Kyneton Botanic Gardens Jubilee

Well Sarah and I had the best day sharing the story of The Amazing Case of Dr Ward in the Kyneton Botanic Gardens . It was the Jubilee event celebrating two significant milestones: 160 years since establishment and 125 years for the Horticultural Society. When we assembled the story of the Wardian case and explored some of the history around plant transportation, our love and curiosity to explore botanic gardens deepened.

A brass band, cake, tree planting, and plenty of cake.

I love the sense of continuity of history at these events. I can feel the presence of the people from the past - they too ate trays of cakes and slices washed down with tea, planted trees, listened to speeches and I have no doubt they were entertained by the king parrots. Simon Rickard's speech was brilliant! Check him out garden lovers.