Study group updates Dec 2023 – April 2024
Keep up to date with what our study groups are doing, with updates from Acacia, Australian Plans for Containers, Grevillea, Eremophila, Isopogon & Petrophile, Ferns and Hakea groups.
Study group updates June – November 2023
Keep up to date with what our study groups are doing, with updates from Acacia, Australian Plans for Containers, Grevillea, Eremophila, Isopogon & Petrophile, Ferns and Hakea groups.
Weekend away up north
On Saturday 27th May, eight members of the Parramatta and Hills district group congregated at the country property, ‘Parragilga’, owned by Phil Baird, one of the members. It is in an area called The Branch, north of both the Hunter and Karuah Rivers, and east of Buckets Way, the road to Gloucester.
Healthy soil, healthy garden
Soil may seem plain to the eye but it’s a complex ecosystem in itself – if it’s a healthy soil, anyway. Maintaining a diverse range of soil microbes is important for soil to remain healthy and support good plant growth. The most practical way for gardeners to keep soil and plants healthy is by adding both organic matter and inorganic fertiliser.
Study group updates December 2022 – March 2023
Keep up to date with what our study groups are doing, with updates from Pea Flowers, Acacia, Grevillea, Wallum, Ferns and Hakea groups.
Weeds come in all sizes – trees can be weeds too
The word “weed” usually brings to mind smallish plants like trad, onion weed, agapanthus and possibly cotoneaster, but trees can also be weeds!
Study group updates May – July 2022
Summaries from study group newsletters including correas, ferns, hakea, eucalyptus, grevillea and wallum and coastal heathland May – July 2022.
Study Group newsletter updates – Acacia, Eremophila, Garden design and Pea flowers
Acacia Study Group Newsletter No. 151, January 2022, Eremophila Study Group Newsletter No. 133, December 2021, Garden Design Study Group Newsletter No. 118, February 2022, Australian Pea Flower Study Group Newsletter No. 3, December 2021
Australian Plants, Spring 2021 issue
The Spring 2021 issue of Australian Plants is an un-themed issue with an eclectic range of topics.
Australian Plants, Winter 2021 – Isopogons and petrophiles
The Winter 2021 issue of Australian Plants features isopogons and petrophiles, with all the latest information.
Autumn 2021 issue of Australian Plants – Essays from WA
The Autumn 2021 issue of Australian Plants features essays on WA plants by Jim Barrow, with Eucalyptus macrocarpa on the cover.
Spring 2020 issue of Australian Plants on Eremophilas
The Spring 2020 issue of Australian Plants on eremophilas is now available.
Australian Plants: Autumn 2020 and Winter 2020 issues
Two issues of the Australian Plants journal were posted to members in August. The Autumn 2020 issue is on bushfires and the Winter 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of the Endeavour voyage and the botanical legacy of the visit to Botany Bay.
How to see the enewsletter images in your emails
Want to see all the wonderful pictures of gardens and flowers when you open emails like the APS NSW monthly enewsletter? Follow these simple steps to make sure your email system knows to Load remote content or Display external images.
Australian Flora Foundation newsletter July 2020
The Australian Flora Foundation newsletter Research Matters, No. 32, July 2020 is now available.