Northern NSW branch: ‘Evergreen: A life in botanic gardens – Professor Tim Entwisle

2025 Winter Speaker Program

Tim will also outline his forthcoming book on dispelling plant and garden myths The Sceptical Botanist – Separating Fact from Fiction.

Tim Entwisle is Patron of the Australian Garden History Society. Tim has been director of Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney and NSW Government Botanist, a director at Kew, London and recently retired as chief executive of Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria with focus on planning for the gardens under climate change.

Tim is a skilled communicator. He is a radio and TV presenter and author of Evergreen: The Botanical Life of a Plant Punk (2022).

Tim will also outline his forthcoming book on dispelling plant and garden myths The Sceptical Botanist – Separating Fact from Fiction.

Tim Entwistle’s Oral History interview is available on the AGHS website.

When: Sunday 26 October 2025. 3pm start, please arrive around 2.45 pm.

Where: The Armidale Playhouse 309 Beardy St Armidale.

Cost: $45 per person including a friendly glass of wine and light snacks after the talk.

Please book online for 26 October using Trybooking.