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Garden Volunteers
Volunteers are a valued part of the team looking after the gardens. Read more about the work they do.
General Interest
Wendy Bainbridge
Seats at the garden
The story about two new seats recently donated to the Bason
General Interest
Jim Norris
Birds in the Gardens
In search of Kaka at the Bason. Jim Norris tells us of the challenges in photographing birds in their habitats at the Bason Botanic Gardens.
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