Promoting the growing and conservation of Australian native plants
    ... in gardens, community areas and their original environments

APS Victoria activities are focused around local District Groups across the state, which meet monthly, usually in the evening.

A typical meeting has as its centrepiece a speaker on a topic of interest, such as low water usage gardening, drought tolerant Australian natives or rejuvenating an old garden. Members also display, on a specimen table, the flowers currently in bloom in the garden, and share experiences with their cultivation.

Regular garden visits and bush walks are peppered throughout the year, providing an opportunity to view how plants of interest grow in your local area.

Every three months District Groups from across Victoria come together in a different location to view plants and gardens, or to learn more about a particular genera of native plants.

Photograph "Garden featuring Alyogyne huegelii" - © Neil Marriott

APS Victoria - Bringing together people who enjoy growing Australia's unique flora

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Need advice on the selection and cultivation of Australian native plants?
    ... help is always on hand

Post a question on-line on our Open Discussion Forum
Experienced APS Vic members regularly monitor this space, providing answers to the questions posted.

Join APS Victoria
All APS Victoria meetings, our quarterly magazine "Growing Australian", newsletters produced by local APS groups, and other resources will be at your disposal.
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Ask a question at an APS meeting
Most likely someone has the knowledge to help you.

Borrow a book from an APS library
Many District Groups have a lending library covering topics ranging from garden design and plant identification to the selection and cultivation of native plants that suit your local environment.

Learn from practical sessions run by APS experts
These are part of every District Group's program.

Read APS newsletters and magazines
Members receive frequent local and state-wide newsletters packed with articles on plant issues.

Attend APS field days and seminars
These provide an opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge on a particular genus of native plant or topic.

Photograph "Which plant?" - © Graham Oliver

Do you have a special interest?
    ... maybe in a particular genus of Australian native plant

If you are already a fan of a particular genus of Australian native plant, garden design, bush foods, bonsai, or a host of other topics, one of our Study Groups will cater for your needs. Whether it's banksias, ferns, indigenous orchids, eucalypts or eremophilas, to name just a few, there's a group of people who share your interest.

Australian Native Plants For Fire Protection

Based on the experiences of APS Victoria members, many of whom have properties which have been affected by bushfires, our Conservation Officer Mr Neil Marriott has compiled lists of Australian native plants found to provide some degree of protection during fires... >> More

Drought Tolerant Plants and Low Water Usage Gardening

Persistent drought and higher summer temperatures have killed many normally reliable garden plants and focussed attention on designing gardens for low water usage and on selecting plants suited to these new, harsher conditions.

Planting carefully selected Australian native plants and using proven low water gardening techniques can help you address these issues and let you have a colourful, attractive, easily maintained garden.

We have expanded the web site to cover these issues.

Here are tips based on the experiences of APS Victoria members to help you on your way:

>> Drought tolerant Australian natives plants

>> Low water usage gardening tips

>> Consult your local APS District Group for advice on local conditions.

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