Sutherland Group

The Sutherland Group of Australian Plants Society is an active group that meets ten times per year, contributes to State and National Society events and proceedings and organises many local activities.

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• Latest Sutherland Group Newsletter - July 2009 (pdf)
• Next Meeting: Wednesday 15 July 2009 Sutherland Group meeting: Local birds Speaker: Darryl McKay more... or view a flyer for the meeting or view the full 2009 program.
• Spring Walks at Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve Sunday, 23 August 2009
• The 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. more...
• What’s On in Sutherland Group (see the latest newsletter)

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Meetings

The Group meets every month except December and January.

Third Wednesday of each month at 8.00pm.

LOCATION: 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 upcoming speakers 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)

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.

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.

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