Want to hear more about zombie fungus and other-worldly specimens? 🧟🍄 The Planet Fungi Book Launch is hosted by co-author and Australian fungi expert Dr Tom May – this special event is a unique opportunity to learn more about the wonders of the fungal kingdom and hear a behind the scenes on the creation of the book. Enjoy a magical evening of drinks and canapes; hear about the importance of this bizarre and beautiful part of our natural world; and have your questions about fungi answered at th

Meet Francis and Freya, the proud parents of some very cute cygnets 🐣🐤 📍 Visitors to Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne might see this happy family frolicking around Ornamental Lake and its surrounding lawns | Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Can a biosecurity threat also be a landscaping opportunity? The answer is yes! Sit down with curator Samantha Chong and landscape architect Andrew Laidlaw to hear what happened when 𝐴𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎 𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑜𝑏𝑢𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑎, a naturally occurring fungal disease that likes to feast on woody plants, attacked the Dry River Bed garden at Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. | Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

We’re excited to announce the re-opening of the Children’s Garden on Father’s Day - this Sunday! 🌻 Bring the whole family and celebrate with a day of outdoor fun in this child-scale garden - explore winding paths and discover the wonders of nature together. 🐞🌼👨‍🌾 🕙 From next week, we’ll be open Wed to Sun from 10am - 5pm plus every day during Victorian school holidays and public holidays. Don’t forget to check out our spring Nature Play sessions too - we can’t wait to see you back in the C

25K views · 499 reactions | So close to the long weekend  Spend that precious extra time hitting peak serenity at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, where stunning wellbeing gardens, endless golden foliage and adorable baby ducklings are waiting for you: https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/Placestogo/ParksandGardens/AllParksandGardens/Pages/4444.aspx | What's On Melbourne | Facebook

This is an excerpt from Flora and the Baron: A narrative audio tour by Bowerbird Theatre. Baron Ferdinand von Mueller - eccentric outsider, global scientific powerhouse and the Botanic Gardens’ first director - has a tale to tell. Banished from his beloved Gardens for the last twenty years of his life in self-imposed exile, he re-enters the Gardens as a ghost, revelling in his scientific legacy and the powerful beauty of the plants around us. But he is also deeply challenged; the environmental h