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Gain a new appreciation for the Australian White Ibis, the Little Corella and the Long-billed Corella. This episode is about the birds that live around us in our cities and towns.Dr John Martin is a senior ecologist in the Wildlife Services branch of Ecosure, an author, and a science communicator. Through inspiring community appreciation of and connection with nature, John aims to enhance the prospects for co-existence between wildlife and humans. John joined Ecosure in 2023, he has previously worked at Taronga Conservation Society and the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney where he researched wildlife ecology, including flying-foxes.Links:* Big City Birds website - spotteron.com/bigcitybirds/info* Big City Birds on Facebook - @cockatoowingtags* Big City Birds on Instagram - @bigcitybirds* Big City Birds on Twitter/X - @bigcitybirds* John on Instagram - @wingtags* John on Twitter/X - @wingtags* How to Identify Corellas - weekendbirder.com/how-to-guides/how-to-identify-corellas* Bird recordings are by Marc Anderson, licenced from wildambience.com* Red Parka store - redparka.com.auWeekend Birder online:* Instagram - @weekend.birder* Facebook - @weekend.birder* Threads - @weekend.birder* Twitter/X - @birderpod* Website - weekendbirder.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rev Bill Crews talks to Glenn Elston the Artistic Director of the Australian Shakespeare Company about celebrating over 20 years in the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, The Wind in the Willows is Australia's best-loved affordable family entertainment with plenty of songs, laughs and surprises for the whole family to enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Fisher reports from the art exhibition launch at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

David Fisher reports from the art exhibition launch at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Go behind the scenes with Senior Horticulturist Terra-Nova Sadowski at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney to discover what it takes to curate and care for the incredible display of over 20,000 plants inside The Calyx. The latest immersive horticulture display is called Love Your Nature. It celebrates and showcases the colourful, diverse, and fascinating world of plant reproduction and diversity. You'll learn about prehistoric plants that use clones, spores, and seeds to reproduce, and flowering plants that employ colours, shapes, and scents to attract animals. The Calyx is open daily from 10am to 4pm.

Today Jack is joined by Ian Allan, the Supervisor of Natural Areas and Arboriculture at the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden! He is here to discuss the organisation's amazing conservation work and tell us about some of the incredible species which call the gorgeous, mountainside garden home. First, the duo chat about the garden itself, and what makes it a unique bio-refuge. Then, Ian explains the dramatic history of the Wollemi pine, a species that was long thought to be extinct but has since returned to us. They then highlight an under-appreciated species which Ian loves, the Dwarf Mountain Pine! Finally, the pair discuss some of the wonderful birds of the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden. This includes the lyrebird and the gang-gang cockatoo! Useful Links: Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok & Instagram! We are @PangolinPodcast Visit the Blue Mountain Botanic Garden Website: https://www.bluemountainsbotanicgarden.com.au/ Follow the Garden on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook: @BlueMountainsBG Book Recommendation: 'The Wollemi Pine' by James Woodford More on the Titan arum: https://www.rbge.org.uk/news/amorphophallus-titanum/growing-the-amorphophallus-titanum/ More on the Dwarf Mountain Pine: https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/dwarf-mountain-pine More on the Wollemi Pine: https://www.kew.org/plants/wollemi-pine More on the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: https://www.rbge.org.uk/ More on the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney: https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/ Music Credits: "Cambodian Odyssey" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ At The Shore by Kevin MacLeod, Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3389-at-the-shore License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Monkoto by Kevin MacLeod, Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4072-monkoto License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ AngloZulu by Kevin MacLeod, Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3372-anglozulu License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Savannah (Sketch) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4323-savannah-sketch- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Microscopic hairs of a leaf clinging to a murder suspect's jacket is all a forensic botanist needs to crack the case. Discover how two high-profile kidnapping-murder cases in America and Australia were solved using forensic botany and how the field has continued to evolve. You'll also learn the truth behind why the world's most famous fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, knows so much about poisonous plants.

Learn how photosynthesis was uncovered by scientists, how this amazing set of biochemical reactions might help find aliens, and meet a cunning species of bacteria that's evolved with stolen photosynthesizing technology.

From M. Night Shyamalan to the Bible - this debut episode of our Fast Flora Facts edition of Branch Out covers all sorts of amazing bite-sized facts, stories and research about the biggest group in the plant kingdom - trees.

We're back and shaking things up this year so you can discover the surprising world of plants with WEEKLY episodes. Hit subscribe to get the first 'fast flora facts' episode on June 3 and join the new Branch Out community on reddit (r/branchoutpodcast) to share your feedback and connect with other listeners.

Join us for the The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney podcast part five  Catch up on each episode  Part one of our tour of The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney  https://eattmag.com/join-us-in-part-one-of-our-tour-of-the-royal-botanic-garden-sydney/?highlight=botanic%20gardens Part two of our tour of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney https://eattmag.com/part-two-of-the-sydney-royal-botanic-gardens-podcast/?highlight=botanic%20gardens Part three of our tour of The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney https://eattmag.com/sydney-royal-botanic-gardens-podcast-part-3/?highlight=botanic%20gardens  Part four of our tour of The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney https://eattmag.com/australias-oldest-community-garden-part-4/   What's on The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney   A Flash of Red Visit The Calyx from Monday 25 April to see 'A Flash of Red ' Presented by artist Jean Dennis   Inside the Tide UNTIL 31 JULY 2022 Explore a marine dream of coral, kelp, and coast with Inside the Tide! Step inside this spectacular world of aquatic delights in our new immersive exhibition.   7 MAY - 22 MAY 2022 Botanic Endeavour: The Florilegium Society celebrates the Banks and Solander Collections https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/    

We all battle with garden maintenance at times, so Charlie catches up with David Laughlin from The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney to learn how the professionals approach this dilemma. If you love to get into the garden, or prefer to sit back and enjoy its aura, Charlie and David provide advice around just how best to plan and manage your garden. So, to help you spend more time enjoying and savouring your garden, rather than being intimidated and slaving away, Charlie and David provide their knowledge and expertise for you.On today's episode:- How to prioritise your garden maintenance- How do professional gardeners plan their maintenance program- The focus on organic garden practices to manage pests and weeds- The tools every good gardener needs- The importance of analysing your soil and area before planting- Low maintenance plants for high impact- What you can learn from killing a plantAbout David LaughlinDavid Laughlin has been with the Botanic Gardens for over ten years working in the horticulture team. He is the Curator Manager at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney and has a keen interest in perennial borders, annual colour displays and Australian Asteraceae.We'd love to hear from you, please email any questions you have about your garden to: charlie@stihl.com.auWebsite: stihl.com.au/Instagram - @stihl_au or @charlie_alboneThis podcast was hosted by Charlie Albone and created by STIHL Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Brett Summerell, Chief Botanist at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Clarence visits a trial garden at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney to see the work they are doing to identify the most reliable new release plants for Sydney.

You are invited to join us for the global launch of the Australian Institute of Botanical Science. It's on the 25th of March at 7pm (AEST) and you can tune in here.Looking for some fresh plant science while you wait for new episodes of Branch Out? Watch our exciting new video series, What the Flora!? here.Branch Out will be returning in 2021 with new episodes to be released in the coming months.

Costa explores the sensational blooms in the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney’s colourful wildflower meadow.

As an environmental educator Abbie Mitchell has led programs for NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and EcoXplore. Founding Kids Connecting Nature in 2015 she delivers curriculum-aligned hands-on environmental programs for schools, the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, council and community groups, including the ‘Super Pollinators' about native Australian bees, and ‘Hollow Heroes', fostering hollow using animals. Kids Connecting Nature is balanced with her other role, as the General Manager of Roots and Shoots (The Jane Goodall Institute Australia), a program designed to inspire youth to identify local proactive solutions to the issues impacting biodiversity and humanity worldwide. Abbie's book ‘A Hollow is a Home' (CSIRO) explains complex conservation issues and scientific concepts by introducing young readers to the fascinating lives of over 340 Australian animals - united in their need for a tree hollow. The primary aim of the book is to provide that ‘penny drop moment' about animal behaviour, their needs, interconnectedness, and the vital need to foster a sustainable environment. It was shortlisted for the Environmental Book of the Year 2020 (Wilderness Society), and the Children's Book of the Year, Eve Pownall Award 2020 (Children's Book Council Australia). Abbie's passion as an educator is deeply influenced by her bushland upbringing and she strives to empower people to understand, celebrate and foster biodiversity. In our conversation, we talk about environmental education and tree hollows for wildlife. Show Notes (link) [01:12] Coming from film and television to science. [03:51] Attunement with the bush driving the passion for environmental education. [06:13] The focus on tree hollows for 'A Hollow is a Home'. [06:44] The diverse range of animals that depend on tree hollows. [08:32] Developing the themes for the book around the needs of the animals. [10:40] The reason for a lot of tree hollow research based in Australia. [13:50] How we mitigate the loss of tree hollows habitats. [15:31] Conveying the ideas of preservation to the younger generation. [18:02] The Jane Goodall Institute Roots & Shoots Program. [19:40] Community Project: Welcoming wombats at school. [21:27] Service to the community. [22:08] How the ideas for Roots & Shoots projects come about. [23:46] The National Youth Leadership Council. [27:06] Eco-anxiety and how to combat it. [31:19] Thinking about our impact. [33:39] The need to know the negatives as well as what is being done to change them. [35:10] The opportunities to incorporate environmental sustainability in the school curriculum. [35:47] Small changes with a greater effect. [37:31] The joy of introducing nature to kids. [39:49] Bonus Question 1: What hobby or interest do you have that is most unrelated to your field of work? [39:55] Painting landscapes and nature. [40:08] Hand-raising a magpie. [44:22] Making models. [47:34] Bonus Question 2: Which childhood book holds the strongest memories for you? [49:32] Bonus Question 3: What advice you would give someone who wants to do what you do? Or what advice should they ignore? [54:24] Reaching out to Abbie. Connect with STEAM Powered: Website Facebook Instagram Twitter Patreon Ko-Fi

Listen to an interview about the Sydney Science Trail, with a German migrant born in Halle near Leipzig, Christian Eckardt. The former teacher also tells us about his childhood in the GDR. - Wir sprechen über den Sydney Science Trail, mit einem in Halle bei Leipzig geborenen Einwanderer und SBS-Hörer, Christian Eckardt. Der ehemalige Lehrer erzählt uns ausserdem von seiner Kindheit in der DDR.

When we hear 'pandemic' we immediately think of COVID-19. But there's a deadly plant disease pandemic called 'myrtle rust' tearing through Australia that arrived long before COVID-19. It's spreading fast and attacking plants in the Myrtaceae family such as our iconic eucalypts. In this episode you'll discover the cutting-edge science that is our best bet for saving our species. It's the same science that will could save us from COVID-19 - DNA research.

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Discover over 50 amazing virtual science offerings via the Sydney Science Trail, a  highly varied science initiative presented by The Australian Museum and the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Supported by Inspiring Australia as part of National Science Week and by ABC Radio Sydney. We chat with Tori Tasker, Producer of Science Engagement and Events at the Australian Museum and Christian Eckardt, Team Leader Education and Community Programs at the Botanic Gardens & Centennial Parklands to find out more! Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education About the Sydney Science Trail (Aug 15 – Sept 15, 2020) The Sydney Science Trail features more than 50 pit stops to visit along the way and is bubbling over with immersive games, virtual panel discussions with Australia's pre-eminent scientists, explosive science shows and tours from world-class scientists and researchers.   Discover the beautiful treasures and deadly threats of the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney in The Living Laboratory 360° virtual tour; beam live to the Coral Sea and uncover its mysterious, briny depths with Exploring Unseen Oceans; gain a timely understanding on how bushfires can be both friend and foe in the Australian Fires – Impacts and Opportunities live panel; and become a certified citizen scientist tracking Australia's Cane Toad population with your smartphone in the Australian Museum's FrogID. Kids can also explore natural tucker that has been used by First Nations people for thousands of years with Bush Food Experience, locate real dinosaurs living amongst us with I Spy a Wollemi, go on a local Bush Blitz to discover the native species in their own backyards, and then help protect them from disease and pests in the Biosecurity Warrior interactive video game. On the Trail, children, and teens, together with their adult friends and teachers, will have access to Australian science's top minds through talks and panels traversing topics ranging from the ethics of artificial intelligence to overcoming the gender disparity in STEM. University of Sydney's Dr Karl Kruszelnicki will host an expert panel tackling The Big Questions of Science; conservationist and former Australian of the Year Tim Flannery will provide unique insight on What does Climate Change Means to You?; and future space cadets can join Australia's very own engineer for a day at the International Space Station in A Day in the Life of ISS Flight Controller Andrea Boyd. The Sydney Science Trail school program, created in partnership with the NSW Department of Education, will include over 30 school sessions, inviting students and teachers to explore the theme of adaptation through an immersive, curriculum-linked virtual classroom.  Students can compete against each other in ANSTO's National Science Week Hackathon and be inspired by an incredible Women in STEM live panel.  Meanwhile, teachers and home-schooling parents can expand their horizons with professional development courses on topics such as incorporating Indigenous perspectives into lesson plans, harnessing outdoor learning activities and many more.  This initiative is supported by Inspiring Australia as part of National Science Week, an annual celebration that excites the inner scientists in all of us. Sydney Science Trail is also supported by media partner, ABC Radio Sydney. Visit www.sydneysciencetrail.net.au About the FizzicsEd Podcast Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world! https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/ Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode?  Share it! The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON ) http://www.aeon.net.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most flowering plants reproduce by producing seeds or by pollination, but some species have given up this process altogether. They just clone themselves. Take a listen to this week's lesson with Dr Brett Summerell, Chief Botanist at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Most flowering plants reproduce by producing seeds or by pollination, but some species have given up this process altogether. They just clone themselves. Take a listen to this week's lesson with Dr Brett Summerell, Chief Botanist at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Most flowering plants reproduce by producing seeds or by pollination, but some species have given up this process altogether. They just clone themselves. Take a listen to this week's lesson with Dr Brett Summerell, Chief Botanist at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Most flowering plants reproduce by producing seeds or by pollination, but some species have given up this process altogether. They just clone themselves. Take a listen to this week's lesson with Dr Brett Summerell, Chief Botanist at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

What is Scientific Illustration?  Host of Real World Gardener radio show Marianne, speaks with Sydney Botanic Gardens Scientific Illustrator, Catherine Wardrop Catherine Wardrop  Scientific illustration is one of many aspects of botanical research to aid plant identification and conservation at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.  How does it help? Why do botanists still use drawings instead of photographs?” Simply put, scientific illustrators create images of plants by referencing recent and historic herbarium collections. Catherine says "In my role, I use my artistic skill to translate the taxonomy, interpret microscopic botanical details, omit the unnecessary, document the essential and (hopefully) describe a species so well that it never has to be drawn again." What do you need to know about a species before you start drawing it?        Any knowledge of plants helps.Catherine had studied 5 years at arts school completing        an undergrad and post grad studies in visual art. Post grad was in plant and wildlife        illustration. Is there a method when approaching botanical drawing?   Prostanthera lasianthos     For a full plate which includes the habit of the plant, Catherine likes to do the microscope drawings first. It also involves a bit re-constructing. Scientific illustrator will include all parts of the life cycle of the plant. Which plant species have proved challenging to draw?     When you start drawing a new species that has no previous illustrations or specimens.  How long have you been doing scientific illustration? Since 1998 Catherine has illustrated native, exotic and invasive weed species at RBG Sydney and the most recent examples of her work are to be seen accompanying botanical descriptions in online publications of Telopea and PlantNET.

Just over 250 years ago - Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander stepped ashore at Kurnell Peninsula in Botany Bay. Over the next eight days they collected enthusiastically and amassed specimens of 132 plant species from around Botany Bay, Kurnell, Cronulla and the Georges River. Take a listen to what they discovered in this week's lesson with Dr Brett Summerell, Chief Botanist at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Just over 250 years ago - Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander stepped ashore at Kurnell Peninsula in Botany Bay. Over the next eight days they collected enthusiastically and amassed specimens of 132 plant species from around Botany Bay, Kurnell, Cronulla and the Georges River. Take a listen to what they discovered in this week's lesson with Dr Brett Summerell, Chief Botanist at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Just over 250 years ago - Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander stepped ashore at Kurnell Peninsula in Botany Bay. Over the next eight days they collected enthusiastically and amassed specimens of 132 plant species from around Botany Bay, Kurnell, Cronulla and the Georges River. Take a listen to what they discovered in this week's lesson with Dr Brett Summerell, Chief Botanist at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Branching out into the gardens with Paul we continue our conversation from part 1 https://eattmag.com/join-us-in-part-one-of-our-tour-of-the-royal-botanic-garden-sydney/  Where we began our tour standing on the original footprint of the 1816 Botanic gardens a small section of what was known as the Governor's domain to start this botanic garden.  From there in part 2 https://eattmag.com/part-two-of-the-sydney-royal-botanic-gardens-podcast/ We hear how recently, archaeologists discovered a grinding stone from a place called Cuddie Springs, and that grinding stone had starch grains from kangaroo grass that was 32,000 years old. How Vines introduced into the Colony of New South Wales. Now in the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens Podcast Part 3 we learn of how Vines introduced into the Colony of New South Wales by James Busby Esq. After a most delicious European tour in 1832 sent back on the Lady Harewood in 1832, an extensive collection of over 500 vine cuttings selected from the different vineyards of France.   The experimental garden  Charles Fraser and another early botanist, Alan Cunningham brought back seed and even seedlings of these trees and planted them in the experimental garden among others between 1824 and 1828. Looking to see how these trees would perform and how they could be used as timber trees.    Cedar  Red Cedar grew well and become one of the most valuable commodities coming out of the Australian colonies.  So well in fact Red Cedar can be found in many old town halls or in old buildings, both here but also in places like Manchester and London, and also in places in India.   Into the Palm house   Charles Moore whom was born in 1820, in Dundee Scotland.  Had arrived in Sydney on 14 January 1848 and took up the position of Director of the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, a position he held until 5 May 1896. Where he had decided to start planting the palms out in the old experimental gardening 1862, and where we still have some of those original plantings.    Fern mania, had also started at a similar time among the Victorians as a kind of obsession like that of the great fondness for palms as well.  Find out more about Ferns at the Plant species in the woodland page on the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney website  https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/Science/Our-work-discoveries/Natural-Areas-Management/Ecology-of-Cumberland-Plain-Woodland/Plant-species-in-the-woodland/Vascular-plants/Ferns   And discover the work that goes into maintaining the Gardens and learn from horticulture staff, taking direction from the team. Upcoming events include visits to the Australian Botanic Garden Mt Annan and Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mt Tomah https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/whatson Please answer the questions here  https://forms.gle/DjWFWUKSmD4dELoFA if you cannot see a form below   Loading…  

During the second part of our tour we learn how Aboriginal people had been managing the landscape for more than 40,000 years. Paul hunts out one of the many grasses at the botanic gardens known as the kangaroo grass.  One of the many birds having breakfast during our tour. He explains enthusiastically that, kangaroo grass has a seed and that seed's been traditionally used and ground up to make a flour to make bread.  And now, recently, archaeologists discovered a grinding stone from a place called Cuddie Springs, and that grinding stone had starch grains from kangaroo grass that was 32,000 years old, which makes Aboriginal people the oldest continuous bread making culture on the planet by 15,000 years. As we walk through the garden we find ourselves surrounded by plants brought out by the first fleet, and we have tobacco and mulberries and citrus and then directly opposite is that kangaroo grass just coming into seed at the moment.  We quickly learn that when first fleet arrived it was during an El Nino year.   El Niño is a climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean with a global impact on various weather patterns.  The cycle begins when warm water in the western tropical Pacific Ocean shifts and moves eastward along the equator towards the coast of South America.    Normally, this warm water pools near Indonesia and the Philippines. This can lead to Reduced rainfall. The shift in rainfall away from the western Pacific, associated with El Niño, means that Australian rainfall is usually reduced through winter–spring, particularly across the eastern and northern parts of the continent. Nine of the ten driest winter–spring periods on record for eastern Australia occurred during El Niño years. Learn more about what is El Niño and what might it mean for Australia? http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/updates/articles/a008-el-nino-and-australia.shtml    So, when the first fleet arrived it was a very dry period of time. And also the soils here are very ancient and very low in nutrients, and the land proved difficult to clear.  They ended up sowing crops between fallen trees and stumps. Due to  the low soil nutrition and because of the lack of water, the crop really failed, and they harvested less than they sowed. And after these various experiments they found better land on the Hawkesbury River, the Parramatta river and the Hunter river, that agriculture really took off on the continent. Many Scottish people also really built this garden between 1816 and the beginning of the 20th century. So in this case though, this is a man whose name was Joseph Gerald and Joseph.  Gerald was transported as a convict, and he was convicted essentially of political crimes. He was campaigning for more democratic freedoms for the people of Scotland. And not coincidentally, the first superintendent of these gardens, the first colonial botanist was also a Scott. Upcoming events: :  Learn about the diverse history and culture of the Aboriginal people of the Sydney region with an Aboriginal guide in the heart of the city. Uncover the Royal Botanic Garden's rich Aboriginal heritage by exploring plant uses, culture, artefacts and tasting some bush foods. https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/whatson/Aboriginal-Heritage-To Please answer the questions here https://forms.gle/5Sfc28eSXTkux5Bg7 if you cannot see a form below     Loading…   Join us in part one of our tour of the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney https://eattmag.com/travel/  

Today I sit down for a chat with fellow plant podcaster, Vanessa Fuchs. Vanessa is the host of The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney's award-winning podcast "Branch Out." Listen as we discuss what got us into plant podcasting, the need for engaging science communication, and all of the amazement and wonder we have for the botanical world. This episode was produced in part by Chris, Shamora, Alana, Laura, Alice, Sarah, Rachel, Joanna, Griff, Philip, Paul, Matthew, Clark, Bobby, Kate, Steven, Brittney, McMansion Hell, Joey, Catherine, Brandon, Hall, Vegreville Creek and Wetlands Fund, Kevin, Oliver, John, Johansson, Christina, Jared, Hannah, Katy Pye, Brandon, Gwen, Carly, Stephen, Botanical Tours, Moonwort Studios, Liba, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, doeg, Clifton, Stephanie, Benjamin, Eli, Rachael, Plant By Design, Philip, Brent, Ron, Tim, Homestead Brooklyn, Brodie, Kevin, Sophia, Mark, Rens, Bendix, Irene, Holly, Caitlin, Manuel, Jennifer, Sara, and Margie.

We begin our tour standing on the original footprint of the 1816 Botanic gardens. Where in 1816 Governor Macquarie and his wife carved out a small section of what was known as the Governor's domain to start this botanic garden.  Among the chorus of sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) is a relatively large white cockatoo found in wooded habitats in Australia, Paul continues, our walk down the garden path below the parrots while looking out for a Rainbow Lorikeet. Rainbow Lorikeets are Australia's fruity coloured birds. Brightly coloured blue, orange, yellow and green. Our second stop is look back in time. And in this garden, what we're trying to do is really tell that early historical story through plants. So, we're surrounded by grass trees, these remarkable Australian plants with long linear leaves and tall flower spikes covered in small creamy white flowers.A significant plant to the Gadigal people. 'Gal' means people, so the Gadigal literally means the people of Cadi.  The name Cadi comes from the grass tree species Xanthorrhoea, a native plant that local Aboriginal communities would make sections of spear shaft from the stems and glue together with the resin.  https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/visit/things-to-see-do/aboriginal-experiences Across the path, we can also see some bananas, coffee, and there's tea. And they were the plants brought out by the first fleet.  The kind of plants brought out by the first fleet were planted on this site around July 1788. But where we're standing now, we're surrounded by the types of plants that grew here before European settlement.these are species of plants that we know grew here,  thanks to our ecological department that map the traditional Flora of Australia. Learn more about the Royal Botanic Gardens In Sydney and stay tuned for our next episode. https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/Support Our tour guide is Paul Nicholson a Senior Horticulturist  Upcoming events:  The 2020 Garden Design Series, brought to you by Foundation and Friends of the Botanic Gardens will be at the Tattersalls Club Hyde Park in Sydney's CBD.   Entry fee includes drinks and canapés on arrival. Book online here or call the Foundation & Friends office on (02) 9231 8182, Monday – Friday, 9am - 5pm. Become a member and save! Click here. Please answer the questions here https://forms.gle/QjtsaWmLkijJnu3U9  if you cannot see a form below    Loading…

In this episode of the Plant Based Podcast, Ellen meets Jimmy Turner, the Director of Horticulture at Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens. Jimmy looks after not just one, but three high-profile gardens in Australia - perhaps one of the best horticultural jobs in the world!  Jimmy’s mission is to inspire everyone with the wonder of plants and to get everyone to connect with nature. His infectious passion for plants makes this episode really inspiring and will make you want to jump on the next flight to Australia to go see the gardens for yourself.  Jimmy and Ellen chat about how plants can provide therapy, improve communities, and rebalance our digitally-focused lifestyles. Visit www.theplantbasedpodcast.net to discover 5 reasons to visit The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. The Plant Based Podcast:  www.theplantbasedpodcast.net Instagram Twitter Facebook    This episode of The Plant Based Podcast is brought to you by our friends at Vegepod.  Their integrated raised vegetable garden bed kits makes growing vegetables easy for everyone. With self watering features and protective canopy, with Vegepod you’ll be harvesting your own produce in no time.  Available in 3 sizes to suit any sized garden, visit www.vegepod.co.uk to find out more!   Vegepod UK: www.vegepod.co.uk Instagram or the Instagram global profile #vegepod Find out more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyMJi9Thf3U

Did you know aspirin was derived from salicin found in the bark of several varieties of Willow tree? Plants are the source of so many amazing past and new inventions we need in our lives. In this episode you'll discover how scientists are utilising the waste material from banana plants to create biodegradable food packaging to combat the plastic pollution problem. You'll also learn how researchers are potentially turning cashew nut shells into more environmentally friendly sunscreen.

Australian plants have been used by Aboriginal people for tens of thousands of years and now people all over the world are finding a connection to country through cooking with bush foods. Unfortunately, some of these plants are endangered and scientists are collecting and banking seeds to protect their future both on our forks and in the wild.

Climate change is the defining issue of our time and 47% of Australia's vegetation could be impacted by an increase in mean annual temperature by 2070. Three passionate scientists share how they are trying to understand and mitigate the impacts of climate change on flora and our future. You'll discover how complex climate models are created, the power of harnessing digital plant data and how DNA research can create resilient habitats.

Grasses are the most widespread group of plants on the planet and most animals, either directly or indirectly, are dependent on them. Take a listen to this week's lesson with Brett Summerell, Chief Botanist at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Grasses are the most widespread group of plants on the planet and most animals, either directly or indirectly, are dependent on them. Take a listen to this week's lesson with Brett Summerell, Chief Botanist at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

The world's most painful stinging trees call Australia home. Tiny silica hairs on attractive heart shaped leaves deliver a painful toxin that feels like a hot acid burn and being electrocuted all at once. In severe cases, this can lead to shock, and even death. Explore this amazing example of plant defence as a range of scientists share their stinging experience and what they’re doing to protect the future of these surprisingly important rainforest plants.

Einstein A Go Go - Sunday 23rd June 2019Dr Ray and Dr Shane.Science news: Feeding the biomass of the reefs, drilling the north-east coastline of the USA.First Guest: Debbie Bower Lecturer in Ecosystem Rehabilitation Environmental and Rural Science University of New England. New Guinea is one of the only places in the world where frogs are safe from the species-destroying chytrid fungus. An international team of scientists has published a new paper that shows how to keep it that way, but they need help to carry out their plan. The chytrid fungus has wiped out more than 90 frog species around the world, and it’s driving hundreds more towards extinction.Second Guest: Larry Croft, Deakin University. Scientists from Deakin University and the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney have started the first genome sequencing project to protect the Wollemi Pine, one of the world’s oldest tree lineages.Third Guest: Paul Bence, School Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, The Florey Institute, Parkville. Laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) is a relatively new analytical technique that can be used to build up 2D maps of concentrations for a wide range of elements at the parts per million (or sometimes parts per billion) concentration levels.Remember, “Science is everywhere”, including:Program page: Einstein-A-Go-GoFacebook page: Einstein-A-Go-GoTwitter: Einstein-A-Go-Goand live every Sunday at 11:00a.m AEST on RRR 102.7mHz FM.

The largest herbarium imaging project in the southern hemisphere is underway at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney with over 1.43 million botanical specimens becoming high-definition digital images. Discover how the images will protect the valuable collection and help researchers around the world make new discoveries to advance science and conservation.

This is your golden ticket into the sweet and serious side of chocolate making. After all, chocolate doesn’t grow on trees! Well, it's only part of the story. Discover how plant diseases are threatening the future supply of chocolate with Professor David Guest, a plant pathologist from the University of Sydney. You’ll also learn about what it takes to make this delicious treat from bean to bar inside the bustling kitchen of ‘the chocolate artisan’.

Everything you need to know about lichens in this week's self improvement with Dr Brett Summerell from the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Everything you need to know about lichens in this week's self improvement with Dr Brett Summerell from the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Discover over 60,000 years of culture, plant uses and personal stories from Aboriginal people in Sydney, Australia. On the land the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney is located the traditional owners are the Cadigal people and they have a unique affinity with Sydney’s harbour and lands. You'll also hear from a proud Dharawal elder and his daughter who are keeping their unique Sydney culture alive through storytelling, advocacy, art and research.

Mistletoe is in love potions, ancient medicines to ward off epilepsy and ulcers and even a Justin Bieber Christmas song. They actually lodge themselves on other plants to steal nutrients and the bizarre adaptation started in Australia – the true home of mistletoe with about 90 different sap-sucking species. Discover why so many people throughout the ages are fascinated by the mystery and magic of these paradoxical parasites.

Bees predate the dinosaurs and they've been doing some crazy and complex things inside the hive. From using a 'waggle dance' to communicate where food is, to making 'bee bread' using pollen. It's a short and sweet life for most, but be warned, there are a couple of gruesome ways to die... Worldwide we are experiencing a decline in pollinator numbers, which means more than just losing our honey. European honey bees and over 1500 native Australian bees support our food crops and native plants, such as 'snotty gobbles'. If they go extinct, we could go with them.

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In 'Branch Out', host Vanessa Fuchs goes rustling through the undergrowth at The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney to show off the science and the stories behind some of its most interesting plants. Trevor Wilson and New Zealander Matt Renner discuss a new plant they discovered in a very unlikely place.

What makes a plant a killer? Join Greg Bourke, one of Australia's foremost experts on carnivorous plants, and discover the different tactics these murderous munchers use to lure, trap and trick their prey. You'll also hear from Jimmy Turner, the creator and visionary behind the current Plants with Bite exhibition at The Calyx inside the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. See the sticky, sneaky, freaky and free floral display for yourself. If you dare...

You might think the National Herbarium of NSW is where we keep our finest coriander, mint and basil. Actually, this vital facility at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney contains 1.43 million plant specimens used for scientific research, and some are almost 250 years old! Walk through the corridors of this 165-year-old building and discover this historical hub and heart of plant sciences.

Some communities can't access green space, depriving them of the physical, mental and social benefits that nature brings. This was a sad reality for Norbert and his social housing neighbours in Surry Hills, Sydney before the Community Greening Program. Since 2000, the outreach horticulture program has established 765 community and youth-led gardens - transforming the lives of almost 160,000 people like Norbert across NSW. In the lead up to R U OK Day, explore how this popular program is changing the health and wellbeing of communities one garden at a time.

Dr Barbara Briggs is one of Australia’s leading botanists and police used her skills in the 1960’s to assist a kidnapping-murder case. But over the course of her 59 years of research at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, she’s been part of an even bigger investigation: EVOLUTION. Barbara has described and reclassified about 80 species and helped introduce DNA research to the Gardens' science programs - creating a golden age of new understanding in biology. The episode also features the next generation of botanical detectives with Macquarie University students teaching children as young as five how to extract DNA from a banana at a Science Week event.

They're among the first types of land plants to appear on Earth about 470 million years ago, but bryophtes are easy to overlook - unless you're Matt or Trevor. Despite only being able to agree on one song for their lengthy road trips, the pair of Botanists frequently venture into the Australian wilderness for up to five weeks to document Australian flora. On a field trip to the very tip of Far North Queensland, they came across a curious new species growing in a highly unusual place...

The Wollemi Pine was thought to be extinct for 60 million years until it was accidentally discovered by David Noble in 1994 during a weekend bushwalk, 150km from Sydney. Our living fossil captures the imagination and attention of the world because it offers a window into the past, but now scientists are focused on protecting its future. Dr Cathy Offord is researching ways to ensure this curious and critically endangered conifer can survive the threat of fire and disease using a range of interesting experiments at the Australian PlantBank. But let's not forget - the Wollemi Pine also has some fascinating survival tricks up its bark, such as the ability to grow up to 150 trunks and self-fertilise!

A two-metre-tall dinosaur descendant roams the rainforests of north-east Queensland looking for its next meal to swallow whole. The remarkable digestive ability of the endangered Southern Cassowary keeps itself, rainforests, and us alive. Explore the connection between plant and animal survival with Senior Principal Research Scientist from the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, Dr Maurizio Rossetto and Birdkeeper at Taronga Zoo Sydney, Corinne Symons. 

This is an episode of CSI PLANTS - so put on your detective hat and lab coat and enter the strange and microscopic world of deadly plant diseases threatening our food crops and native flora. Identifying plant diseases is complex, fascinating and involves looking at a world not visible to the naked eye. You'll go into the HQ of PlantClinic at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney with Senior Research Scientist, Dr Edward Liew, who is putting the FUN back into fungi research and cracking the case on plants diseases.

Explore the deadly and life-saving chemicals found in plants with Dr Brett Summerell, Director of Science and Conservation at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Did you know that from tea tree oil to morphine, we use nearly 15,000 different plant species for medicinal purposes? In this episode you'll also get to visit an incredible tree at the Garden that contains a poisonous chemical that could be effective against the viruses causing HIV, dengue fever and Hepatitis C.   

A preview of how you'll discover the surprising world of plants with science and stories from the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney - Australia's oldest living scientific institution. 

Ecologist Dr John Martin from the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney discusses some of the history and benefits of citizen science which involves public participation in research projects. John also shares advice for individuals interested in studying ecology and thoughts on intervention research methods such as trapping animals for study and tracking.