Digging deep into plants? We offer botany programs across four key areas: plant identification, plant structures, horticulture and photosynthesis.

Our educational experts will design a program for your group’s needs based around the following modules:

• Plant identification – Explore classification, major Australian families, herbarium specimens, microscope dissections and how to use keys.
• Plant structures – Investigate seeds, leaves, stems and flowers with a microscope to understand the strategies plants use to grow and survive.
• Horticulture – Find out how our horticulturalists manage the Gardens – from the pre-treatment of seeds to sowing, aftercare, transplanting and cuttings.
• Photosynthesis – Learn the ins and outs of plant respiration and why we need plants to survive.

1 hour program cost: $7.25 per student; 1.5 hours program cost: $9.00 per student

Resources

• The plant kingdom
• Common Australian plant families
• Propagating Australian plants