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BREAKING NEWS!

APS Yarra Yarra is pleased to announce a major sponsorship from Hume Bricks & Pavers Pty Ltd for our Australian Plants Expo from 2018-20, in the form of our venue hire at Eltham Community & Reception Centre.

MAJOR EVENTS

APS Yarra Yarra organises 2 major events each year.

  • 2021:  Saturday 24 April, 10am-4pm

Native Plant & Book Sale @ Eltham Community & Reception Centre, 801 Main Road.

  • 2021:  11 – 12 September, 10am-4pm

Australian Plants Expo @ Eltham Community & Reception Centre, 801 Main Road.

General Meetings

APS Yarra Yarra general meetings are held at 8pm on the first Thursday of each month except January.

Doors open at 7.30pm for plant sales. $2 entry for supper, speaker, ticket in door prize plants, and more.

Venue: Orana bldg, Araluen Centre,
226 Old Eltham Road, Lower Plenty, Vic. (Melway 21 B9)
Visitors welcome.

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226 Old Eltham Road
Lower Plenty Victoria

In the Garden posts

Past Speakers/Topics

2018

February: Graeme Woods – Beautiful Banksias, an Australian Icon

March: Marc Freestone – A virtual tour of Victoria’s rainforests

April: Anne Langmaid – Eremophilas

May: Maree & Graham Goods – Gardening in the Wimmera

June: Greg Moore – Urban greening

July: Ryan Phillips – Vertebrate pollination systems in the Australian flora

August: David Redfern – A portrait of Banksia menziesii, & AGM

September: Prof. Katie Holmes – The Mallee landscapes

October: Barbara & David Pye – Melton Botanic Gardens

November: Grand Flower Table

December: Members’ 2018 Slide Show & End of Year Celebration

2019

February: Ron Litjens – Faunascaping your garden

March: Miriam Ford – Mint bushes & allied genera – towards FJC 2020

April: John Raynor – Melbourne Woody Meadows Project.

May: Simone Louwhoff – Lichens.

June: Zac Walker – Alpine flora and Samba deer.

July: Mike Williams –  Spring 2017 trip to WA (with Ray Barnes)

Aug: AGM & Grand Flower Table

Sept: Propagation Night

Oct: Geoff Lay: 50 Years Wandering: a lay-man’s guide to the flora of Australia

Nov: Grand Flower Table

December: Members’ 2019 Slide Show & End of Year Celebration

2020

February:  Ian Evans – Brachychitons

March:  Michael Cincotta – Biodiversity project

April – July: Covid interruption, newsletters only.

August:  Tony Hughes – Propagation

September:  Jason Caruso – Small eucalypts for your gardens and containers

October:  Gordon Barfield – Up close & personal, Macrophotography

November:  AGM & member photos – via Zoom.

December:  End of year Gathering at Melton Botanic Gardens

2021

February:  Members’ slide show (Fri- Eltham Senior Cits)

March:  Eremophilas – Russell Wait. (Fri- Eltham Senior Cits)

April:  Gardens for Wildlife – Helen Corney. (Fri- Eltham Senior Cits)

May:  Foliage, flowers & fruit – members, via Zoom.

June:  Hakeas – Paul Kennedy, via Zoom.

July:  Neutrog biological fertilisers, Helen Lovel, via Zoom.

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