Australian Plants Society Victoria in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Environmental conservation organisation

Australian Plants Society Victoria

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 425 755 610

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25.01.2022 Enjoying the incredible work of the late Stan Kelly, whose well-loved #eucalypt watercolours are studied by botanist and artist alike. Kelly was a train driver ...with a deep fascination and love of eucalypts, often hopping off a train to grab cuttings of species he hadn't seen before along the track. After deciding to record the entire genus of Eucalyptus, he spent 32 years traveling across Australia, tracking down and illustrating 508 species. We hope you all enjoy this beautiful little video about the fascinating Stan Kelly, a true gum nut from Ararat: https://cv.vic.gov.au//an-eye-for-eu/an-eye-for-eucalypts/ See more

25.01.2022 Spring displays from Karwarra!

24.01.2022 I'm so looking forward to seeing this once we can move around more freely - a wildflower meadow in Royal Park. What a wonderful project!

23.01.2022 Karlo Taliana - beautiful photos from the Australian National Botanic Gardens - worth going to the ACT just to spend a day there!

23.01.2022 Interesting article - we should not be further damaging forest ecosystems by continuing logging after the vast bushfires in East Gippsland

23.01.2022 Lovely to see East Gippsland coming back to life.

22.01.2022 FJC Rogers Seminar Webinars (Zoom) coming up soon. Members please email an EOI if you haven't already, to [email protected] to receive the links a day or two before. Dates to remember are 8th, 15th, & 22nd October. 7pm. Check the website for more details: apsvic.org.au/fjc-rogers-seminar-2020 Videos of all presentations will also be available after the event on the website.

22.01.2022 We have indeed tested "Bush Tucker" and endorse its use in growing Australian plants. APS Victoria members receive discounts on Neutrog products as well. Interesting ideas here for using native plants in combination with some exotic plants in containers.

21.01.2022 Just some of the wonderful native Mint bushes in flower this month in a Hurstbridge garden. Celebrating #FJCRogersSeminar 2020. Online seminars coming up soon, with lots of information about the #prostantheroideae subfamily of #Lamiaceae . Hopefully garden visits and plant sales coming up late November. Thanks to Miriam Ford for photos. #prostanthera #newcastelia

20.01.2022 A lovely segment on the WA herbarium. Finding, naming and growing rare Australian plants! Unfortunately for those of us who want to keep up - they plan to name a new plant every week!

19.01.2022 Every year ANGAIR run a superb wildflower show at Anglesea and this year it is online! ANGAIR is short for Anglesea and Airey’s Inlet Society for the protection of flora and fauna. ANGAIR have been responsible for saving important habitat along our great ocean road and they run great community and education activities. Why not check it out and share with your friends? Even better - join ANGAIR and keep up to date with all their projects and activities. Don’t you love their show poster ! https://angairnatureshow.org.au/

18.01.2022 Lovely little Australian Native Nursery in Newstead in cenral Victoria. Looks like it will be an interesting GA segment. I'm Soooo looking forward to being able to travel around Victoria! What is your favourite Australian plant nursery?

14.01.2022 Update to FJC Rogers Seminar Garden Visits on 28-29th November: You must email a registration form to be part of these. Form is on the website. The online Plant Sale Order Form is also up on the website now. Please note that if particular species or a hanging basket is sold out, you will have an opportunity to select alternatives on collection of your order. If all your selections are sold out, you will be contacted about this. apsvic.org.au/fjc-rogers-seminar-2020/

11.01.2022 Posters for a fine cause - Victorian National Parks Association campaigns to save key ecosystems in Victoria that need protection. https://vnpa.org.au/posters/

10.01.2022 Debbie Reynolds snapshot of what the grasslands of Melbourne's western plains were like before sheep and superphosphate! Evans St reserve in Sunbury has amazing diversity for such a small reserve in the centre of town. Only 0.2 % of Victoria's grasslands remain in thier original state so it is critical to protect these sites.

10.01.2022 Fascinating blog on carnivorous plants by Boaz Ng - thanks for the link Jane Canaway! I love Fairy's Aprons!

09.01.2022 September is a glorious time to be gardening! The first butterflies have arrived and Little Wattlebirds are getting frisky. In my garden in Thornbury there is a range of Australian natives, local indigenous plants and some special plants in pots. My Grass Tree is nearly in flower after three years in a pot and seven in the ground.

06.01.2022 Some fine plants for the garden - from our very active Maroondah group.

05.01.2022 Important climate update for Australia compiled by climate scientists at BoM and CSIRO and completed every two years. https://www.abc.net.au//bom-and-csiro-state-of-t/12871690

05.01.2022 It’s worth signing and supporting AVAAZ. Supply chain control is one of the most effective strategies for combating out of control forest clearing - overseas and here in Australia.

04.01.2022 Really looking forward to seeing the new edition of Kevin Sparrows wonderful field guide to the flora of Victoria’s South West!

03.01.2022 Chorizema cordatum. Heart-leaved flame pea. A springtime show stopper in a nature strip planting in Melbourne.

02.01.2022 The Euroa Arboretum is I fine stop if travelling on the Hume Highway. Community work over many years has created a great indigenous garden.