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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
newtyzack@gmail.comMy blogsites
- Mainland Discoveries Records of my explorations of landscapes on mainland Australia
- Touching the Tarkine Record of my exploration of Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness
- Walking the Derwent The record of my walk from the mouth to the source of Tasmania’s Derwent River
Tag Archives: Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) continues to be open to the public, because staff and volunteers are all vaccinated. Of course the Food Garden (ex Pete’s Patch) continues to flourish. Yesterday, volunteer Pam took a swag of photos to … Continue reading
Eggplants at the RTBG 2nd December 2021
Always my volunteering experience at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) provides learning opportunities and so it was last Thursday. I have never grown eggplants (Solanum melongena) nor looked at young plants so it was instructive to see and feel … Continue reading
RTBG – a couple of November weeks
Thursday week ago, we dedicated ourselves to the large marjoram covered garden spaces beneath the olive trees in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG)– and once again we did our best to rid the ground of … Continue reading
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Tagged Food Garden, Medicago, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, RTBG
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RTBG 4th November 2021
Pre-Covid Thursday weather has returned! Glorious blue skies. Warming temperatures. Clean clear air after a night’s gentle rain. And so it was in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG). Sparkling, luscious, fresh and colourful. When I … Continue reading
Thursday 28th October 2021 at RTBG
Glorious Thursdays have returned! In 2019 every Thursday was a sunny day regardless of season. Then last year and for many Thursdays of 2021, wet weather has hampered my spirits on volunteering Thursdays. But yesterday, working in the Food Garden … Continue reading
RTBG on Thursday 23rd September 2021
Our volunteering efforts in the Food Garden at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) last Thursday created clear beds ready for planting in the coming weeks. Dutifully we weeded, then dug garden beds. Then we began the never ending task … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, Food Garden, Quince, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, RTBG
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RTBG Thursday 16th September 2021
A glorious blue sky golden sunshine day in springtime Tasmania! We basked in the warmth and weeding became a joy, as our team of volunteer worked away companionably in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG). The … Continue reading
Thursday 26th August 2021 at RTBG
Yesterday I spent a modest amount of time at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) weeding before being defeated by the inclemency of the day; the drizzle and the penetrating cold dampness of the air. Janet and Meg did the … Continue reading
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Tagged artichoke, borage, Dunganski garlic, Food Garden, Garlic, hellebores, Kale topped turnip, Kangaroo Apple, Lokalen garlic, Mustard, Olive, Olive trees, Red Currant, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, RTBG, Silver beet, Tamarillo
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RTBG Thursday 5th August 2021
Dormancy over winter affects many plants and we must always wait for the weather to warm to lift them out of hibernation. During the past week or so in Hobart we have been treated to a few 15 and 16 … Continue reading
RTBG Thursday 1st July 2021
I was delighted that the blue clear skies, which were once typical of every Thursday when volunteering in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens(RTBG), returned for us last Thursday. A sparkling sensational day to look at and … Continue reading
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