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Spring- November 2016 CRISP Nursery News Spring - November 2016 CRISP Nursery News Spring - November 2016 17 Greenwood Ave, Ringwood VIC 3134 Tel. (03) 9879 3911 CRISP ABN: 83189398124 email: [email protected] Nursery News www.crispnursery.org.au Special focus on orchids © Copyright Mark Smith Photo by Mark Smith Mark by Photo (Common Bird-orchid) (Common Chiloglottis valida valida Chiloglottis Park Wombolano Spring- November 2016 CRISP Nursery News Spring - November 2016 CRISP Nursery News Spring - November 2016 SALES AREA CRISP WEBSITE A Note from the Editor Wednesday 9.30am - 12.30pm www.crispnursery.org.au Friday 9.30am - 12.30pm Rain and wind. That very much sums up the past month in Melbourne. The rain has meant an Saturday 10.00am -1pm Check out abundance of wildflowers, including orchids which are (March - Nov) the full colour showcased in this newsletter. On our property we had version of the ‘fields’ of chocolate lilies - the likes of which I have not CRISP News seen before. The Trigger plants are still blooming and on-line more numerous than last year. Mark Smith and others also reported the appearance of a record number of orchids in Wombolano park, including the Cinnamon from anyone who has heard either of these calls. As Volunteers Bells orchid. Management Team they are hard to find, it is the sound that becomes vital Nursery Most of the work at CRISP is carried in identifying them. Management Annette O’Sullivan This magazine focuses on the local indigenous orchids. Stephanie Dean out by volunteers. These are people Some of the photos are stunning, including Mark’s Thank you to everyone who contributed to the from within the community who front cover photo of the Common Bird orchid Committee newsletter which over the years has come to look give their time to help provide a in Wombolano park. Thank you to Mark and to President Steve O’Flynn more and more like a magazine. I’d especially like to large range of indigenous plants Stephanie for these wonderful photos. Check out the Vice President Lloyd Smiley thank Stephanie for her commitment to sourcing for the Maroondah Region. If you colour version on the website. Secretary Gwenda Waite much of the material, including Monday Morning in the Treasurer Vivienne Osborne care about your local environment Reserves update. Recently Birdlife Australia conducted a national Members Carmel Koesasi and would like to help out at the wide Backyard Bird Count. Well over 1.4 million of Pam Yarra nursery, join the friendly team. Thanks to Merrilyn for her article on the inner Australia’s birds were counted and the figures are still Kathy Croft No experience needed. Learn the structure of eucalypts and their difficulty in surviving being collated. For most of Bird Week, the Australian Sue Mosley difference between our local native droughts; to Carol Clarke for her information Magpie led the way as the most commonly recorded Merrilyn Smith on oxalis and for the update on the ‘Bird Walk in plants, learn to propagate and pot bird, but the Rainbow Lorikeet made a late charge. up the many seedlings. Loughie’s Bushland’ that took place on September the Newsletter Editor/design: Linda Hibbs 25th and attended by twenty people including eight In regards to birds, one puzzling observation I have Website manager/design: Ken McInnes children. Twenty-nine different species of birds were made is what appears to be the change in the call recorded. of the Spotted Pardalotes on our property. When Also a thank you to Pam Yarra for her update on their RINGWOOD d growing up, this was a definite ‘Sleep ba-bee’ sound stlan very successful Open Garden, and Charlotte Templing Ea n CRISP is located in but is now a mere ‘Pi-pit’. Recordings of pardolotes Statio for her article, photos and list of plants recorded in y od GREENWOOD AVE, wa wo Rd suggest that the original sound I recall is more High ng ford North Ringwood. And of course a big thank you to ndah Ri Bed Ringwood (just next to urn roo common to the NSW variety. I would love to hear lackb Ma Olwyn Smiley for her detailed proofreading. To B Jubilee Park). Location et If you can’t find a Stre ion To test your knowledge of plant scientifc names Wa Stat volunteer amongst the Federation Estate (based on the article in last newsletter), have a go at ntirna Road plants, walk down further the crossword I have created for you on page 12. and find them in a small Come to the BBQ and have a great Christmas and building on your left, just New Year! before Reverse Art. Linda Right and top: Cover photo Arthropodium strictum credits (Chocolate lily ) Main cover photo by Mark Smith Left: Stylidium armeria Chiloglottis valida (Common bird orchid) (Trigger plant) Smaller photos left to right: Gastrodia sesamoides (Cinnamon bells orchid) Photo Mark Smith, Diuris orientis Photo Stephanie Dean, Caladenia parva Photo Stephanie Dean, Pterostylis nutans (Nodding greenhood) Photo Mark Smith DISCLAIMER CRISP Nursery Inc. does not hold itself responsible for statements made or opinions expressed in CRISP News. They may not necessarily reflect the opinions of the organisation but are merely printed to share information with those who are interested in the conservation of our local flora Photos Linda Hibbs and related environmental concerns. 2 3 CRISP Nursery News Spring - November 2016 CRISP Nursery News Spring - November 2016 Committee Corner Report from the nursery Stephanie Dean & Annette O’Sullivan Hello all After a cracking good spring growing season, it’s The past few months have seen a great many of our to help support the talk. Many members were keen to coming around to peak seed collection time again. plant species being returned to the local environment. purchase cards and prints. We collect from our own plant stock around the Maroondah Council have been busy planting nursery and from further afield. We hold a ‘Permit to thousands of our plants in reserves throughout the Recently Maroondah Preschool students were given take Protected Flora’, issued by the Department of municipality and supplying many more plants to information on the importance of Goodenia ovata as a Environment, Land, Water and Planning. It allows us Friends groups, school groups and kindergartens. Our food plant for the ‘Meadow Argus’ caterpillars, which to collect seed and cuttings from indigenous plants in Monday Mornings in the Reserves group has put in in turn become beautiful butterflies. They are now the wild, subject to certain conditions, such as taking a hundreds more plants this season and many local growing their own Goodenia plants from cuttings we maximum of 10% of reproductive material from any residents are using local species in their home gardens. prepared with them. one plant. While CRISP is officially not required to conduct regular audits, Consumer Affairs recommend that There are great advantages of using indigenous species The Maroondah Festival always provides a great Once seeds are collected, they are labelled, catalogued organisations such as ours do so anyway in the for gardening projects. These plants are adapted to opportunity to talk to many residents about the and sown or stored. It may be many years before they interests of good financial stewardship. Early this the local conditions and require minimal care once importance of growing the local species. We attract are sown, and only then do we know how viable our year the committee elected to undertake a financial established (although many do respond well to people’s attention by having a beautiful display of collections have been. Adverse weather, insect attack, review and a suitably qualified person from outside pruning). Local bird and insect species have co- Ruth’s illustrations entitled ‘The Natural History of immature, aging or damaged seed can all affect our our organization was found who volunteered to evolved with these plants and interact to create active Maroondah’. success. Before sowing, much of the seed needs to check over our accounts. While we were pleased to ecosystems that result in an interesting and diverse be released from the pods or parent material, and receive news that our position is fairly robust, it was garden. Using local species in your gardens helps CRISP Nursery has a very strong volunteer base and so we have our ‘seed cleaning’ nights, to which all are noted that in the five years since our pricing was last create stepping stones throughout the area between it is due to the work of these wonderful volunteers, welcome. These nights are a great way to further your reviewed, costs have risen and another review was larger habitat corridors. 1 both at the nursery and behind the scenes, that we knowledge of our indigenous plants while having a now due. New pricing will apply from January 1st, so are able to provide quality local plants and information cuppa and chatting with other members. A special make sure you visit our sales area before the year is It also helps you to learn about these plants, and to the community. It has been great to welcome thanks to those volunteers who additionally take seed out and take advantage of the current prices. Our walks in the reserves become so much more some new volunteers to our Wednesday and Friday home for ‘cleaning’. treasurer tables a financial report at most committee interesting when you know the plant species. We volunteer sessions and our Saturday Morning Sales. meetings and a copy can be made available for any have had a couple of opportunities recently to talk to Many thanks to all who contribute to the ongoing I’d like to congratulate Pam Yarra and husband member to peruse upon request. community members about the work of the nursery success of the nursery.
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