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!)
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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