Past Events

HomePast Events

Category: Past Events

Events in this category have already finished and they are shown in the Past Events page.

Growing Friends Spring Plant Sale 2026

by admin

Saturday 17 October 10am – 4pm. Sunday 18 October 10am – 3pm.

Come to the Growing Friends Spring Plant Sale and fill your basket with treasures from our Garden to yours. Large or small, indoor or balcony, we have a plant for your garden propagated from the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. Chat with our friendly volunteers and RBG horticulture staff and support the work of the RBG with your purchases.

FREE ENTRY

Location: Inside Southern Gate, Birdwood Avenue, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.

Spring Plant Sale Catalogue now available:

By Plant Type

By Plant Source

Image credit: Aylostera muscula. Keith Ross

A Botanical Tour of Tasmania with the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

by FRBGM

Dates: 1st November – 7th November 2026
Tour Leader: Suzy Chandler
For Full Details, Pricing & Booking : Jon Baines Tours Website

Run in association with the with the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, this boutique tour to Tasmania explores the many and varied botanical, historical, culinary and scenic offerings of this small but richly endowed island state.
This bespoke tour examines the diverse botany of Tasmania. The tour includes a range of tours and specialist visits, many accompanied by expert guides, gardeners and speakers, who will share their botanical, historical and cultural knowledge with the group.
Early November is a lovely time to visit, with many flowering plants amidst pleasant spring weather. At the end of the tour there is the option to extend in Hobart and take part in Open House Hobart (7 – 8 November, 2026).