The last project for the Botaniko Art Group Port Arthur – an exotic garden – unlocking the botanical journey Part 2 was opened at the Village Gallery at Triabunna on Saturday, 30 September. This exhibition, first displayed at the Port Arthur Historic Site in January-March this year, features the medicinal, culinary and industrial plants grown at the penal settlement during the 1800s. The exhibition is part of Blooming Tasmania’s Flower and Garden Festival.

The Village Gallery is open on weekends, 10.00am to 1.00pm weekdays or at other times by appointment (contact Jane Teniswood – phone: 6257 7583). Some artwork is for sale.