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May 2021
The Old Herbarium’s Native Plant Garden with Alex George
Designed to showcase some of WA’s most spectacular plants, the Agriculture Department (which owned the site) had to be convinced…
Find out more »Roz Hart “New Moves With Urban Bushland Fungi”
NORTHERN SUBURBS BRANCH MONTHLY MEETING. Guest Speaker: Annual General Meeting. Speaker Roz Hart "New Moves With Urban Bushland Fungi". Meeting…
Find out more »Margaret Matthews: War on Weeds at Wireless Hill
Wireless Hill reserve (Bush Forever site BF336) has survived in suburbia, but like most bushland in developed urban areas, it has suffered from an infestation of many species of weeds. Hear from Dr Margaret Matthews about how the Friends of Wireless Hill and local residents saw the area as worth saving and have worked in conjunction with the City of Melville to ‘wage war on the weeds’.
Find out more »Guest Speaker – Dr Terry Houston – The endless fascination of native bees
Terry is the author of 'A Guide to Native Bees of Australia' published in 2018 and has a wealth of…
Find out more »April 2021
MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19 RESTRICTIONS. Kelly Shepherd “Old & New Relationships Within Goodeniaceae”
Guest Speaker: Kelly Shepherd (WA Herbarium) on "Old & New Relationships Within the Family Goodeniaceae". Meeting includes sales of native…
Find out more »“From Red Box and Beyond – Western Australian Herbarium Collections and their use in Biodiversity Science” Shelley James
Herbariums contain centuries of botanical specimens gathered from around the globe. Changes in research and technology make the information contained…
Find out more »Byron Lamont: What’s so special about hakeas?
There are about 170 species of Hakea, with 96 species restricted to southwestern Australia and they are renowned for having the toughest and spiniest leaves, and the woodiest fruits, in the world! Many of the bird-pollinated species contain cyanide in their flowers (but not in their nectar) that is believed to deter cockatoos and emus from eating them.
Find out more »Guest Speaker Mike Baldwin – Creating a Bush Tucker Garden
Mike has recently worked with students, staff and community to create a bush tucker garden to celebrate Bateman Primary School's…
Find out more »March 2021
Northern Suburbs Branch Monthly Meeting
Guest Speaker: Kevin Thiele "70% of all Australian species have not even been discovered yet, and what we can do…
Find out more »Garden Forum
GARDEN FORUM GREAT WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PLANTS FOR GARDENS A range of speakers will bring you thoughts and ideas from their…
Find out more »The Wildflower Society uses its independent technical knowledge of WA’s wildflowers to help you better know, grow, enjoy and conserve the wildflowers of Western Australia.
We are committed to providing help to the following…