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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
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Tag Archives: Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
RTBG Thursday 26th November 2020
Thursday was cloudless; the official temperature reached 22 degrees but felt warmer within the confines of the Food Garden at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG). The achievements of the day were to remove fast growing weeds in the orchard … Continue reading
RTBG Thursday 19th November 2020
Last Thursday, while my fellow volunteers were enjoying gardening in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG), I had sailed to and was enjoying the wilderness of places such as Port Davey, Bathurst Harbour and Melaleuca in … Continue reading
RTBG Thursday 12th November 2020
After a hot week we expected a warm day at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) in the Food Garden. With our recent great weather, weeds are flourishing everywhere in public spaces; the path from the bus stop to the … Continue reading
RTBG – Thursday 5th November 2020
The glorious weather typical of pre -Covid times has returned. Pam kindly collected me and we drove through the morning sunshine, parked outside the RTBG and was abruptly told by an unfriendly policeman not to park where we had or … Continue reading
Chickweed – how many kinds are there?
The wildedible website insists chickweed is edible and delicious. One version of this weed grew rampantly in my garden during early Spring. More recently I noticed another similar plant has more recently bushed out and plumped up – so when … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged carnation, Cerastium fontanum Bauamg. ssp. Vulgare, Cerastium glomeratum Thuill., chickweed, Chickweeds, Eat the Weeds, Food Garden, Good Life Revival, Key to Tasmanian Vascular Plants, Mouse-eared chickweed, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Stellaria media, Sticky mouse-eared chickweed, Weed Handbook
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RTBG as part of a larger government department
The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) is one part of the large Tasmanian government department, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment – routinely abbreviated to DPIPWE. Last week the Department published an online newsletter heralding the 3500 or … Continue reading
RTBG Thursday 29 Oct 2020 –what a day!
Thoughtful Pam offered me a lift to the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmania Botanical Gardens, a gift that raised my spirits enormously. I wasted less time in travel and used the opportunity to water my newly planted tomatoes before … Continue reading
RTBG Wednesday 21 October 2020
Since Thursday this week was a gazetted public holiday and that therefore our Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) Food Garden Coordinator would be absent, we decided to volunteer on Wednesday. Six of us arrived ready for action. I enjoyed my … Continue reading
Posted in Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Tasmania
Tagged almond, brassica, Broad Beans, cumquats, fig, Food Garden, Mustard, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, RTBG
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RTBG’s convict wall gets a facelift
The recent months, affected by the invasion of the Covid 19 virus, have not been all bad. Government funds have created job opportunities to support major and minor community projects. One such example of this largesse was funding to the … Continue reading
RTBG Thursday 8th October 2020
I need to listen to my own inner voice. On the Wednesday I was in my garden when my neighbour commented on the very wet day to be expected the next day. Later I checked the weather forecast and could … Continue reading
