Australian Plants Society
Maroondah Group Inc
Registration No; A 0013122B
P.O. 33, Ringwood, Victoria, 3134
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- Meetings are held at Manchester Unity Hall, 8 Main Street, Blackburn, Vic, 3130. Melways 47 K10. Third Friday of the month. February – November - 8pm.
- Guest speakers on a range of interesting topics (see future events)
- News and information (see newsletter)
- Sales of low priced native plants
- Specimen table - discussion of plants grown by members
- Book sales (discounted)
- Access to newsletters from plant study groups
- Supper and informal 'chat time'
- Door prizes
- Entry donation $2.00
- Typical topics – Individual plant groups e.g. eremophila, fungi, lizards photo presentations, low water usage plants
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- Monthly visits to gardens featuring Australian native plants (and sometimes including exotics)
- Majority of visits to private gardens, occasionally public gardens
- Some visits to private gardens participating in the Open Garden Scheme
- Recent visits have included trips to large and small private gardens in Maroondah, Manningham and Whitehorse regions and further afield
- Visits to public gardens such as Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne and Melbourne, Maranoa Gardens Balwyn.
- Local visits are usually scheduled for afternoons - 2 pm to 4 pm on the Sunday after the Friday evening meeting
- Gardens further afield may be an all day outing - perhaps a bus trip
- Afternoon tea and friendly social interactions
- All welcome - a relaxing way to increase your knowledge of Australian native plants
- Workshops for new members - e.g. plant identification and propagation
- Occasional training courses – evenings – 5 sessions
- Christmas break-up get together
- Bush walks and meanders
- Weekend trips
- Participation in community events such as Whitehorse Spring Festival,
- Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS).
- BBQs
- Breakfasts
Meetings
Meetings
are held at Manchester Unity Hall,
8 Main Street, Blackburn, 3130, Melways 47K10
at 8pm on the third Friday of the month from February to
November.
Casual visitors always welcome
2012
Meetings
- May 18 - Mistletoes - Peter Rogers
- June 15 - Designing a Native Garden - Sam Cox
- July 20 - Epacris - Trevor Edwards and Gwen Elliot
- August 17 - Native Bees - Ken Walker
- September 21 - Grand Specimen Table
- October 19 - Pollination of Grevilleas - Susan Hoebee
- November 16 - Birds - Murray Bouchier
Garden Visits (see Newsletter for address details)
2012
- May 20 - Gardens in Eltham
- June 17 - Garden in Research
- July 22 - Garden in Boronia
- August 19 - Plant Propagation Activity
- September 23 - Garden in Lysterfield
- October 21 - Garden in Ringwood East
- November 18 - End of Year Picnic - TBA
Upcoming Events 2012/2013
- August 11 - Maranoa Festival, hosted by City of Boroondara, Mel 46G7, Plant sales, tours, nature trail, environmental displays, Free BBQ.
- September 8/9 - ANPS East Gippsland (Bairnsdale) Spring Spectacular, Mechanics Hall, Omeo Highway, Lucknow. Displays, plant sales, art, photography and much more
- September 8/9 - APS Yarra Yarra Native Plants
Expo at Eltham Community & Reception Centre
801 Main Road, Eltham from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm both days - October 6/7 - APS Grampians Pomonal annual flower show
- October 20/21 - APS Foothills at the Knox
Sustainability Festival, Rowville Community
Centre, Rowville.
Plants for sale, displays, gum nut crafts - October 20/21 - APS South Gippsland Native Flower Show, Plants for sale, book sale, Leongatha Recreation Reserve, Exhibition Shed
- November 10/11 - Fred Rogers Seminar - 3D Garden
Design - Dream it, Design it, Do it
Saturday - Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre, Preston; Sunday - Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne - December 1 - Committee of Management meeting and AGM (venue TBA)
- August 10/16, 2013 ANPSA
conference, hosted by Queensland SGAP in
Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast
The theme is 'Diversity in Nature'
Quarterly Gatherings - APS (Vic) -2012
- June16/17 - Quarterly Gathering hosted by APS
Geelong (venue TBA) "A Walk in the
West"
Enquiries (03) 5278 8827 or email to apsgeelong@gmail.com - August 25/26 - Quarterly Gathering hosted by APS
Grampians
Plant Sales
- May 6 - APS Yarra Yarra Plant Sale &
Propagation Demonstration, 10am to 3pm, cnr Main
Rd and Brougham
Street, Eltham - May 12 - APS Melton & Bacchus Marsh Plant Sale, Cnr Lerderderg St & Gisborne Rd, Bacchus Marsh
- September 1 - APS Wilson Park Plant Sale, Wilson
Botanic Park, Princes Hwy, Berwick
Open Gardens Australia
Gardens featuring Australian Plants - Entry
$6 per person unless otherwise indicated.
Please confirm details at www.opengarden.org.au
- May 12/13 - Ford & Adams gardens, Eltham
- May 12/13 - Sam Cox's garden, Wattle Glen
- Published and posted/emailed out monthly to APS Maroondah members.
Information on:
- Proposed APS Maroondah Group Meetings
- Planned garden visits
- Reports on garden visits
- Photographs of plants and people
- Other upcoming events
- Details re speakers for future meetings
- Articles on Australian plants
- General news
- Summary of information re specimen plants from previous meeting
AUSTRALIAN PLANTS SOCIETY (SGAP Vic) INC
- The Australian Native Plants Society of Australia (ANPSA) is the Federal body with which State bodies are affiliated
- The Australian Plants Society is our State body and was previously known as the Society for Growing Australian Plants Victoria
- APS Maroondah Group Inc. (Reg No: A0013122B) is a District Group of the State body, APS Victoria.
- Australian Plants Society Victoria publications
include:
- Growing Australian - Quarterly APS Victoria journal, 6 free packets of seed per quarter, Study Groups, book list, mail order books
- Australian Plants - Optional national quarterly colour magazine
Community Nurseries selling Indigenous Plants
Maroondah Area
- Bungalook Nursery, 63 Fulton Road, Blackburn
South.
(Wurundjeri Walk) Melway 61 G4/H4 – Friday 9.30 – 12.30.
4th Sunday of month 10.00 – 1.00
- Candlebark Community Nursery,
Corner Hull Road & Taylor Road, Mooroolbark.
Tel: 9727 0594
- CRISP - City of Ringwood Indigenous Species Plant
Nursery,
17 Greenwood Avenue, Ringwood, Melway 49 H10.
Wednesday and Friday 9:30 - 12:30. Every Saturday 10 am - 1 pm March to November
Web site: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~crisp/
- Edendale Farm Indigenous Nursery, Gastons Road,
Eltham.
off Wattletree Road. Melway 22 A1. 9:30 - 4:30.
- FOWSP - Friends of Warrandyte State Park Nursery
Pound Bend Road, Warrandyte.
Melway 23 C10 (near Ranger’s Office).
Thursday 9.30 – 12.30. First Sunday of month 2.00 – 4.00
- Greenlink Box Hill, 41 Wimmera Street, Box Hill
North.
Melway 47 F6. - Tuesday 9:00 - 12:30.
- Melbourne Wildlife Sanctuary (MWS) Plant Nursery
(formerly “Keelbundora”) Latrobe University, Bundoora Campus
enter from Ring Road Tues., Thurs., Friday, Sunday. 10.00 – 3.00
Melway 19 H5
- Knox Environment Society Community Nursery,
Dorset Road, Ferntree Gully. Tel: Mick Van De Vreede - 9763 7017
- VINC. Victorian Indigenous Nurseries Cooperative
Yarra Bend Road Fairfield. Melway 2D F4
Monday to Friday 9.00 – 4.00, - Saturday/Sunday 12.00 – 4.00.
- APS Victoria
- Frogs
- Greenlink Box Hill
- Parks Victoria
- Flora of Australia online
- Victorian Indigenous Nursery Co-operative
- APS Keilor Plains
- Native Growth Holdings
TO JOIN THE MAROONDAH GROUP AND APS Vic AND OR RENEW MEMBERSHIP
Print this form and send to the address shown. - Any enquiries re membership to Jan Nicholls (03) 9893 4422
CONTACT FOR APS MAROONDAH GROUP
Phone our President, Michael Cook, on 0417 539 740
Phone our Secretary, Brenda Moore, on (03) 9876 1267
Write to us at P.O. Box 33, Ringwood, 3134
or e-mail enquiries APS Maroondah Group Inc