Meetings
and events
Meetings are held on
the first Thursday of each month (except January), starting
at 8 pm. Come a bit earlier for the plant sales. Meetings close 10 pm.
Entry is $2.00 (includes door prize) and visitors are welcome.
The venue is conveniently located near Eltham railway station at:
Metzner Hall
Eltham Retirement Centre (Judge Book Village)
Diamond St ELTHAM - Melways 21 J4
Listen
to us on 88.6 Plenty Valley FM
fourth Sunday of the month, just after the
9 am news.
General
meeting: Thursday 3 June
Phil Hempel and Chris Krolikowski will lead discussion on
correas, based around the new CD created for the
Correa Study Group.
8 pm, Metzner Hall
Garden visits: Sunday 6 June
Montmorency and North Eltham. Refer to newsletter for details.
2-4 pm
General
meeting: Thursday 1 July
Acacias with speaker Bill Aitchison discussing the enormous diversity among the 1000 or so
Australian species.
8 pm, Metzner Hall
Garden visit: Sunday 4 July
Greensborough. Refer to newsletter for details.
2-4 pm
AGM and General
meeting: Thursday 5 August
After the very brief business session, Phil Hempel will talk on eremophilas.
8 pm, Metzner Hall
Garden visit: Sunday 8 August
Diamond Creek. Refer to newsletter for details.
2-4 pm
Hurstbridge Wattle Festival: Sunday 29 August
Come and visit APS Yarra Yarra’s huge display of wattles.
Ferguson's Paddock, Heidelberg-Kinglake Road, Hurstbridge
10 am - 4 pm
Australian Plants Expo 2010: 11 - 12 September
Landscaping, Bush foods,
& Wildlife
10
am to 4 pm
Eltham
Community & Reception Centre
801 Main Road,
Eltham (Melways
21 J6)
Official opening Saturday 11 am
- Plant sales
- Huge display of native flowers
- Indigenous plants
- Presentations/Speakers
- Book sales
- Product stands
- Art sales
- Refreshments
Ample
parking – Wheelchair access
Adults
$5 – Seniors/Concession $4.
Full details of the speaker program will be provided closer to the date.
Plant
Sale
Our annual plants sale is held on the first Sunday in May.
Cnr Brougham Street and Main Road, Eltham (Mel 21 J7)
10 am to 3 pm
Free entry
Gardening
with Australian plants: an introductory course
We welcome expressions of interest for the 2011 course.
Yarra Yarra
Events
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| Part of grevillea display, Australian
Plants Expo |
Plants sale, May 2009 |
Garden visit,
Strathewen, 2010 |
Flowers from
garden visits
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| Grevillea treueriana |
Hakea decurrens |
Eucalyptus caesia ssp
magna
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