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2011 OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday, Thursday & Fridays
8.30am - 4.30pm
Friends Contact Details:
Ph (+61 8) 8222 9367
Fax:
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8222 9399
Email: friendsabg@internode.on.net
Postal address:
Friends of ABG
c/- Botanic Gardens of Adelaide
North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Patron: The Governor of SA
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FBGA Strategic Action Plan 2007-2009
About the Friends
Founded in November 1977 by the late Dr Collin Robjohns, the Friends of
the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide was the first botanic gardens Friends
group in Australia. Its formation & success helped inspire the founding
of similar groups in all major & many regional botanic gardens in
Australia.
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What's On
General Meetings
General Meeting
Tuesday 7 August 2012, 7.45pm- 10pm
in the Noel Lothian Hall,
(rear of the Herbarium, off Hackney Road, ABG
Speakers :
Ian Musgrave: "Medicine from Plants" Focusing on the Garden of Health
John Paynter: from Neutrog, on fertilisers & their latest products & uses.
Plant Sale
Sunday 27 May 2012, 11am - 1pm
Sunday 24 June 2012, 11am - 1pm
Lower Car Park, Lampert Road,
Mt Lofty Botanic Garden
HistoryMonthBotanicGardensAdelaide
Take a walk in the Botanic Gardens
during May 2012 History Month
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Hands-On Horticultural Project in the Wittunga House Grounds
2012-2013 Entertainment Book
Available from the Friends' Office, from 17 April 2012
Goodman Building ABG, Hackney Rd.
Friends Photographic Competition 2012
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Held annually - start taking your photographs in the Botanic Gardens
Enquire about our Photographic Workshop in October 2011
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"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life."
Immanuel Kant
What's On in the Gardens - Botanic Park - North Terrace
Adelaide Botanic Gardens Website www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au
Community Notice Board - Plant Shows & Sales, Activities
Open Gardens
South Australia Special Event
website: http://www.opengarden.org.au/
Celebrating Historic Gardens
Marryatville
Saturday 5 May 2012
(No bookings required)
The gardens will be open from 10am-4.30pm
Entry to each garden is $8.00, no charge for children under 18.
"Think Globally, Act locally"
Leave the World a better place - create a beautiful garden
Drive less often, cycle, walk, or catch public transport when possible.
Don't Be Complacent about Car Pollution
Healthy parks, healthy people: studies have linked neighbourhood green space with life expectancy.
A 10% increase in surrounding green space is enough to add 5 years to your expected life span.
How fair is a garden amid the trials and passions of existence. -- Benjamin Disraeli
Himeji Japanese Garden in the South Parklands.
Adelaide has some beautiful public gardens (including the Botanic Gardens)
Volume 34, No3
July 2011 Gazette
Posted Quarterly to Friends
Free Guided Walks at the Botanic Gardens
Free Guided Walks by experienced Friends Garden Guides
Adelaide Botanic Garden
daily at 10.30am & last approximately 1.5 hours. Garden Guides
Gold coin donation is always appreciated.
Every Thursday 10.30am
Lower Car Park, Lampert Road,
off Piccadillly Rd, Piccadilly. (follow Piccadilly Rd up, turn left on Sprigg Rd, which then turns into Lampert Rd
Bus Groups at Mt Lofty permitted during Weekdays only - Must have their own bus, maximum size 22 seats.
Must be escorted by Friends guide, phone 8226 8803 to book.
Shepherds Hill Road, Blackwood
Groups of more than 5 people must book in advance - ring 8226 8803.
Friends Merchandise
includes Calendar, Recipe Book, Orchid Book (below), Madison pens
Start with the Leaves: A simple guide to common Orchids and lilies of the Adelaide Hills
RRP $34.95
This book is for anyone interested in orchid, novice through to bush-carers. - features 50 orchids seen in the Adelaide Hills.
Coloured pages for each leaf category, Photographs in natural settings. A life-size representation of each flower.
Pruning for Fruit
Citrus a gardeners guide
Kitchen Garden
Seeds of Change
Plants of the Adelaide Plains & Hills
Sturt Pea
Grasses
Available through Friends Office
Books produced by the ABG Herbarium
Distributed by the FBGA BookOrderForm
ales:
Next Plant Sales
Plant Sale
Mt Lofty Botanic Garden
Sunday 27 May 2012, 11am - 1pm
Lower Car Park, Lampert Road,
Mt Lofty Botanic Garden
Plant Sale
Adelaide Botanic Garden
TBA
(in front of North Lodge, Plane Tree Drive ABG)
Events organised by the Friends
Mahjong Mondays
Every Monday join our enthusiastic Mahjong Players in the North Lodge
Friends Walking Group
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(You will need your own transport to meeting points)
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteering is rewarding & fun
Over the years, several significant gifts to the Gardens
have been made possible through our fund raising activities.
Each year members are involved in various activities within the Botanic Gardens providing visitor services.
Information: Friends Office Ph 8222 9367.
Have a voice in the Friends - join the FBGA Committee who meet the 3rd Monday of Each Month - 7.30pm - 9.30pm.
You receive our Gazette, 4/year
Newsletter 4/year
Tours to gardens in SA, interstate & overseas
Expert guest speakers at meetings
Attend talks, exhibitions, workshops