Hidden In The Hills: Five Corners
On a recent visit to the Annangrove Community Environment Centre I decided to take a walk through the bushland near the Centre. Whilst walking along their Wildflower Walk I came across a small spreading shrub which can sometimes grow up to around 1.5 metres tall in favourable conditions. There are variations in the flower colour […]
Bromeliad Autumn Show
SATURDAY 4TH AND SUNDAY 5TH MAY AT CASTLE HILL SHOWGROUND The Bromeliad Autumn Show will be held at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 4th May between 9am-4pm and Sunday 5th May between 10am-3pm. Exquisite and rare bromeliads from local, interstate growers and collectors will be on display and for sale to the […]
Community Garden at The Centre
In a positive new development for the Hills, The Centre at Dural is building a community garden in the land between The Centre and Kenthurst Road. The community garden has been made possible through a $10,000 Commonwealth Stronger Communities grant. As a response to social isolation and cost of living pressures, the garden welcomes all […]
Learn How to Grow Competition Quality Bromeliads
The next meeting of the Bromeliad Society of Australia will be held at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Castle Hill on Saturday, 16th March with sales to the public from 10am and the meeting commencing at 12 noon. With our annual Autumn Show coming up on 4/5th May, we will be familiarising bromeliad growers […]
Langlands Landscape Supplies: Edging Supplies
Langlands Landscape Supplies: With the start of a new year it’s always good to plan your gardening needs. Our steel edging is so popular at the moment. We have full range of galvanized steel and Corten steel edging ranging in heights from 75mil all the way up to 580mil high. We stock the stakes and […]
Bromeliad Show And Shop
The next meeting of the Bromeliad Society of Australia will be on Saturday, 10th February at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Showground Road, Castle Hill. Bromeliad sales to the public from 10am with the meeting commencing at 12noon. Long-term member of the BSA Warril Evans has a magnificent garden but does have a particular […]
Queen’s Roses Illuminate The Hills
The rose-lined pathways of Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Garden will be transformed into a Christmas wonderland with the return of Illuminate the Hills. The Baulkham Hills garden, which is located next to Waves Fitness & Aquatic Centre, will be adorned with twinkling lights and decorated with festive installations. “The rose garden is one of the […]
Bromeliads Make Wonderful Christmas Gifts
The next meeting of the Bromeliad Society of Australia will be held on Saturday, 9th of December in the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Castle Hill. Christmas sales will be available to the public from 10am. The meeting will commence at 12noon followed by the BSA Christmas celebrations for members and their guests. Bromeliads, […]
An Eremophila For Every Garden
The speaker on 25 November at the meeting of the Parramatta and Hills Group of the Australian Plants Society will be Lyndal Thorburn, and she will be speaking about “An Eremophila for every garden”. Although Eremophilas (Umu Bushes) grow naturally in the dryer parts of Australia, they can make stunning additions to your garden. Lyndal […]
Bromeliad Society of Australia Celebrates Its 60th
At the next meeting on Saturday, 14th October the Bromeliad Society of Australia will celebrate its sixtieth birthday at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Castle Hill with Bromeliad sales to the public from 10am with the meeting commencing at 12 noon. The inaugural meeting took place in 1962, 36 people attended and a decision […]
