Events

Coming Events

Ballarat Begonia Festival - Sat-Mon, March 11th - 13th 2023

The Begonia Festival runs over the long weekend and the Friends will be involved with children's activities, plant sales and plant creches. www.ballaratbegoniafestival.com.au

Why not come and check out the beautiful Begonia Display in the Conservatory. Dont forget to enjoy the live music, gardener's market, food stalls and other activities.

Plant Creche: 10-5pm The Friends will have a display next to then Conservatory and will be operating the Plant Creche where you can leave your purchased plants while you enjoy the other activities. We will have a second Plant Creche in the Plant Market where you can purchase your begonias (gold coin donation appreciated)

Our Nursery 10-5pm (Behind the Robert Clark Horticultural Centre) each day. We specialize in rare shrubs, perennials, grounds covers and succulents.

Botankids for families 10-4pm from the Gatekeeper's Cottage at the Northern edge of the Gardens with indoor and outdoor activities for children - pot up a plant, study the weird & wonderful plants in the interactive nature table or use our digital microscope and be amazed!

The GateKeeper's Cottage 10-4pm - see a gardener's family lounge room as it would have been in Federation times and a mini exhibition of special indoor varieties of Begonias!

Ballarat Begonia Festival - March 11th - 20th 2022

The Begonia Festival runs over 11 days from 11th March to 20th March, the majority of the activities are held in the Gardens on the long weekend with some activities also set up around Ballarat!

www.ballaratbegoniafestival.com.au

Why not come and check out the beautiful Begonia Display in the Conservatory from Sat 12th March. Dont forget to enjoy the live music, gardener's market, food stalls and other activities. The Friends will have a display next to then Conservatory and will be operating the Plant Creche where you can leave your purchased plants while you enjoy the other activities.

Our Nursery will be open on the long weekend (10-5pm), Tue (1-4pm) and the second weekend (11-4pm).

Botankids will be operating on the long weekend (10-5pm) from the Gatekeeper's Cottage at the Northern edge of the Gardens with indoor and outdoor activities for children - pot up a plant, create a fairy garden or use our digital microscope and be amazed!

The GateKeeper's Cottage will be open during the long weekend (10-5pm) and following weekend (11-4pm)- see a gardener's family lounge room and nature table display for children as it would have been in Federation Times!

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