Australian Plants Society

Maroondah Group Inc

Registration No; A 0013122B

P.O. 33, Ringwood, Victoria, 3134

AIMS**

  • To promote the growing of Australian native plants in Australian public and private gardens.
  • To assist in the preservation of Australian plant species in the wild
  • To help people learn more about Australian native plants

** See also Statement of Purpose and Rules

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APS Victoria

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MEETINGS

  • 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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GARDEN VISITS

  • 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

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OTHER ACTIVITIES

  • 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

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FUTURE MAROONDAH EVENTS

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

2009

Meetings

  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July 17 – Grand Specimen Table
  • August 21 – Dan Murphy - Acacias
  • September 18 – Trevor Edwards – Australian and South African Plants
  • October 16 – AGM & Rodger Elliot – Writing the Encyclopedia
  • November 20 – Trevor Blake - Sterculiaceae

Garden Visits

2009

  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July 19 – Mont Albert garden
  • August 23 – Bulleen garden
  • September 20 – Croydon garden
  • October 18 – Hampton garden.
  • November 22 – Christmas break-up – Garden in Cranbourne


Upcoming Events 2009

Quarterly Weekends - APS (Vic)

  • September 26 - October 2, ASGAP Conference Geelong
    “Australian Plants in the 21st Century”
    Contact Convenor: Paul Kennedy, PO Box 220
    Strathmerton Vic 3641 or email apsvic@hotkey.net.au

September 21-25
Pre Conference tours.
Tour A. Melbourne and South Gippsland.
Tour B. Grampians and Little Desert.

October 3-7 Post Conference Tours
Tour C. Otways, Shipwreck coast and Coleraine
Tour D. Goldfields and Murray River

  • November 28-29 Quarterly Meeting and AGM.
    APS Ballarat Group.

Other Upcoming Events and Plant Sales

  • August 15. Maranoa Gardens. Balwyn.
    Open Day and Plant Sale
  • August 16. Friends of RBG Cranbourne lectures
    Global Warming - Insect Watching.
  • September 4-6. SGAP Warrnambool.
    Flower Show and Plant Sale
  • September 5-6. Wilson Park Plant Sale.
    Wilson Botanic Park, Berwick
  • September 12-13. APS Bairnsdale
    .Australian Plant Spectacular, Flower Show, Art works, Sales
  • October 3-4. APS Grampians. Pomonal Native Flower Show.
  • October 17-18. APS South Gippsland
    Native Flower Show and Plant Sale, Leongatha
  • October 17-18. APS Ballarat "Beaut Ballarat Bloomers"
  • October 17-18. APS Foothills. Stringybark Festival, Rowville.

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NEWSLETTER

  • Published and posted 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

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AUSTRALIAN PLANTS SOCIETY (SGAP Vic) INC

VISIT THE APS VIC. WEB SITE

  • The Australian Society for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP) is the Federal body with which State bodies are affiliated
  • The Australian Plants Society (SGAP Vic.) 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

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COMMUNITY NURSERIES

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.
    Phone: 9879 3911, email: crisp@melpc.org.au
    Wednesday and Friday 9:30 - 12:30. 1st & 3rd Saturday of month 10:00 - 1:00.

  • 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.

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USEFUL LINKS.

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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, Graeme Nicholls, on (03) 9893 4422

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

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