The Friends of Burnley Gardens was formed in 1998. The group aims to

• provide support for and foster public awareness of the historic Burnley Gardens
• assist with special projects selected by the Friends in consultation with Burnley Campus staff
• bring into contact people with a common interest in the Burnley Gardens

The Friends meet monthly throughout the year. Guest speakers attend some meetings to talk on a variety of topics, generally related to the Gardens, to horticulture or to an associated subject.

Other activities include trips to gardens of interest, working bees in the Gardens and social events.

What's on next:

Sat 18 July

10.00 am – 3.00 pm

Burnley Gardens Open Day

Loads of free activities including:

Gardener's Forum (12:05pm - 1 pm)

An hour full of fun - to be conducted as a Q & A with radio and TV personalities and expert growers.

John Patrick (Gardening Australia), Millie Ross (3CR and Gardening Australia magazine) Michèle Adler (3CR and formerly 3MP, 3AK and 774), Wes Fleming (Flemings Nurseries) and Peter Douglas (Scotsburn Nurseries).

Live Music by “Midweek Mayham”

Seminar series e.g. Fire retardant plants

Demonstrations e.g. Planting Bare rooted trees  

Click here for the complete timetable.

Bookings are essential for paid workshops

Click here for workshop and booking details

 

Membership is open to any person interested in the Gardens or simply keen to support the group. Monthly meetings are on campus, either in one of the classrooms (follow the signage) or in the gardens themselves (for working bees). Several organisations offer our members discounts. Visit Like to Join? for details.

For details of meetings and other activities for the year visit What's On.

For the location of Burnley Gardens click here and for a detailed map of the campus click here.

Address:
Friends of Burnley Gardens
C/o Burnley Campus
The University of Melbourne
Melbourne School of Land and Environment
500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond 3121
Phone (Burnley Campus Administration): 03 9250 6800
Fax: 03 9250 6885
Melway Reference: Map 45 A12

Parking is available in Yarra Boulevard (or contact Burnley Campus Administration for a disabled parking voucher to park on-campus).

The Friends produce 3 Newsletters each year. 'Papyrus' contains information about the Gardens, features on plants and people and details of events in horticulture around Melbourne. The most recent edition is available at Newsletter.

The Friends have been active in resisting commercial development in the vicinity of the Gardens and lobbying for protection of open space around the Gardens and along the Yarra Corridor.

A tour of the Gardens is available at Virtual Tour. This is an external link that takes a little time to load. When you have completed the tour, click on the BACK button on your web browser to return to Friends of Burnley Gardens pages.