By Alan Lander
NOOSA’S own Botanic Gardens will come alive in many ways on Sunday 6 June with a host of activities taking place.
Live music, an avian walk, artistic fun and a visit to a special place are given a colourful backdrop by the gardens’ own late-autumn splendour.
Kicking things off from 8am you can join a guided bird walk with Karl Granzien, who will introduce you to the many and varied avian species inhabiting the gardens.
From 10am, classical sounds will permeate the gardens as the Three Clefs – a Cooroy trio blending a harmonic mix of cell, viola and violin – will set a soundtrack to a magical Sunday morning.
Meanwhile artist Beatrice Croft invites you to create ‘ephemeral arrangements’ using nature’s own resources – withered or wilting materials from the gardens themselves to create spontaneous and memorable artistic imagery in a unique form to connect you with the moment for the day.
The ‘special place’ is the Shade Garden – the inspirational heart of the whole scenery of the gardens – which will be open from 9am to midday, with Friends of the Botanic Gardens members on hand to guide you through and answer any questions you have.
It’s a serene location for a family picnic with a number of lakeside locations – or sitting at the famous Amphitheatre – to enjoy all that nature offers in the eight-hectare gardens. Dogs on leashes are also welcome.
And just to ensure you can maintain an inner glow if the weather’s nippy, the Friends have organised a trial of a coffee van at the gardens, with the support of Noosa Council.
The gardens are on Lake Macdonald Drive, about 4km from Cooroy, with plenty of parking.
Registration for the bird walk at www.noosabotanicgardensfriends.com.
Registration for Beatrice Croft workshop at www.noosa.qld.gov.au/connecting-noosa
