Australian Plants Society Parramatta Hills Group
SATURDAY 26 MARCH 2PM – 4PM. MEMBERS’ MEETING AT GUMNUT HALL, GUMNUT PLACE, CHERRYBROOK The speaker will be Angela (Angie) Michaelis who will be talking about “Plants for Gardens in the Shade”. She learned about native plants when helping her husband Mark Ferrington run specialist nursery Sydney Wildflower Nursery West for nearly 20 years. She […]
Cymbidium Suave -Hidden In The Hills
By Lachlan Turner This plant is not a rare orchid. It is just a bit hard to find it out there in the bush as it does not usually occur next to established walking tracks. To find specimens of this sometimes spectacular orchid it may be necessary to venture into the understorey, searching for old […]
Bromeliad Society of Australia
Great news for the Bromeliad Society of Australia, its members and guests with the resumption of their meetings in 2022. The next meeting will be held on Saturday, 12th February at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Showground Road, Castle Hill off Doran Drive. Many beautiful Bromeliads will be available for purchase when sales open […]
Bromeliads Make Wonderful Gifts at Christmas Time
The Bromeliad Society of Australia will hold their meeting at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 11th December with plant sales to the public commencing at 10am until 12noon. Access is via the Showground entrance off Showground Road into Doran Drive, Castle Hill, with plenty of parking on site. As this is the […]
Time for Summer Mulching in your Garden
By Karen Godwin, Horticulturist Mulching is one of the most beneficial things you can do to better garden health this summer. Mulches are materials placed over the soil surface of garden beds and pots either when initially planting your plants or to maintain your existing garden beds. The main benefits of mulching your garden include […]
Hidden In The Hills – Coachwood
By Lachlan Turner Readers will be forgiven for thinking that the images accompanying this article are of the NSW Christmas Bush (Ceratopetalum gummiferum). However, featured here is a close relative known as Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apelatum). They both grow in similar conditions and are distributed largely across the same regions along the entire eastern coastal ranges […]
Why have a Lawn?
In today’s world of harsh and clean lines within architecture, the grass is a cheap and effective way to break the harshness of concrete and other solid building materials. Your lawn is an extension of your home and if properly maintained, provides a pleasant entertainment area and safe place for children to play. Watering Hints […]
Hidden In The Hills – Climbers and Scramblers
BY LACHLAN TURNER There are a number of scramblers or climbers that twine and climb their way up and over other shrubs and bushes. One such climbing plant is Apple Berry Dumpling (Billardiera scandens). Not uncommon, but not easily identified as it twines its way around its supporting plant which grows in the understorey. Its […]
Langlands Landscape Supplie – Remembrance Day and the Red Poppy
At 11 o’clock on 11 November 1918, fighting in the First World War – the most destructive war fought to that date – came to a formal close as Germany, the Allied Powers and the United States concluded an Armistice. Turkey and Austria-Hungary had ceased fighting some days earlier. Total casualties for WWI are estimated […]
Bromeliad Meetings to Resume in November
Good news for the Bromeliad Society of Australia, its members and guests with their meetings resuming on Saturday, 6th November at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Showground Road, Castle Hill off Doran Drive. Bromeliad sales open to the public at 10 am with the meeting commencing at 12noon. Normal meeting activities such as competitions, […]
