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Plants for Sale!

28/10/2019

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The Friends will be conducting a Plant Stall in the foyer of Coles Williamstown on Saturday 9th November from 9am until 1pm. Why not stock up on some nice gardening gifts for Christmas or treat your own garden to something new! 
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BGANZ Botanic Gardens Day

9/5/2019

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Celebrated every May across Australia and New Zealand, Botanic Gardens Day is an invitation to rug up and visit your favourite botanic garden this autumn. Join us at Williamstown Botanic Garden for free activities on Sunday, 26 May 2019, 11.00am to 3.00pm.
 
11.00 am
Curator Chat
Get up to date with works planned for the gardens in a chat with WBG Curator, Shelley Wood.
 
12.00 noon
Postcard Tour
Explore the Gardens on a Postcard Tour. Learn about the early 1900’s craze for postcard sending and collecting and discover what these images and messages can tell us about the gardens.

1.30 pm
The Amazing Case of Dr Ward and Other Stories
Enjoy a botanic story with acclaimed, local storytellers Jackie Kerin and Sarah Depasquale. Join us as they take us back in time with the Amazing Case of Dr Ward and Other Stories” to meet a curious fellow who created an invention that changed the world! 
 
All day
Nature, Reading, Art and a Cuppa
Discover our nature table, get cosy in our reading corner or get creative making your own collage garden art. Relax and enjoy a cuppa and chat with the Friends of Williamstown Botanic Gardens (us!)
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Prizes and closing date for Paint the Gardens Art Competition

1/4/2019

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Momentum is gathering for our Paint the Gardens Art Competition which will be held on Sunday 28th April and we've organised a delightful day for all to enjoy with entertainment, refreshments and activities for children.

We'd like to remind potential artists that the closing date for registering your artwork is 22nd April and we hope that you or your artistic friends have the opportunity to be involved. Please share!

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First Prize: $500
Highly Commended:  $150 + $50 voucher 
People's Choice:  $150 + $50 voucher 

YOUNG PERSON

​First Prize: $150
2 x Highly Commended: $50 voucher(s)

TO ENTER: Please check our Conditions for Entry and contact us with the following information:
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Name, email, contact number, title, size, medium and if you can supply an easel on the day.

We look forward to seeing your entry!
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Shapes and Patterns of Williamstown Botanic Gardens

17/2/2019

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Our biennial art competition, Paint the Gardens, will take place on Sunday, 28th April and we're already taking registrations for artwork based around the theme 'Shapes and Patterns of Williamstown Botanic Gardens'.

With free entry and prizes to be won, why not put your paintbrush, pencils or charcoal to work to create a masterpiece to be displayed along our Palm Avenue. Check our Conditions of Entry and contact us via our email williebotgardens@gmail.com.
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Teddy Bears Picnic!

5/1/2019

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If you go down to the Gardens today, you'd better go in disguise. If you go down to the Gardens today, you're in for a big surprise! For every bear that ever there was is gathered there for certain because today's the day the Teddy Bears have their picnic!
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Date: Wednesday, 16th January
Time: 10.30 am
Place: Williamstown Botanic Gardens under the Golden Elm
Address: Cnr of Osborne and Giffard Streets Williamstown
BYO: Picnic, teddy and dress-ups!

This event is brought to you by Hobsons Bay Libraries and the Friends of Williamstown Botanic Gardens.
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A Helping Hand over the Holidays

9/9/2018

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The Spring school holidays are only two weeks away and we need volunteers to set out and put away our very popular Reading Corner. It's a great way to get involved and a joy to see children quietly immersed in reading and nature.
You only need to volunteer for a day or two by coming in around 9am and bringing out the books and cushions then returning around 3pm to put them away. If you're not already, why not become a member of the Friends of Williamstown Botanic Gardens for more opportunities, guest speakers and visits to other gardens.
Contact us on williebotgardens @ gmail.com
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Save the Date!

9/9/2018

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With spring in the air and warmer weather around the corner, it's an excellent time to visit Williamstown Botanical Gardens and be inspired to enter our bi-annual art competition, 'Paint the Gardens' which will be happening on Sunday 28th April 2019

The competition will be open with the theme based around our gardens. Standby for entry details. 

Why not bring along a sketchpad and your preferred art medium to capture the beauty of the gardens. It's a lovely way to spend the day! 
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Garden Book Talk

30/7/2018

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There is a whole lot more to a garden book than pictures of plants, descriptions of pests and information on soils and pH. Garden books can be about the world of gardens, inventions, travel and poetry. They can be sexy, scary, highly entertaining and deeply thought-provoking. Following Helen Page’s very popular presentation on garden books last year, we invite you and your friends to an encore and a further peek into her library. Helen says she has read several wonderful new books this year on gardens, trees, plant collecting, biographies and more, which she is looking forward to sharing with you.
Don’t forget to bring along your own favourite garden book to share with the group.

7.30pm, Monday 6th August 2018
Williamstown Croquet Club
104 Victoria Street, Williamstown
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BGANZ Botanic Gardens Open Day

22/5/2018

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Get arty with us this Sunday 27 May as part of Bganz Botanic Gardens Day - 11.00am to 3.00pm. Young ones and the young at heart can design a beautiful collage garden, stay on to enjoy the Reading Corner and listen in when storytellers Jackie Kerin and Sarah Depasquale weave their magic with “The Amazing Case of Dr Ward” at 1.30pm to 3.30pm. Free, no bookings required. Just rug up and come along! Please share!#bganz #botanicgardensday2018
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The Magic of Spring

10/10/2017

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Our hard work on a cold winter day has brought the magic of Spring to the gardens! Visitors have been delighted at the wonderful sight along our avenue of elms with a beautiful burst of colour from the many daffodils, jonquils and bluebells planted that day. 

Thank you to everyone who was part of this special display. There are many ways we can become more involved with our gardens. You can join the Raking Team on Friday mornings, help set-up the Reading Corner during school holidays, come along on outings to other botanical gardens and other activities planned over the warmer months. If you're not a member, why not join and stay in the loop for more opportunities to contribute to our gardens.

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