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  • Growing Friends Autumn 2024 Native Plant Sale

    As usual the Sale will be held in the Banksia Centre Car Park but will start slightly later at 9.00am finishing at 11:30 unless sold out earlier.  With around 1400 plants, over a hundred species and cultivars, there’s a plant for every spot in the garden or on a balcony. The selection includes some uncommon […]

  • Dr Chris Cargill ‘Extremophiles: bryophyte discoveries in southwest Western Australia and Central Australia’

    Abstract Liverworts, hornworts and their close relatives, mosses (collectively known as bryophytes) are often thought of as plants of dank, wet, cool, or tropical environments. But bryophytes are masters of survival in the most extreme and harsh conditions. Recent field trips to southwest Western Australia made several discoveries of liverworts growing under salty environments, on […]

  • Butterfly Rambles on Black Mountain

    We are looking forward to seeking butterflies in the Black Mountain Nature Reserve … Butterflies love the warmth of sunshine so we are keeping our fingers crossed for a delightfully sunny day … Choose your time In autumn we see not only how colourful butterflies are when they fly but also how well “camouflaged” they […]

  • Toby Golson ‘Collaboration for conservation: Macadamia jansenii at the ANBG’

    Abstract Toby, of ANBG, will provide an introduction to the species, his involvement in ex-situ conservation initiatives, and an overview of my BGANZ-funded trip to visit the species in the wild in 2022. Following on will be a guided tour to look at the ex-situ conservation planting of M. jansenii in the Rainforest Gully Biography […]

  • Tom North ‘Seed Banking and National Parks, an ideal conservation partnership’

    Abstract National Parks and reserves are the action we have most commonly taken to conserve species and ecosystems. Under new and changing threats these reserves are not as secure as they once were and further actions are required to ensure the long-term conservation of threatened plant species. Seed banks are an important part of a […]