Australian Plants Society Ballarat District Newsletter – October 2019 MONTHLY MEETINGS ON THE 2ND WEDNESDAY at ROBERT CLARK HOTICULTURAL CENTRE GILLIES STREET ENTRANCE – GATE 3 or 4 FURTHER DETAILS SEE INFORMATION BOX Thirty members and guests travelled by bus to The Australian Garden at Cranbourne. The many created landscapes are impressive. Photo: Rhonda Humphries COMING EVENTS WEDNESDAY 9th OCTOBER - Monthly Meeting EVENING MEETING *at 7.30 pm * Guest Speaker: Daniel Lewry - Physiotherapist Daniel has worked as a private practice physiotherapist now for over 6 years after graduating from Charles Sturt University in 2013. He has had a broad range of exposure during this time and worked with many different population groups. Daniel is proud to have been the physiotherapist for 4 seasons with the North Ballarat Football Club VFL team and he has also worked with some of Ballarat's elite distance runners. Daniel is very passionate about helping people improve their physical health through being more engaged in an active lifestyle. Educating people on the importance of behaviour change when necessary and helping them understand the best pathway to achieve their goals is part of this. Daniel is a GLA:D certified Physiotherapist (GLA:D is an abbreviation for Good Life with Arthritis: Denmark and is a program designed to Australian Plants Society Ballarat District SPRING 2019 NATIVE PLANT SHOW improve pain and function in those suffering Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th October from hip and knee osteoarthritis). Robert Clark Horticultural Centre Ballarat Daniel Lewry's activity is an ‘Inter-active Botanical Gardens session’. We encourage all to be involved. Saturday 10-00am to 5-00pm Sunday 10-00am to 4-30pm WEDNESDAY 13th NOVEMBER – Members please note: Set Up from 11-00am on th Monthly Meeting *at 7.30pm* Friday 26 Please volunteer where you can on any of the Guest Speaker: Peter Debicki three days. (He calls himself ‘The Polish Beekeeper’) A photographer with a passion for Gardens and Bees. SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER EXCURSION – Please go to page 2 for details Australian Plants Society Ballarat District Inc. Newsletter OCTOBER 2019 1 SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER – EXCURSION CORIO/LARA/BRISBANE RANGES $15 p.p. INCLUDING LUNCH! Please bring a Cup, Plate, Knife and Fork! Leave the corner of Gillies & Gregory Streets at 10am and head down the Midland Hwy to Corio. There we will visit Pam & Matt Baar’s Garden. I have never visited this garden but am told it is well worth the trip. We will then continue toward Lara and visit the Kevin Hoffman Walk – A Native Garden Trail that stretches along Hovells Creek. This is a gentle walking track that showcases a unique collection of Native Plants, Sculptures, and Wildlife. Originally inspired by Kevin Hoffman and his family and supporters, they have shaped this significant indigenous path since 1970 with its lush groundcovers, flowering Native trees & shrubs. After we have had Lunch somewhere, (remember to bring a Cup, Plate, Knife and Fork), we will continue on to the Brisbane Ranges and find out what is flowering there, at this time of year it should be quite spectacular. After we have seen all we want to see, we will head home. Payment can be made through the Bank, or Cash on October Meeting night. Bank Details are APS Ballarat Account, BSB 313-140, Account 12090620, Reference Your Surname preceded by ‘Lara’, e.g. Lara A Gardener. There are only a few seats left so be quick!!! Any questions Phone Gladys Hastie: 53415567 or Email: [email protected] SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16th. Invitation to visit Jenny West’s beautiful garden at Gordon. Further details soon. WEDNESDAY 11th DECEMBER – End of year and Christmas Celebrations *at 6.30 pm* Quizzes, raffles, competitions, and plenty to eat. September Guest Speaker Report: Sam Strong, Natural Environment Program Officer, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, gave a power point presentation and a question and answer session, on ‘Gardens for Wildlife’, a network of community groups and councils in townships and urban areas supporting each other to involve local residents, schools and businesses to join in caring for the native plants and animals of communities. Its aims are to share ideas and resources, link individuals who can help each other, and to provide workshops on how to implement wildlife gardening programs and how to assess their impact. Gardens for Wildlife Ballarat is a free, community-based gardening program that helps people provide wildlife-friendly spaces in their gardens. For further information visit the website: https://gardensforwildlifeballarat.org/ Contact: [email protected] Tel: Sam Strong: 0436601830 September Excursion Report: The Australian Garden at Cranbourne An enthusiastic group of 34 Members and Guests bussed to these great Native Gardens. It was a fine windy day and we enjoyed the many facets of the plants and landscapes, and of course some plant purchases. It was agreed if the Gardens were closer, we would all go more often. NEUTROG Product Order. Our Neutrog order has arrived and can be collected from my garage at116 Sunraysia Drive Mitchell Park. Phone 53346134. Could you please email or ring me to arrange a convenient time for pick up. Thanks to Ruth Marton. Australian Plants Society Ballarat District Inc. Newsletter OCTOBER 2019 2 SPECIMENS Exhibited at September Meeting: Ruth Marton - Acacia melanoxylon, Acacia boormanii, Acacia vestita, Acacia acinacea, Acacia cardiophylla, Acacia dealbata, Acacia baileyana (prostrate form), Banksia spinulosa, Grevillea rosmarinifolia, Grevillea aquifolium, Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’, Grevillea ‘Flora Mason’, Grevillea alpina (Warby Range form), Grevillea levis, Grevillea manglesii, Grevillea lanigera ‘Lutea’, Hardenbergia violacea ‘Pink’, Hardenbergia violacea ‘Free n Easy’, Hakea macreana, Hakea orthorrhyncha, Eucalyptus gregsoniana, Eucalyptus leucoxylon, Kennedia nigricans, Prostranthera aspalathoides, Westringia purpurea Jean Weybury - Eremophila oppositifolia (purple and Eucalyptus gregsoniana shown by Ruth Marton. mauve forms), Scaevola porocarpa, Rulinga magniflora The flowers, at 15mm across, are quite small. Photo: Fon Ryan Judith Lewis - Pterosylis concinna, Pterosylis curta, Pterosylis melogramma, Pterosylis pedunculata Ian Lynch - Tetratheca thymifolia, Anigozanthos ‘Bush Gem Yellow’, Grevillea ‘White Nectar’, Olearia minor, Correa baeuerlenii, Philotheca myoporoides Mike Healy - Eremophila ‘Kalbarri Gem’, Grevillea fililoba ‘Ellendale’, Grevillea fililoba (yellow form), Grevillea sericea, Diplomaena grandis (Sturt’s Desert Rose), Banksia praemorsa Jenny Morris - Olearia sp., Dampiera sp., Alogyone sp., Grevillea ‘Winpara Gem’, Acacia guinetti Acacia wilhelmiana ‘Dwarf Nealie’ shown by Jenny West - Acacia leprosa (prostrate form), Acacia John Hastie. Photo: Fon Ryan chrasulocaropa (grafted), Eucalyptus priessiana, Templetonia sp, (pink form), Correa decumbens, Correa ‘Marian’s Marvel’ Sue Ring - Acacia glandulicarpa, Eremophila sp., Gayle Quirke - Grevillea sp., John Hastie – Acacia boormanii, Acacia wilhelmiana ‘Dwarf Nealie’, Acacia pravissima ‘Dwarf Little Nugget’, Acacia floribunda, Hardenbergia violacea ‘Mini Haha’, Thryptomene saxicola alba, ‘Super Nova’, Kunzea baxteri (red and pink forms), Philotheca ‘Flower Girl’, Grevillea ‘Winpara Gold’ Anigozanthos ‘Bush Gem Yellow’ shown by Ian Note: Correction to last month specimens: The Banksia Lynch. A stand-out kangaroo Paw. exhibited by Mike Healy at the August Meeting that Photo: Fon Ryan birds do not visit, was Banksia praemorsa. Office bearers elected at August AGM President: John Hastie Secretary: Vacant Treasurer: Ainslie Whyte Librarian: Judith Lewis Newsletter Editor: Warren Hill Vice President: Phyllis Wright Assistant secretary: Vacant Assistant Treasurer: Liz Bowden Events Coordinator: Gladys Hastie Delegate to APS Victoria Committee of Management: John Hastie A Secretary and Assistant Secretary are needed. Please volunteer! All assistance will be given. Australian Plants Society Ballarat District Inc. Newsletter OCTOBER 2019 3 Community Interaction: The Hasties For a number of years, we have been conducting workshops about Australian Native Plants for the Wendouree and Ballarat North Neighbourhood Houses. These workshops have usually involved propagation, by seeds or cuttings, but also consider selection of plants for home gardens. Follow-up visits to our garden have occurred. The most recent events have been a Question and Answer session over Morning Tea at Ballarat North Neighbourhood House and John delivered a session on choosing plants at the newly formed Ballarat East House. A new interaction is with Vision Australia. Vision Australia has regular group activities for the Visually Impaired at the Howitt Street facility. The activities include woodwork, other craft work, art, etc. in the well-equipped rooms. The session we conducted was a sensory activity involving Mint Bushes (Prostanthera), both edible and just aromatic and ‘tastable’ leaves; lemon, aniseed and cinnamon myrtle. Two more visits are planned on different days to cater for other groups. Editor’s Note: The Hasties are highly Above and below: The Australian Garden at commended for these activities. Cranbourne. Two more views from the excursion. Photos: Rhonda Humphries Australian Plants Society Ballarat District Inc. Newsletter OCTOBER 2019 4 The Australian Garden at Cranbourne. Another three views from the excursion. Photos: Rhonda Humphries Australian Plants Society Ballarat District Inc. Newsletter OCTOBER 2019