F R I E N D S O F B U R N L E Y G A R D E N S INC
Help us Celebrate Winter at The University of Melbourne’s Burnley
Campus
Sunday 31 August 2014 10:00am – 3:00pm
Tours of the historic Burnley Gardens and the new Green Roofs, specialist
gardening advice, demonstrations of current research projects and hands-on
workshops are sure to get you planning for Spring!
The Friends of Burnley Gardens Propagation Group will conduct a plant sale, list
on the FOBG website.
Bring along your garden problems and troublesome plants, or just listen to the
experts imparting their wisdom in the Q & A sessions.
Muster point is outside old café (Student Amenity Building) beside the Plant stall.
Please be there 5 minutes before your activity is due to start.
Morning and afternoon tea is available; free parking on Yarra Boulevard.
Activities:
10:00 – Plant Sale starts
10:30 – Green Roof Tour with Sue Murphy, Senior Tutor, Burnley Campus and co-author of the
Growing Green Guide - a Guide to Green Roofs, Walls and Facades in Melbourne and
Victoria (20 places)
Victorian Grasslands presented by Adrian Marshall, landscape architect, graphic
designer and author of Start with the Grasslands - Design Guidelines to Support Native
Grasslands in Urban Areas (30 places)
11:30 – Garden Tour with Jane Wilson, Friend of Burnley Gardens Archivist and Coordinator of
the Garden Guides (20 people)
Terrarium workshop presented by Sascha Andrusiak, Technical Officer, Burnley Campus
Nursery (15 people)
1st Gardening Q & A session hosted by Stephen Ryan, proprietor of Dicksonia Rare Plants
Nursery and media personality (120 places; bookings not taken for this event)
12:30 – Garden Tour with Andrew Smith, Gardens Coordinator, Burnley Campus (20 places)
Green Roof Tour with Jenny McCoy, Engagement Officer, Burnley Campus (20 places)
2nd Gardening Q & A session hosted by Stephen Wells, nurse and horticultural therapist,
garden designer and ABC Gardening Australia’s 2012 Gardener of the Year
(120 places; bookings not taken for this event)
1:30 – Tour of Burnley’s significant trees with John Fordham, arboriculturalist and immediate
past President of the Friends of Burnley Gardens (20 places)
Terrarium workshop presented by Sascha Andrusiak, Technical Officer, Burnley Campus
Nursery (15 places)
Garden Design Workshop presented by Annette Warner, landscape designer and
lecturer landscape design and Sandra McMahon plantswoman, designer and proprietor
of Gardenscape Design (15 places)
Demonstration walk through current research – meet at the Student Amenity Building
(30 places)
 Joerg Werdin, Research Assistant, Green Infrastructure Research Group
Green roof substrates and water sensitive urban design issues
 Jesse Kurylo, PhD student, Department of Resource Management and Geography
Butterflies in urban green space and conservation
 Gregor Sanders, PhD student, Department of Forestry and Ecosystem Science
Australian eucalypt drought tolerance
 Sarah Hardgrove, Master of Urban Horticulture student
Coffee grounds for urban food production
3:00 – Plant Sale ends, close of day
Events are free, but bookings are essential as places are limited
Phone: 9035 6861
Email: a.smith@unimelb.edu.au