Australian Plants Society, Keilor Plains in Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

Australian Plants Society, Keilor Plains

Locality: Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia

Address: 54 Raleigh Road 3032 Maribyrnong, VIC, Australia

Website: https://www.apskeilorplains.org.au

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25.01.2022 Some local indigenous plants to Melbournes west and if you havent got it a link to our great book - "Plants of Melbournes Western Plains - a gardeners guide"

25.01.2022 Im guessing the luminescence aims to attract insects, but not sure why. Amazing.

25.01.2022 in case youre pining for the spring wildflowers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLlFf_5RtMg

25.01.2022 Tonight well meet again on Zoom to hear from Debbie Reynolds on her pimelea research. Heres a taste of her discoveries https://www.abc.net.au//factshee/little-treasures/10213748

24.01.2022 Pining for the outback right now https://www.facebook.com/ABCIndigenous/videos/222052225456779/

24.01.2022 Neil Duncan - wonderful APS Keilor Plains member has a list of interesting and unusual Australian plants for sale. Neil donates many plants as raffle prizes at our monthly meetings and annual plant auction. Check out his current list on our web page. Just e-mail your order and you can pick up or Neil can deliver. See here - https://www.apskeilorplains.org.au/

24.01.2022 This starts tonight, for Eucalypt lovers https://www.rememberthewild.org.au/eucalypt/

24.01.2022 Some local indigenous plants to Melbourne's west and if you haven't got it a link to our great book - "Plants of Melbourne's Western Plains - a gardeners guide"

24.01.2022 Look what Colleen found!

23.01.2022 It looks like a top Spring in Euroa! The Euroa Arboretum is a tribute to community work and a lovely spot to stop when travelling up the Hume Highway.

22.01.2022 Imagine farmers spraying out pasture grasses to plant native seeds....

22.01.2022 I've got a gig on Amy Mullins' program Uncommon Sense on 3RRRFM at around 11:10 am tomorrow (Tuesday 18th), talking about all things native grasslands. They sent me this "Foreground" article published last year as a bit of background (interesting sentence, that one). I was not aware of it - but it's a great contribution, I think. Please enjoy.

21.01.2022 If you've never explored Boaz Ng's excellent blog on carnivorous plants, I can highly recommend it. A brilliant mix of science, travel and stunning photography. This blog looks at the complexities around identifying Fairy's Aprons (Utricularia spp.) https://www.fierceflora.com/comparing-utricularia-dichotom/

21.01.2022 Something for the Winter of discontent!

19.01.2022 How amazing, and how precious: https://news.mongabay.com//new-guinea-has-the-most-plant-/

19.01.2022 The superb remnant grassland at Evans Street Sunbury. Much of the Keilor Plains was covered in these grasslands full of wildflowers prior to European colonisation. https://www.abc.net.au//fact/guarding-grasslands/12298092

19.01.2022 Indigenous nursery at Latrobe opening.

18.01.2022 Bruce Pascoe continuing his good works. Hope we can all try native grass-seed bread one day!

18.01.2022 Ive got a gig on Amy Mullins program Uncommon Sense on 3RRRFM at around 11:10 am tomorrow (Tuesday 18th), talking about all things native grasslands. They sent me this "Foreground" article published last year as a bit of background (interesting sentence, that one). I was not aware of it - but its a great contribution, I think. Please enjoy.

17.01.2022 Native plants indoors?

17.01.2022 The Royal Botanic Garden Victoria Science Facebook page is a good one to follow. They do excellent work behind the scenes in saving and growing rare species of Australian plants.

17.01.2022 iNaturalist is a great community doing important work and loving it! Check it out below. APS Keilor Plains members feature in the Natureshare project. Its wonderful to see all Russell Bests observations from Natureshare going up on iNaturalist (managed posthumously by Gill Williams and Chris Lindorff). Natureshare is now a "project" on iNaturalist at this link. Why not give it a go. https://inaturalist.ala.org.au//natureshare-victoria-austr

16.01.2022 Wyndham doing good stuff

15.01.2022 in case you're pining for the spring wildflowers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLlFf_5RtMg

14.01.2022 Outback brunonia from Greg Simon on the Australian Indigenous Plants ID site. Gorgeous colour combination.

14.01.2022 One of our local treasures on the plains west and north of Melbourne - with a sound file.

13.01.2022 Celebrating the start of Lareuk or Sprinter.

13.01.2022 Focus always used to be on getting local forms correct - now it's all about translocation to boost genetic diversity of climate-stressed trees. Similar experiment being done at RBG Melbourne: http://www.theage.com.au//a-genetic-helping-hand-for-our-n

13.01.2022 Looking forward to getting back together!

13.01.2022 A Thornbury garden in late winter flower. We are very lucky to have these lovely plants to brighten dreary days.

13.01.2022 What a great project in Melbourne: https://www.facebook.com/watch/

13.01.2022 Doing anything interesting this coming Friday night (7.30pm AEST on Fri 26th June 2020)? If youre spending the night at home in front of the TV, grab your fav...ourite beverage and watch ABC Gardening Australia. While youre watching you will see a segment on Rosella Rise, and me - Deb McMillan - aka Deb Mc. If you are busy on Friday, the show repeats on the following Sunday at 1.30pm. Or you can always catch up on Iview . I hope you enjoy it. See more

12.01.2022 I'm guessing the luminescence aims to attract insects, but not sure why. Amazing.

12.01.2022 If you find fungi fascinating, youll want to watch this

11.01.2022 The Australian Garden is open and plenty of winter flowers.

11.01.2022 A chance to learn about some of our wild beasties!

11.01.2022 Focus always used to be on getting local forms correct - now its all about translocation to boost genetic diversity of climate-stressed trees. Similar experiment being done at RBG Melbourne: http://www.theage.com.au//a-genetic-helping-hand-for-our-n

11.01.2022 worry - but still hope!

10.01.2022 Nursery opening limited times on Tuesdays. Excellent list.

10.01.2022 This is a beautiful 900ha piece of bush close to Melbourne. Please add your voice to the campaign to purchase it!

10.01.2022 Our city waterways are very important places - the Merri Creek has been rehabilitated over 30 years, with great campaigns to keep it wild, revegetate and even shift freeways to save it. The Friends of Merri Creek do a fine job and this event they are promoting looks very interesting. https://www.facebook.com//a.139913232753/3294027124008483/

10.01.2022 How gorgeous is this WA daisy? its photographed and described by citizen scientist William Archer on his blog, which explores the Esperance area: http://esperancewildflowers.blogspot.com/

09.01.2022 Tonight we'll meet again on Zoom to hear from Debbie Reynolds on her pimelea research. Here's a taste of her discoveries https://www.abc.net.au//factshee/little-treasures/10213748

09.01.2022 Have you heard the sad story of the Lonely Button Wrinklewort - and how a team of dedicated ecologists acted as matchmaker to give it a more hopeful future?

08.01.2022 Feeling a bit crushed? enjoy this https://www.fierceflora.com/drosera-capensis-time-lapse/

08.01.2022 How gorgeous is this WA daisy? it's photographed and described by citizen scientist William Archer on his blog, which explores the Esperance area: http://esperancewildflowers.blogspot.com/

08.01.2022 We may not be able to visit, but we can still enjoy

07.01.2022 Some very healthy-looking plants in Debs garden, and good ideas on fitting in a few more!

04.01.2022 Congratulations to Neville Walsh, a good friend to APSKP, who has had a genus named in his honour.

04.01.2022 this looks good if you like (or have a fascination for) insects

04.01.2022 Great video on trees’ role in carbon capture by APSKP member Jason Caruso https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/virtualgarden/young-ones

03.01.2022 Photos from two APS Keilor Plains trips to North East Victoria 2009 and 2019. Wildflowers are superb in Spring.

02.01.2022 Sunday afternoon challenge

02.01.2022 The WA herbarium have vowed to name 50 new plants this year - this is #44, found near a mine site (ironically, plants are often found when mining companies have to survey the land before they dig it up...) Anyhoo, this plant was co-named by Dr Trevor Wilson, who spoke on the first of three free webinars that are replacing the FJC Rogers seminar this year - don't miss next Thursday's speaker Maria Hitchcock OAM, who will talk on Propagation, cultivation, & essential oils of Prostanthera & Westringia. Register online at the APS Vic website.

01.01.2022 The WA herbarium is naming 50 new plants this year to mark the 50th anniversary of its journal, Nuytsia. Worth following on FB for the wonderful discoveries being revealed

01.01.2022 If you find fungi fascinating, you'll want to watch this