Sutherland Group

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Latest Sutherland Group Newsletter

November 2009

 

What’s On in Sutherland Group

 

Next Meeting: Wednesday 18 November 2009

Learn how to grow our beautiful WA flora in Sydney with guest speaker Karlo Taliana from East Hills Group

 

CD of Coastal Plants of the Royal National Park

Update v3.2.0 now available! With details of over 300 plants plus more that 1200 photographs this interactive CD is a must for anyone interested in the native plants of the Sydney region

Running the Coastal Plants CD on a Mac

Although there is no version for Macintosh computers, a member shares his experiences with running the Coastal Plants CD in a Windows emulator on a Mac.

Fact sheets on Australian Plants

Where to buy Australian Plants, labelled plants in the Joseph Banks Plant Reserve and more.

Easter show win for Sutherland Group members

Some members of the Sutherland Group had a well-deserved win at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.

Random Stuff

Meetings

Newsletter archive

Updated September 2009

Joseph Banks Native Plant Reserve

Contacts

Updated February 2009

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Sutherland Shire plant list

Booklet on Sutherland Shire Plants and Plants Selection Table from the Sutherland Shire Council website

State website

Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants website

Restoration Guidelines

Vegetation Community Characteristics for use as Restoration Goals and Guidelines in the Sutherland Shire (Thesis by Cally Howe)

Other Hot Links

About the society

 

Plant Table

The "Plant Table" is a session in the meeting where the "Plant Table Host", Phil Keane, identifies and discusses the cut flowers brought in by members or guests. This is a useful way to help identify a plant you weren’t sure about, show off the successes of your garden, or just to listen and learn about the growing habit of particular plants, how easy they are to grow, and propagate, etc. Some of the flower stems can also provide useful cuttings for those wishing to propagate the plant.

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Meetings

The Group meets every month except December and January on the third Wednesday of each month at 8.00pm.

Meetings are held at the Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Road, Gymea (map).

Each meeting generally has the following format

• introduction by the Group President
• guest speaker on an interesting topic (see next speaker or the full 2009 program.)
• quick run down on upcoming events
• short "cameo talk" eg how to propagate plants, things in my garden, recent walks or trips
• "plant table"
• an inexpensive raffle to win potted native plants (supplied by Ausplants)
• supper and chat

Contact: Secretary (see contact list)

About the Australian Plants Society

The aims and objectives of the Australian Plants Society are:

• To foster and promote appreciation, study and participation in growing and propagating Australian native plants
• To foster support and promote the preservation and conservation of Australian native plants
• To encourage the use of Australian native plants in home gardens and public places
• To improve the use of Australian native plants in home gardens and public places
• To interest the nursery industry in propagating and supplying Australian plants to the public
• To increase and disseminate general knowledge of Australian native plants.

The Australian Plants Society NSW is organised into District Groups. Sutherland is one such group. The APS was previously known as the Society for Growing Australian Plants (SGAP) but changed its name in 1997 to reflect members' broad range of interests in Australian plants. The Australian Plants Society NSW is a member of the federal organisation Australian Native Plants Society (Australia), formerly known as the Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants - ASGAP.