Australian National Botanic Gardens

This event has finished

ANPSC Autumn Plant Sale ended on Sunday 17 March 2024.

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Current events

A Walk in the Bush exhibition

A Walk in the Bush

4 to 29 September 2024, 9.30 am - 4.30 pm — Visitor Centre

Featuring works by ACT Porcelain Artists, A Walk in the Bush celebrates the Australian Bush and the beauty and diversity within.

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Bugs Alive Exhibition

Bugs Alive Exhibition

9 to 13 October, 9.30 am - 4.30 pm — Crosbie Morrison Building

In the Bugs Alive! exhibition at the Gardens, you can see a wild range of invertebrates including prey mantis, stick insects, spiders, scorpions, beetles, snails, butterflies and more.

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Secrets of the Australian Bush

Secrets of the Australian Bush - a family adventure

30 September, 2, 4, 8 & 10 October, 10.30 - 11.30 am

Join us for a family-friendly Flora Explorer bus tour.

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Storytime

Storytime

10 - 11 am, first Friday of every month, except January — Crosbie Morrison Lawn 

Stories, songs, rhymes and creative activities are brought to life in the Gardens' beautiful natural surroundings.

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Saturday 16 March, 8.30 am - 1 pm or until sold out — Southern car park

With over 50 years of experience growing Australian plants in the Canberra region, the Australian Native Plant Society Canberra specialises in well-labelled, good-quality, competitively priced plants that are ideal for new and established gardens.

All plants are selected to be suitable for Canberra and surrounds. This sale will be smaller than past events, with around 3,000 plants for sale, so get in early for best selection.

Gates open at 8.30 am. Bring a bag or box for your purchases. Sale will continue until all plants sold, or by 1 pm.

Prices (each):

  • $7 (70 mm pot)
  • $9 (90 mm pot)
  • $11 (140 mm pot).

Payment by credit card only, no cash.

Plant lists are available from the ANPSC website: Biannual Plant Sales.

When

Saturday 16 March, 8.30 am - 1 pm or until sold out

Where

Southern car park

Price

Free entry, costs apply to plants