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Gardening is good for you

Gardening is good for you

Last Tuesday the Garden Club had a presentation from local Physiotherapist Neil Bell on the Benefits of gardening. Neil runs Physique Physiotherapy in Main Street, North Tamborine and had plenty of tips for us to improve our gardening experience and to avoid injuries...

Do something different this weekend

AFTERNOON DELIGHTS CONCERT The beautiful gardens of 'Jarnac' will be open on Sunday Afternoon for a wonderful concert of music to delight the senses, featuring Dominique Fegan and Louise Dorsman accompanied by Brendan Murtagh, Sit back and relax on a crisp Sunday...

DON’T MISS OUT

Afternoon Delights Concert Sunday 5th July 2015 From 2.30 pm. Gates open at 1.30 pm. Featuring Louise Dorsman (mezzo soprano) and Dominique Fegan (soprano) Tickets $45 book now ON OUR EVENTS PAGE  http://tmbotanicgardens.org.au/events/afternoon-delights-concert/ YOU...

Sooty Owl’s Creekside Trail

Sooty Owl’s Creekside Trail

A delight for the young and the young-at-heart No visit to the Tamborine Mountain Regional Botanic Gardens is complete without exploring Sooty Owl's Creekside Trail. It begins with a sign and then a set of wonderful mosaics set into the pathway. Greater sooty owls are...

Still not too late

Still not too late

Still not too late to catch some beautiful autumn colour here at the gardens,   Just a reminder that the new improved Rain Forest Walk is now opened, Here at the gardens the volunteers are always working to make your visit as enjoyable and safe as possible....

Truly Tiny Gardens

Truly Tiny Gardens

Many of us were inspired by the recent garden visit to Sandy and Frank's garden. This is a very small garden but totally inspiring by the variety of plantings and artistic elements that Have been incorporated. Many who struggle to maintain big acreages could see the...

Looking great in the gardens

Looking great in the gardens

Time to check out the camellias As we begin to feel the season change it's time to watch out for camellias First come the sasanquas These light hearted trees are flowering all over the mountain at the moment, many of the trees have a carpet of petals underneath as the...

12 more of the best

Looking after your chickens in autumn. Thanks to Glenda Sullivan for this update Jobs for Autumn Check birds for lice and their house for the presence of red mite. Treat hen house with food-grade diatomaceous earth (DE) and add to the flocks dust bath.  . Hens moult...

Tawny Frogmouth

Spotted recently at the Gardens and photographed by Dawn Hooper our Bird expert             The tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) is a species of frogmouth native to Australia that is found throughout the Australian mainland and...

Bunya Nut Cake

As promised here is the recipe for Bunya Nut Cake Ingredients 750 g husked Bunya Nuts 1/2 litre milk 75 g butter 300 g sugar 6 egg yolks 6 egg whites 100 g almond meal 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 pinch salt 1 teaspoon almond essence Method Boil kernels in large...

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Art raffle offers superb still life painting

The team at Tamborine Mountain Regional Botanic Gardens is proud  to announce a superb art raffle as part of major celebration for the Gardens' 40th anniversary celebrations on Sunday, May 28. Tickets are $2 each or three for $5 and will be available at the...

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