Members and $75 for non-members.
Ticket price includes: Guest Gift Bag, Pre-Dinner Canapés, Two Course Meal, Tea and Coffee (drinks are pay on consumption).
A great evening of entertainment and some fantastic prizes to be won!

Book early as seats are strictly limited!

RSVP: by Friday 5 June 2009 by email: qld@aih.org.au post: PO Box 610, MORNINGSIDE QLD 4170 or phone Yve Beard: 0400 709 498.

Ballarat Begonia Festival
7th – 9th March 2009

The ever-popular Ballarat Begonia Festival is being held over the Labour Day long weekend, 7 – 9 March 2009, offering the perfect opportunity to escape to one of Australia’s best-preserved cities.

Pride of place at the weekend festival are the 600 begonias in 230 varieties in the award winning Robert Clark Conservatory, providing the usual jaw-dropping display of colour, texture and smell.
Having marvelled at these extraordinary plants, visitors will have plenty of options to consider by wandering through the Ballarat Botanical Gardens with its famous Prime Ministers’ Walk, and down to the foreshore of Lake Wendouree, where families will be entertained by the Apex Art Show, the largest outdoor art exhibition in Australia which features more than 500 works by Victorian artists, as well as music, food and wine stall and gardening and lifestyle displays.

Call the Ballarat Begonia Festival on Free call 1800 44 66 33
or visit www.ballaratbegoniafestival.com

Barambah Garden Festival
12 &13 September 2009

The Pulse & Showgrounds, Macalister St., Murgon, Queensland
Entry $3 children free
Saturday 8.30 till 5pm
Sunday 8.30 till 3pm

contact Gordon or Ann (07)41686238
or email barambahgarden@hotmail.com

A chance to plan ahead for this one!

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