Professor Tim Entwisle (Director, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne) explores if the heyday of Botanical Gardens has passed. The Kew Royal Botanic Gardens and the way they look and work today was shaped by Victorian England. The late nineteenth century, also the time when Melbourne’s Botanic Gardens masterpiece was created, was the heyday of such gardens. Professor Entwisle will talk about the relevance of botanic gardens today, when the major concerns are climate change, drought and a catastrophic loss of biodiversity. He will compare gardens around the world to show what works, and what doesn’t. The 2013 Dean’s Public Lecture, presented by the Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.