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 in August 2010:

Sunday 7 August
10.00 am -1.00 pm

Rose Grafting Workshop with Brian Shields (Burnley lecturer). Click here for more info.

Wednesday 11 August
10.00 am -5.00 pm

Botanical Art Workshop with Mali Mohr, an accomplished artist and graduate of Burnley.  Mali can cater for all levels of expertise from the 'I can't really draw' to 'I need some help with this'. Click here for more info.

Bookings essential. $75 + materials for members and $110 + materials for non-members. Payment required before the day. Phone Michèle Adler on 5145 5422 for materials list and details, or email: michele@adland.com.au.

Wednesday 11 August
7 for 7.30 pm

Gardening in dry shade with Steven Ryan. Stephen Ryan is the host of the ABCs Gardening Australia and owns Dicksonia Rare plants in Mt Macedon. Stephen is a very entertaining speaker and will speak on what to plant under trees - where the light is low and the competition is fierce. Click here for more info.

Cost:   $3 (members of FOBG), $10 (non-members). Light refreshments provided.
Bookings essential: Tel: 9250 6861 or email : a.smith@unimelb.edu.au

Saturday 14 August
10.00 am - 1.00 pm

The Art of Espalier. A workshop with Chris England. Learn how to prune for different types of fruit tree training and then create your own beautiful piece of living art and take it home with you.

Click here for more info.

Wednesday 25 August
10.00 am -5.00 pm

Botanical Art Workshop with Mali Mohr, an accomplished artist and graduate of Burnley.  Mali can cater for all levels of expertise from the 'I can't really draw' to 'I need some help with this'. Click here for more info.

Bookings essential. $75 + materials for members and $110 + materials for non-members. Payment required before the day. Phone Michèle Adler on 5145 5422 for materials list and details, or email: michele@adland.com.au.

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 Rules of the Friends of Burnley Gardens must be read in conjunction with the model Rules published by Consumer Affairs Victoria.

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.