The Australian Plants Society (Victoria) is dedicated to promoting, growing and the conservation of Australian native plants, in gardens, community areas and their original environments.
We will try keep event status up to date, but please contact the event organiser if in any doubt.
Many nurseries are still open, although with some restrictions, and they welcome your business. Please phone the nursery to check current restrictions before going there.
Update to FJC Rogers Seminar Garden Visits on 28-29th November: You must email a registration form to be part of these. Form is on the website.
The online Plant Sale Order Form is also up on the website now. Please note that if particular species or a hanging basket is sold out, you will have an opportunity to select alternatives on collection of your order. If all your selections are sold out, you will be contacted about this. apsvic.org.au/fjc-rogers-seminar-2020/
Important climate update for Australia compiled by climate scientists at BoM and CSIRO and completed every two years.
www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-13/bom-and-csiro-state-of-the-climate-2020/12871690?fbclid=IwAR2tr9fs...
We might think this decade has been hot, but the CSIRO says it'll end up being one of the coolest
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The latest biannual report card from the BOM and the CSIRO shows we are now up to 1.44 degrees of warming, and the 2020 COVID slowdown has been barely a blip on global CO2 concentrations.Fascinating blog on carnivorous plants by Boaz Ng - thanks for the link Jane Canaway! I love Fairy's Aprons!
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March 2020 Update: A new review of the U. dichtoma complex (Jobson 2020) has been published so the information in this article might not reflect the current taxonomy, especially at the subspecies leve...It’s worth signing and supporting AVAAZ. Supply chain control is one of the most effective strategies for combating out of control forest clearing - overseas and here in Australia.
Stop the tree massacre ⬇ Sign before it closes
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Right now we have a unique opportunity to win an ambitious law to save Earth’s forests. The European Union is asking for our opinion -- join the public consultation hereA lovely segment on the WA herbarium. Finding, naming and growing rare Australian plants! Unfortunately for those of us who want to keep up - they plan to name a new plant every week!
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Josh explores the process of naming new plants and discovers some rare species that scientists have only recently recorded.